This week features the night when all the good ghouls head out with plastic bags to terrorize their neighbors while obtaining the sugary fuel needed to make it through the night while avoiding those who would seek to put a premature end to their mildly destructive fun. Halloween just isn't the same in my neighborhood — most of the kids have grown up and there is little to be found the next morning in terms of eggshells, shaving cream, and toilet paper. Not that I would want to be a target, but you know what I mean. Anyway, an alternative to the lack of mischief is a trip to the movies — they stop for nobody. Horror, comedy, drama, and action films enter the fray this week.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley. (2008, 87 minutes, PG-13, horror, trailer) This has about as much chance of being really bad as it does of being merely mediocre, I admit. I like the trailer but I do not think it will have that much impact on the horror world aside from luring in the teens who want to see horror on Halloween and cannot sneak into Saw V (or already did and still thirst for a little bit more). This tells the story of a teenage girl whose life is about to change on the eve of her 18th birthday as secrets of the past return to impact her future.
Zach and Miri Make a Porno. (2008, 101 minutes, R, comedy, trailer) Originally rated NC-17, writer/director Kevin Smith was able to obtain an R rating without cutting anything. This comedy centers on two lifelong friends and roommates who turn to amateur porn as a way to combat their rising debt problems, while also coming face to face with their feelings for each other. I am a big fan of Smith and am looking forward to what he is able to do here. Seth Rogen and Jennifer Banks are in the lead roles as the unlikely porn duo.
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