Atom Egoyan’s masterpiece The Sweet Hereafter made excellent MovieNight fare this week, and drew a lovely crowd. Enough has been written about this movie without me adding my clumsy Canadian opinion. Suffice it to say that I’m proud to have been born north of the border when I see something like this. I was somewhat shocked to read Janet Maslin’s New York Times review of The Sweet Hereafter which located this story in the Adirondacks. I mean, hello, eh?

Speaking of being proud, we are soooo proud to hear that the fourth MovieNight-flamed wedding is coming up. Not mentioning any names, of course, but the happy couple had their first date right here, and… one thing led to another. Congratulations!

Showing The Sweet Hereafter also throws the cat amongst the pigeons, as they say, regarding the Successful Suggesters list. I happen to know that front-runners Bob and Andy both regard the movie highly, but looking back, I remember that Bob recommended it to me, describing it as one of her favorite movies of all time. For the moment, Andy gets to stay at the top of the list, just because it’s in alphabetical order.

More about this film on IMDb