At the movies: Shatranj-e Baad (Chess Game of The Wind).

 

The story behind The Chess Game of The Wind (note: there are several variant English titles for this film, and I'm using them all) is captivating, and the film is an exceptional riff of shunned houses and cursed families, and I recommend it completely,

At the movies: Certified Copy.

The new Abbas Kiarostami film is kind of awesome. It's alive and strange and it does things to your mind...

It even restored my Boston associate's love of the cinema for a little while.