Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Did The Social Network change your feelings about Facebook? Does social networking feel like a waste of time for you? Is it just a swarm of self-interested people advertising themselves to one another? In this edition of the podcast Viewer Discussion Advised, I’ll share a few thoughts about the film, the story that it tells about Facebook’s “inventor,” and whether or not we should all boycott Facebook. Here’s the podcast. Enjoy. (This was originally... Read More

Viewer Discussion Advised: 3. The Actor in Question

He’s the new Spider-man. And he’s in two of the most talked-about movies currently playing in theaters. Who is this guy? In this edition of the podcast Viewer Discussion Advised with Jeffrey Overstreet, I’ll propose that it’s better not to know. Here’s the podcast. Enjoy. (This was originally published as an entry in the blog called Good Letters at Image.)  Read More

Viewer Discussion Advised: 2. A Week (of Movies) Can Change a Life

I recently hosted a week-long film seminar in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We watched six great films in five days: La Jetee, Au hasard Balthazar, Ordet, The Son, Code Unknown, and Three Colors: Blue. Read More  Read More

Viewer Discussion Advised: 1. Winter’s Bone

Welcome to the first installment of Viewer Discussion Advised with Jeffrey Overstreet. Read More  Read More