Can a child who committed a heinous act at age 10 be rehabilitated? That is the underlying question posed (and unanswered) in Boy A. We had been keeping this one locked up in our box of overlooked gems, and after the previous week’s action-packed block-buster screening, it seemed like a good moment to pull it out and pop it in the player. Just when that decision had been made and the email had been sent out, the horrific details of the Haiti earthquake started coming into clear focus. For a while, we thought of just canceling MovieNight for the week, but then that started to feel silly. What purpose would that serve?

Although Boy A had what most would consider to be an unhappy ending, and it is inconceivable that a happy ending is even a remote distant possibility for the people of Haiti, our lovely MovieNight guests stepped up to the plate (tip jar, actually) and we made a nice donation to the American Red Cross. Thanks everyone.