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My Most Anticipated 2020 Movies

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Scanning the horizon for next year’s crop of movies yields the usual mix of excitement and despair. Some things haven’t changed much; franchise sequels continue to suck most of the […]

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Oscar 2018

January 23, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

It’s Oscar nominations morning once again, and the big story, from a personal standpoint, is that I’ve actually seen the movies this year! No more Well, I’ve seen two Best […]

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Uh … 3 ½? — The Sixth Sense

April 14, 2017by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

The Introduction It was a full ten years from this movie’s original release before I finally sat down and watched it beginning to end. Catching up with it was a […]

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Film

Both Versions: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

March 10, 2017by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

Steven Spielberg’s pivotal status in film history can be pretty well summed up by the example of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, his second major blockbuster. A lifelong passion project, […]

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My Favorite Movies: The Iron Giant

September 30, 2016by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I hadn’t seen this one in something like five years; the plan was to put off writing about it for this blog until the Blu-ray release, which only happened this […]

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My Most Anticipated 2016 Movies

December 18, 2015by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

Checking in with last year’s list, I find that things turned out about as well as could be expected. Of the five movies I’ve seen to date, my least favorite […]

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Film, Lists

My Most Anticipated 2015 Movies

December 19, 2014by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

There are two equal and opposing thoughts rising in me as I contemplate my fourth annual “most anticipated movies” list. First is that 2015 looks really exciting. Each of the […]

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Film, Lists

Double Feature: Ivan’s Childhood and Empire of the Sun

September 19, 2014by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Here are two films about World War II that approach the conflict from unusual vantage points. No Normandy, no Pearl Harbor, no Iwo Jima (neither movie is about America, after […]

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The 2014 Update of My “Favorite Movies” List

June 6, 2014by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I’ve been making and remaking this list for ten years now, and I’ve been sharing it with the world for three. These accompanying blog posts make for a convenient “year-in-review,” […]

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Film, Lists

Facebook Links #5

November 18, 2013by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

I’ve selected seven of the most interesting online articles I shared on Facebook in August and September of this year. Cited below are excerpts that spell out the gist of […]

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