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Selected Film Reviews from the Archives
Overstreet’s Film Review Archive is being revised and restored. If you’re looking for a review that isn’t listed here, email Jeffrey at joverstreet@gmail.com.
- 127 Hours (2010)
- 28 Days Later (2003)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (re-release) (1968)
- 2046 (2004)
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2006)
- 8 1/2 (1963)
- Adaptation (2002)
- The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- All the Pretty Horses (2006)
- America’s Heart and Soul (2004)
- Amour (2013)
- Another Year (2010) – “Pillars of the Community”
- Argo (2012)
- The Artist (2011)
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
- At the Edge of the World (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Avatar (2009)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Babel (2006)
- Babette’s Feast – “Caille en Sarcophage? Hallelujah! – A Tribute to Babette’s Feast and Other Big Screen Cuisine“
- Babies (2010)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
- Be Cool (2005)
- Before Sunrise (1994)
- Beginners (2010)
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Bella (2007)
- Best in Show (2000)
- Blue Like Jazz (2012)
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- The Bourne Legacy (2012)
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
- Brave (2012)
- Buechner (2005)
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
- Catwoman (2004)
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) – “Stories from Before We Can Remember, Part One”
- Certified Copy (2010)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
- The Class (2009) – Reviewed alongside To Be and To Have (2002)
- The Clearing (2004)
- Closer (2004)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
- Collateral (2004)
- Compliance (2012) - “Why I Abandoned Compliance“
- Contagion (2011)
- Conviction (2010)
- Coraline (2009) – “Neil Gaiman’s Girls” (Part One, Part Two)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Days of Heaven (1978)
- The Departed (2006)
- Departures (2008)
- Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
- The Dish (2000)
- Distant (2002)
- Django Unchained (2012)
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- Dogville (2003)
- Doubt (2008)
- Drive (2011)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- Duma (2005) – A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- The Edukators (2004) – A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
- El Dorado (2008)
- Emma (1996)
- The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
- The End of the Affair (1999)
- Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- Evening (2007)
- Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
- Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (1997)
- Fight Club (1999)
- The Fighter (2010)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Finding Neverland (2004) – A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
- The Five Obstructions (2003)
- Flight (2012)
- Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
- Frost/Nixon (2008)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- The Girlfriend Experience (2009) – “More Nightmares Before Christmas”
- Gladiator (2000)
- The Gleaners and I (2000) – “A Fortune Right in Front of Me”
- The Golden Compass (2007)
- The Green Mile (1999)
- Grizzly Man (2005) - A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
- Hero (2002)
- Hellboy (2004)
- The Hobbit (1976)
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Holy Motors (2012)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- Honeydripper (2008)
- I Heart Huckabees (2004)
- In America (2004)
- Inception (2010) – Part One, Part Two
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- In My Country (2005)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- Inglourious Basterds (2009) – “The Inglourious Dilemma” – Part One, Part Two
- Into Great Silence (2005)
- The Island (Ostrov) (2006)
- Jane Eyre (2011)
- Jindabyne (2007)
- John Carter (2012)
- Junebug (2005)
- Juno (2007)
- The Kid With a Bike (2011)
- The King’s Speech (2010)
- Kinsey (2004) – A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
- The Ladykillers (2004)
- La Vie en Rose (2007)
- Lake Tahoe (2009)
- L’Enfant (2006)
- Les Misérables (2012)
- Let Me In (2010)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- The Limits of Control (2009) – “Jarmusch 101″ – Part One, Part Two
- Lincoln (2012)
- Little Children (2006)
- The Lives of Others (2006)
- The Loneliest Planet (2011)
- Longford (2006)
- Lorna’s Silence (2008) - Also: A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Lucky Life (2010)
- Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
- Madison (2005)
- Man on Fire (2004)
- Man on Wire (2008) – A Reflection
- Manderlay (2005)
- March of the Penguins (2005) - A Guest Review by J. Robert Parks
- Margaret – The Extended Cut (2012)
- Martha Marcy May Marlene – “Martha in the Middle”
- The Master (2012) – “A Long Post-Viewing Conversation“, “Wrestling The Master“
- Max (2002)
- Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
- Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky (2009) – “Stalking the Master of Stalker” – Part One, Part Two
- Memento (2001)
- A Mighty Wind (2003)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- Millions (2004)
- Mine (2009)
- MirrorMask (2005) – “Neil Gaiman’s Girls, Part One, Part Two“
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Monster’s Ball (2001)
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Munyurnagabo (2007)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- The Muppet Movie (1989) – “Something That I’m Supposed to Be” – Part One, Part Two
- The Muppets (2011)
- My Kid Could Paint That (2007) - Also: A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- My Week with Marilyn (2011) – “An American Starlet in Sir Laurence’s Court”
- The New World (2005) – Reviews of the theatrical release and the “extended cut” video release
- Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- No Country for Old Men (2007) - Also: A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Of Gods and Men (2010)
- Oldboy (2005)
- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
- Paprika (2006)
- The Passion of the Christ (2004) – Also: A Letter to Christians About Mel Gibson’s Movie
- Penelope (2o06)
- Pina 3D (2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
- Playtime (1967)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Police, Adjective (2009)
- Promises (2001)
- Ratatouille (2007)
- The Road (2009): “A Harrowing Journey But Meaningful“, and “More Nightmares Before Christmas”
- The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
- The Secret of the Grain (2007)
- Seraphine (2008)
- Serenity (2005) – “Can’t Stop the Signal: Flashback to a Meeting with Joss Whedon and the Firefly Cast“
- A Serious Man (2009)
- The Secret of Kells (2009) – “Revealing the Secret of Kells: A Conversation with Steven D. Greydanus” – Part One, Part Two
- Shotgun Stories (2008)
- Shrek (2001)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Sinister (2012)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- The Social Network (2010)
- The Son (2004)
- The Song of Sparrows (2008)
- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
- Spider-man (2002)
- Spider-man 2 (2004)
- Stardust (2007)
- Still Life (2006)
- Still Walking (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Stone (2010)
- Synechdoche New York (2008) – A Conversation with Charlie Kaufman About the Film
- Summer Hours (2008)
- Superman Returns (2oo6) – Plus… A Guest Review by Greg Wright
- The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
- The Taste of Tea (2004)
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
- Three Colors: Blue, White, and Red (1993)
- THX 1138 – The Director’s Cut (2004)
- Times and Winds (2006)
- To Be and To Have (2002) - Reviewed alongside The Class (2009)
- To the Wonder (2012)
- Tokyo Story (1953)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- True Grit (2010)
- Tsotsi (2005)
- Two Brothers (2004)
- Two Lovers (2009)
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His Past Lives (2010) – “Stories from Before We Can Remember, Part Two”
- Unwanted Witness (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Up (2009)
- Up in the Air (2009) – “More Nightmares Before Christmas”
- Up the Yangtze (2007)
- A Very Long Engagement (2004)
- Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2010)
- WALL·E (2008) – A Review and a Conversation with Andrew Stanton
- Waitress (2007)
- War Horse (2011) – “A War Story for Everyone”
- Waste Land (2010)
- Watership Down (1978)
- Wendy and Lucy (2008) – A Guest Review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Win Win (2011) – “Pillars of the Community”
- The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
- Wings of Desire (1987)
- Winter’s Bone (2010)
- The Wolfman (2009)
- Yi Yi (2000)
- You Can Count On Me (2000)
- Zodiac (2007)
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