Director John Hillcoat's 2009 adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel,
The Road, might be the ultimate holiday movie. It's a father-son tale open to Christian interpretation; it stars Viggo Mortensen at his most Jesus-y; and when it's over, you're so goddamn hungry. The library's "It's the End of the World as We Know It" film series culminates in today's 6:30 p.m. screening of this super-dark-ass bummer. See it in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault of the Kansas City Central Library (14 West 10th Street, 816-701-3400), then go hug everybody. See
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— Scott Wilson
816-701-3400
