Movies

Back in November Ruthie and I signed up for Netflix and we're digging it immensely. I suppose it's not for everyone, but they ought to let me do their commercials. Anyway we've seen lots of good stuff and two recent ones stand out:

1. The Station Agent -- The dangers of letting other people into your Life. (My people, we'll watch this together sometime.) Further proof that labels like "drama" and "comedy" are bogus. Loved it.

2. The Widow of St. Pierre -- Set in 1849, this one's about a murderer in a French colony near Newfoundland who's sentenced to death by beheading. Thing is, in the time it takes for the guillotine to arrive from Paris love redeems him and he endears himself to the town. Then the authorities can't find anyone to perform the execution, (and we all know how frustrtating that can be). It's great -- heavy, but great.