by Sam Juliano
Thanksgiving Day 2018. Weather forecasters are predicting one of the coldest Turkey Days on record for the NYC and northern New Jersey region, with the numbers promised to dip below freezing. My own family will be traveling up to my wife’s sister’s home in Butler, New Jersey for the 25th consecutive year where the usual throng of 70 plus assembles in a specious home at the end of a cul de sac. The crew at Wonders in the Dark extends to all readers a very Happy Thanksgiving and safe traveling to all destinations. Over the years the day has meant congregating with beloved family, taking a gander at the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys and trying not to go overboard at the meal and desert tables.
This past week Jim Clark published a penetrating essay on Ingmar Bergman’s 1972 Cries and Whispers, while J.D. Lafrance posted a terrific review of Jason Bourne: Geopolitical Action Hero a day earlier. My own review of the picture book Night Train, Night Train continued my ongoing Caldecott Medal Contender series. Otherwise I am fighting stomach nausea, aching joints and the sweats. It is that time of the year again. Ugh! Lucille and I attended a beautiful wedding at the Valley Regency in Clifton, New Jersey (right across the road from my alma mater Montclair State University) for the only child of one of my very best lifelong friends Tony Lucibello. His daughter Diana, age 38 marries a man four or five years older in a wonderful Catholic-Jewish mixed denomination ceremony. This was our fourth wedding in the last five weeks.
Lucille and I only managed a single movie in theaters this past week, but the coming week will be more hectic on that front:
Widows **** (Friday night) Teaneck Cinemas
Sam, Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family. I’m sure you’ll be watching a bunch of movies over the brief vacation.
Thank you so much my very good friend! We had a memorable day as I’m sure you did too! And you certainly know how to call em (on the brace of movies we saw! Ha!).
Happy Thanksgiving, Sam. Hoping you and your family have a wonderful holiday gathering. All the best!
Thank you so very much Duane! I trust you and the family had a wonderful day on west my valued friend!
Happy Thanksgiving dear Sam, Lucille, and your family! May you have safe travels and thank you for your dedicated reviews!
Thank you many times over my friend. We did have a great day and trust you are doing well up North my talented friend!!
We are going to Fantastic Beasts on Black Friday in Oregon as we will all gather there this year for the celebration. Hoping everyone has a safe holiday and all are feeling better and have excellent health.
We have all had a super bug virus that one doctor called the mystery bronchitis – horrible 15 days of feeling awful – chest, sore throat and stomach issues. I think it has finally passed on…
This film with Melissa McCarthy in it has not even come close to here – Seattle is just too hard to get to with all the road work.
Happy, Happy, Healthy Healthy
Patricia I trust you had a fabulous time in Oregon on Friday!! I sympathize greatly with that bug that passes through out there as I presently have a nasty cough I’ve been unable to shake. I am sorry and frustrated to hear the Melissa McCarthy film hasn’t made its way to your next of the woods but am hoping it will in due course. Thank you so much my friend, I’m sure we can both say Thursday was a wonderful day. Mighty cold over here though as it was in low 20s.