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Monthly Archives: February 2015

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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Double Feature: Shops Around the Corner

February 20, 2015by Paul Boyne 1 Comment

The romantic comedy, when done well, is the kind of effortless entertainment that feeds Hollywood’s reputation as a place where dreams come true. The genre first came into its own […]

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Uh … 3 ½? — Napoleon Dynamite

February 13, 2015by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

The Introduction I didn’t see this movie from start to finish until March 2008, on a Netflix DVD. At the time, that felt like a major oversight. Jon Heder’s Napoleon […]

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The Hundred-Year-Old Film

February 6, 2015by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

There’s a bromide I often turn to after seeing a film I respected but didn’t love: “I’m glad it exists.” In other words, while I couldn’t surrender myself completely to […]

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