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Mister Rogers’ America

July 5, 2018by Paul Boyne 2 Comments

The height of my political idealism (or naïveté, as you please) was around the year 2015. Amid all the usual rancor, I felt optimistic that things could improve. One of […]

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Faith, Film

A Poem for Easter

April 1, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Tzipporah and the Sharp Stone

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Poetry

Either Way, We Have a Lot of Work to Do

November 5, 2016by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

This is chapter 12 of Paul’s epistle to the Romans, rendered in three different English translations: English Standard Version I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to […]

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Faith

Caped Wonder, Winged Freak: A Superman/Batman Postmortem

April 1, 2016by Paul Boyne 2 Comments

Superhero movies have, over the course of seventy-odd years, blown up like a balloon. With each stage of development, from serials to television to early blockbusters to post-9/11 tentpoles, the budgets […]

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Film

My Favorite Movies: Pinocchio

February 26, 2015by Paul Boyne 4 Comments

He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.” –Mark 8:24 Despite its reputation as a uniquely harsh and frightening film from a studio best […]

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Film

My Favorite Movies: Pulp Fiction

May 30, 2014by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

Let’s talk close-ups. Not of actors, although there are plenty of interesting faces in Pulp Fiction, and almost every member of its large ensemble gets at least one close-up during the […]

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Film

Kids’ Names

April 13, 2014by Paul Boyne 2 Comments

I love cool names, and the thought of bestowing some on children of my own has always excited me. Considering how many steps I still need to take to become […]

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Lists, Words

Where Christians Can Find the Rainbow in Darren Aronofsky’s Noah

April 3, 2014by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

You’ve probably heard about the new movie Noah. It’s been a controversial subject among Christians since long before anyone had seen it, and now that it’s arrived in theaters, that controversy […]

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Faith, Film

My Most Anticipated 2014 Movies

December 20, 2013by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

Another year has gone by. I’ve done significantly better with my “most anticipated” list for this year than the previous one. As of my writing this, I’ve seen eight out […]

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Film, Lists

The 2013 Update of My “Favorite Movies” List

June 7, 2013by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

I like to make Events out of these things. For the last few months, I’ve been looking forward to my annual shuffling of favorite movies, anticipating some major changes. If […]

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Film, Lists

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