Looking Closer
Just marking the occasion… (more…) Read more
Just marking the occasion… (more…) Read more
If you want to hang on to that warm "Mary Poppins" feeling, you may just want to stop reading — because "happiness" is about the opposite of how I felt when I finally sat down to watch "Saving Mr. Banks." Read more
We’re all vampires. That is to say, we all have particular kinds of “blood” that we seek — sources of sustenance and inspiration that keep our eyes open and our hearts beating in a dark and punishing world. (more…) Read more
This blog turns ten years old on May 11, 2014. And this post is Part Two of a ten-post series in which I'm celebrating by reflecting on some of my favorite experiences from Looking Closer's first decade. Read more
Did the theologian think the movie was "un-Biblical"? Did the English professor think the "rock monsters" in the movie were "stupid"? Did the ordained minister think that God was absent in the film? Did the film critic think it was "the worst Christian movie ever made"? Read more
This blog is turning ten! Let's look back a whole decade. What were the highlights here ten years ago? Read more
Sample new music from Joe Henry, Elbow, Hiss Golden Messenger, The Secret Sisters, Belle and Sebastian, and Beck. Read more
Feel free to eavesdrop as I argue with myself upon exiting the theater after seeing Jonathan Glazer's troubling new sci-fi horror film Under the Skin... Read more
Q&A time! If you're interested in MFA programs, Korean cinema, Muppets, God's Not Dead, U2, or my dubious opinions... here we go! Read more
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Hey, Moviegoers: You’re Invited to a Secret Seattle Q&A [Updated: Robert Horton Details]
If you could meet and interrogate your local film critics, free of charge, would you do it? Read more