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The Class of 2023: My Favorite Movies

June 2, 2023by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I kicked off this “academic year” (the period of time since my last update to the tally of my favorite films) with a literally once-in-a-lifetime movie-watching experience. Thai slow cinema […]

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The Last Hero in China: My Favorite Yuen Woo-ping Films

March 2, 2022by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

I look back fondly at my Letterboxd review of the late Chor Yuen’s The Lizard (1972), which kicked off my Yuen Woo-ping action retrospective in January. Specifically, I have to […]

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Sullivan’s Travels by Preston Sturges

July 31, 2020by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

A message movie disguised as a frothy comedy when it isn’t a frothy comedy disguised as a message movie, Sullivan’s Travels (1941) is an inside-baseball satire on Hollywood’s self-importance and […]

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Double Feature: Murder by Death and Clue

July 24, 2020by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Detective stories were among Hollywood’s very first franchises, offering durable structures and just enough variation to keep people wanting more. For the most part, these films were based on popular […]

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The Felliniesque Century

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Consistently regarded as one of the world’s very greatest filmmakers, Federico Fellini is a daunting subject. Developing a bombastic and playful style, he is one of the few who can […]

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Double Feature: The Big Lebowski and The Beach Bum

April 24, 2020by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

“Sometimes there’s a man — well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.” Thus the voiceover narration in the Coen brothers’ The Big Lebowski […]

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Hamlet on Film: Letterboxd Reviews

January 17, 2020by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I’ve gotten to know this play pretty well over the last couple weeks, having as of this writing seen sixteen of the twenty-seven renditions I’ve lined up for this retrospective. […]

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Uh … 3 ½? — Get Out

October 11, 2019by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

The Introduction One of the true cinematic success stories of this decade, both popularly and critically, is Jordan Peele’s Get Out, an original movie in an age of franchises that managed […]

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Double Feature: The Heartbreak Kid and Modern Romance

September 20, 2019by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

In outline form, The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and Modern Romance (1981) would best be described as romantic comedies. They have the right structure, working their way through humorous incidents to the ultimate […]

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“FLAAAAA-CCID!” — The Stunt and Body Doubles of Death Becomes Her

July 29, 2019by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Of all the modern American directors, none has shown a more comprehensive interest in the advancement of special effects than Robert Zemeckis. Most of his movies, regardless of genre, seem […]

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