Give Me Some Light
Jeffrey Overstreet[This Substack has closed. Overstreet has moved to jeffreyoverstreet.com.]
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First impressions of Sketch
One of 2025's brightest surprises, bound to become a new family favorite, Seth Worley's film understands the dangers of suppressing imaginations, even those that disturb us.
What if I told you that this movie is Stalker, but for kids?
In 2003, 28 Days Later revitalized a genre, cautioned us about viruses and rage, and divided Christian film critics
With Weapons opening in theaters today (I hope to have a review up very soon), and with 28 Years Later still stirring up fascinating conversations (like this one at Filmspotting, which has made me have second thoughts about my initial impre...
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I'm a novelist ("Auralia's Colors") and film memoirist ("Through a Screen Darkly"). Next: “Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema” (Broadleaf 2024). I teach creative writing & film at spu.edu. Formerly the senior film critic at Christianity Today.
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