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Seek and ye shall find. Part Twilight Zone, part X-Files, part Usual Suspects, part Mojave Phone Booth , part Banksy, part Donnie Darko, part M. Night Shyamalan,  Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles  is an excellent documentary. But don't start playing the theremin just yet -- this a beautiful, intelligent film that is surprisingly heartwarming as well. I'll let the trailer explain: Philadelphia artist Justin Duerr  first noticed the tiles in 1994, yet it wasn't until 1996 that he began to see the tiles all over the city. Further digging revealed that the tiles could also be found in Boston and New York City. As the internet blossomed, Justin found articles about the tiles and learned that they could be found not just in several other US cities, but in a handful of capital cities in South America. The internet also brought into Justin's path photographer Steve Weinik and writer/musician Colin Smith , who both had a deep interest in the Toynbee tiles...

Greetings friends, Here is the first of hopefully many R&R's (random reviews) to come, beginning with the wonderful  Room 237 . To fully enjoy this film, I'd say it's a prerequisite that you watch Stanley Kubrick's The Shining  at least three times.  Seriously.  This is because the symbolism in the movie is so heavily layered and complex, that many things won't register on first or second viewing. I know this isn't something any sane person would want to do in the course of a day, but if you're feeling particularly studious and enjoy getting creeped out in the process, it could be a fun activity to stretch across a week or two. I'm a Kubrick fan, so of course I have seen The Shining  a bunch of times, and even I had to go back to the film once or twice after watching Room 237 . It's a film analysis blast. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS DOCUMENTARY YET, AND ARE NEW TO THE THEORIES BEHIND THE SHINING , I DO NOT RECOMMEND READING PAST THE TRAILE...