So, I watched Scotland PA this weekend. It's a pretty good adaptation of the Bard's MacBeth, except for the fact that it is set in hamburger joint in a small Pennsylvania town in the early 1970's. MacBeth is a slacker fry cook who is driven by his his wife [News Radio's Maura Tierney] to murder Duncan, the owner of the burger joint, by dropping him into a deep fryer. Suspicion focuses on the older son, Malcom. MacBeth's friend Banconi, aka Banko, has some suspicions. Pretty soon MacBeth is successfully pioneering the first drive through in the area. Things look good except Mrs. MacBeth is obsessed with a burn on her hand, and Detective MacDuff, played by Christopher Walken as Christopher Walken, is putting together the clues. Here's a MovieWeb synopsis of Scotland, PA. The director described the plot as being written for a high school student who was reading Cliff Notes stoned. Fair warning - some reviewers thoroughly panned Pennsylvania PA, but I liked it for the clever take-off on the Shakespeare classic.

Anna over at BBB: Come for the bunny photographs. Stay for the Warmongery has a similar tolerance for off-beat flicks. Here's an excerpt from her review of that future classic - Six String Samurai:

You want to watch a film with lots of swordfights, Bro wants post-apocalyptic sci-fi, Sis wants a religious epic, Mom wants a tender, flowering relationship story, Dad wants an Elvis picture, and the grandparents want a musical.

How could you possibly satisfy everyone?

You could start by bringing home Six String Samurai.

Check it out. Looks like an odd way to kill a Saturday afternoon.