In Flight

So while I'm here waiting at the Artisan for my Turkey, Apple and Brie Sandwich (yum!) let me launch a quick one-two (sandwich arrives - blogging grinds to a halt) salvo of movie recaps:

The common denominator? The hidden lives of American outcasts

"Running Stumbled" - last night's late showing made for a perfect atmosphere - here's a documentary with the disjointed, horror house feel of a fever dream. John Maringouin takes audiences to the heart of his disabled, pill-addled father's artistic madness, and in so doing drives us to the perilous question: where's sanity, where's insanity?

"Off The Grid: Life On The Mesa" - modern outlaws, middle-aged hippies, burnt out Gulf War vets all find a strange symbiosis out in the middle of New Mexico in an improvised community. Pot is the currency of choice, and guns are a necessary accessory. But don't dismiss this group - they see themselves as hot-blooded patriots who are watching over the last swatch of truly American land. Countless memorable characters emerge - but perhaps none more so than Stan, the Mesa pig farmer who helps teen runaways get back on their feet during their stay in the desert.

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That's all I can manage for now... I'm off to "Super Amigos!"