Jonny here. This evening saw the dawn (figurative, it was after sunset) of a new film club, which is pretty much our small group. We watched the 1940's Western The Ox-Bow Incident. It's an interesting story about mob mentality feeding off itself, rushing to judgment, human thirst for "justice" and forms it can take. I enjoyed it. In the discussion we had afterwards, I realized that what often makes a good movie for me is how well it matches reality. Now it's true that sometimes I just enjoy being entertained with an uplifting ending as long as it's not too corny, or I may get caught up in a ridiculous premise if it's creatively presented. But I usually get stimulated by a great story that's real, even if it ends poorly. Valkyrie, for example, was no pick-me-up, but I enjoyed it for how it honored the memory of some courageous Germans who did try to make a difference where they could to turn history around, even if odds were against them. Whereas there are other movies that get all kinds of professional accolades, and I get annoyed watching them because they make no sense: generally because real people don't act/react the way the characters do, or situations just don't happen the way the movie presents them.