Movie bound?

The Caribbean post is still coming, it really is, just haven't had the time yet. So instead, in the spirit of the Oscars coming up, I've got a recommendation of a nominee if you're interested in seeing a good movie this weekend- Pan's Labyrinth. Appropriately enough for this blog, it has to do with a 12 year-old girl who escapes into a magical world, although the story couldn't be more different. I could try to write a review, but this one from the New York Times puts it better than I ever could.

I have to warn you that it can be painful to watch. There are scenes throughout the movie of very graphic brutality, which I personally can't stomach so I had to close my eyes a lot. But that is just the reality of the story, which in the end is one of those films that is like a piece of good literature, with the heroine Ofelia reaching you in a way that any writer hopes to when painting a character- right in the heart.