Ok, now let's just acknowledge that it's weird that Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day are the same day this year.
Shew.
Now, you’ve got a choice for this holy day. You can either watch Ash Wednesday--about two brothers (Edward Burns and pre-LOTR Elijah Wood) in Hell’s Kitchen trying to evade the Irish mob --or Army of Darkness--featuring a modern guy named Ash with one hand who finds himself transported into a ghoul-infested year 1300 with only his boom-stick and his know-how to get him back home. Your call.
Single mom Vianne brings her six-year-old daughter to move into a small French just before the beginning of Lent. They set up shop across the street from the local church in this deeply religious town, selling the one thing that categorically makes all of life better--chocolate! But the townspeople are told to give up chocolate for Lent! Tragedy ensues! (Did I mention the forbidden chocolate?)
Ok, despite the epic loss of chocolate (well, really, its epic victory), this movie is a terrific testimony to the power of embrace over exclusion, and creating a community that makes a home for outsiders whether they choose to stay or not.
How to Commemorate
Eat chocolate.
Make chocolate.
Chocolate!!
**This movie is also great for Easter. Just saying. It gets Lent coming and going.
You’ve got a choice for this holy day. You can either watch Ash Wednesday--about two brothers (Edward Burns and pre-LOTR Elijah Wood) in Hell’s Kitchen trying to evade the Irish mob --or Army of Darkness--featuring a modern guy named Ash with one hand who finds himself transported into a ghoul-infested year 1300 with only his boom-stick and his know-how to get him back home. Your call.
Ok, now let's just acknowledge that it's weird that Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day are the same day this year. 
