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I found "Killing Time" to be clever, straightforward and effective in its humor: a young woman is planning to commit suicide. In these scenes we see she's focused on entirely on her wardrobe because she wants to leave an attractive corpse.

The problem for the film, in my mind, is that some viewers might find any lighthearted play about suicide to be callous or insensitive. Suicide for some/many is not an subject for jokes.

Perhaps the ending is predictable. Perhaps the characters fit he mold. Don't measure this film by its contribution to cinema history. Instead, look at it because it is an entertaining evening. The dancing is energetic and joyful. The movie's romantic plot is believable, and that's all you really need for the story.

Gathered with movie club friends from our old neighborhood last night and watched "Kubo and the Two Strings" - worthy entertainment. The visuals are continually clever, the challenges of the hero's journey are always surprising, and the moral resolution of the journey is hopeful. Produced by the studio that gave us "Coraline," "Kubo" is a great stop-motion animation that is almost too scary for little kids (there were some in the audience, but nobody screamed) but a worthy evening for adults. The story is set in old Japan and revolves around young Kubo and his parents (sort of) and a lot of dangerous spirit world nemeses. Enjoy the visuals and stay through the closing credits.