Movie Night: Mary & Max

Lydia and I happened upon Mary & Max, a claymation black-comedy film about a gawky girl from Mount Waverley (a Melbourne suburb) who, through letters, befriends a middle-aged man with Asperger's from New York City.  Max and Mary share a common bond in their difficulty fitting in in their respective worlds, and form a friendship through their exchange of letters and sampling of their respective country's sweets.

The movie is incredibly funny, albeit dark, and captures many of the subtle nuances between American and Australian culture. By far, one of the best movies I've seen this year, I can't recommend it enough.