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Geburtstag: 1970-10-09
Geschlecht: male
Nationalität: USA
Geburtsort: Portland, Oregon, USA
Berufe: film critic
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Through a Screen Darkly von Jeffrey Overstreet

This is a great look at hundreds of movies - some mainstream, some not. It discusses what we see on screen, what we hear, what we feel, and what we learn. Or don't.

The book is broken into five parts:
- How We Watch - taught me about the artistic side of movies
- Saving the World - discussed many of my faves
- Fools and Jokers - expanded my list of movies to be seen
- Art of Darkness - about some movies I loved; some I didn't
- Summoned by Music and Light - more future rentals

Be warned. Overstreet is a Christian moviegoer and reviewer who is no fan of the "simplistic, didactic, sentimental, and condescending qualities often found in contemporary Christian art and entertainment." He looks at everything.

This may be a must read if you are a movie buff.… (mehr)

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dlinnen | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 3, 2024 |

The Ale Boy's Feast: A Novel von Jeffrey Overstreet

Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.

This is definitely not a stand-alone book; you may want to go back through and re-read previous books before you dig in again. I'll admit I never did finish this book; it came across as disjointed and occasionally disorganized, and like the author's heart wasn't in it. The world itself is definitely unique, and the very definition of dark fantasy, so if you're into dark Christian fantasy, go for it...but start from the beginning.

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lyrrael | 13 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 3, 2023 |

Auralia's Colors (The Auralia Thread Series #1) von Jeffrey Overstreet

Good but the ratio between almost poetic description and plot is a little too high. Will continue to read the series but only because the plot picked up at the end.

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Skybalon | 22 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 19, 2020 |

Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty,… von Jeffrey Overstreet

DNF at pg. 62.

Glad I only paid $.99 for this. While I can agree with the author that there are lessons that can be learned in the portrayal of real life issues when watching a film or tv show, his determination in issuing a license for Christians to watch everything and anything really bothered, and even angered me. His many excuses for watching films that try to normalize evil are in direct conflict with Scripture. Christians that are shielding their eyes from garbage entertainment are not "weaker" than their brothers and sisters. Their purpose is not to avoid sinful people; it is to keep their hearts pure. Avoiding evil in entertainment formats does not equate avoiding hurting and lost people in real life. We do not need to see someone in graphic and gratuitous detail murder or rape someone in a film to know what is going on. Using the example of Jesus "spending time in the homes of sinners and sin" (pg. 62) with modern day Christians watching depraved films as entertainment is ridiculous. Of course Jesus spent time with sinners... who else would He spend time with? We live in a fallen world and we are all sinners, but He was reaching out to us and teaching us, not condoning the sinful behavior, and He most certainly didn't have a desire to watch it.… (mehr)

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Linda_Holcomb | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Jun 6, 2019 |

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