Beasts of the Southern Wild is a remarkable first feature from Benh (what the h?) Zeitlin whom, I recently discovered, is “fiancéd” to an old friend of mine (actually not so old for goodness sake… Benh is barely 30 years old himself!) and , hands-down, our favorite movie of 2012.  Moonrise Kingdom came a close second.

This season of MovieNight has been somewhat erratic, what with Thursday-night conflicts, elections, super-storms, etc., but when I look back at what we’ve screened so far, I can’t help but feel proud. What does 2013 have in store for us? By the way, it looks like the Mayans just figured enough was enough. : )

Best wishes for the New Year to you all!

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