Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner

Often quite brutal in its depiction of events in Afganistan; whether factual of not, they only succeed in making the book appear lopsided - bleak and negative. Supposed to be a story of redemption but it descended too far into the darkness for me, I could not crawl back into the light.
Regardless of its subject matter, the craft of the writing is seriously impressive carrying both authority and authenticity  of an autobiography despite it being fiction.
♥ ♥ ♥

I'm a Cyborg, but that's OK

Seriously quirky and bizarre
♥ ♥ ♥

Scanners

Goodness, I first got this on VHS secretly bringing it home so the wife wouldn't see it. Very much of its time and unfortunately it has not survived the passing years too well; looks rather dated nowadays.
♥ ♥ ♥

Party Monster

Pretty dire stuff. I really could not relate to these bizarre characters and got bored half way through. Grotesque - as intended.
Seth Green's excellent performance was its only saving grace.
♥ ♥

Lebanon

Billed as "Das Boot" in a tank. Certainly captured the intensity and claustrophobia of the tiny cab. As the crew come increasingly under physical threat the emotional temperature rises almost to an unbelievable pitch.
Watch it!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥