Last week I thought it might prove to be a brief column, though it fleshed out over the course of that Friday. This week, though, it may stay lean, at least in terms of the number of items. The return to work in the new year had the added challenge of key personnel getting sick, eventually testing positive for COVID just as the holiday was wrapping. So, another week where plans were up-ended and I'm running ragged. Something has to give, and entertainment's a soft and likely target. I did get around to seeing a few things since last time, though. One of them was a sci-fi drama from 2009, one that made a bit of a splash globally, but appeared to take several years to make it to the U.S. If I'd heard about it, it quickly slipped from memory, which is actually a little funny with respect to the theme of the film. Written and directed by Belgian director, screenwriter and p...
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