Bernie

Ah, the 1980s - I'll be honest, I don't remember them - but I was in a position in the 1990s to get caught up, and I caught up well - watching some of the best cultural artifacts that decade had to offer - allowing them to permanently cement themselves in my mind - and the best parts, films only went for 90 odd minutes - an easy watch, not like the marathon epics directors want us to sit through these days! So - let…

Maybe assassin is too strong a word. But what does one call a man who shoots an elderly woman when her back is turned? A community leader? Well, yes, that is exactly what many of Bernie Tiede's (Jack Black) friends and neighbors would call him. Who is this Bernie Tiede? Bernie is based on the true story of a man convicted of murder in Carthage, Texas in 1997. Prior to the murder (and in the months following it) Bern…