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Russia requires a visa to visit, which is odd, because who would want to sneak in to Russia ( Read more... )

my list isn't very good, in fact, I didn't make it to 100, but here it is, classified (which is to say, sorted)( text )

the Most Dangerous Game: a mildly amusing (1934?) movie based on a wicked short story. It has none of the short story's intensity. It's only real advantage is an even tone. I'm surprised that it has stayed in print and even merited a Criterion Edition.

The Village: a second and a third viewing have done nothing to decrease my enjoyment, though ( Read more... )

the fam (Mom, Rob, Karen, Marnie) and friends (Debbie and Robbie) left for the tour of Scotland this morning.

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Just as they left, I went to Pittenween Primary and talked to 11-year-olds about the Problem of Evil. At one point I used a video-game analogy for free will - i.e. playing a video game with the "full invincibility cheat code" would ( Read more... )

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this is from my "Recommendations Page" on LoveFilm, the British version of Netflix. I don't know what it is based on, but compare this:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ( Read more... )

-A conservative man has to perform a favor for a friend by filling a shift at a sex shop. A conservative woman is compelled to visit the shop to return a product for an embarrassed friend. They meet and are strangely attracted to a person each perceives as perverse ( Read more... )