Grove City Messenger - March 10th, 2024

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Pets of the Week
Raphael is almost 1
and is one spunky
dude who will
always make you
laugh with his tomfoolery.
He can be a
rowdy guy, he loves
to wrestle and play
chase with his foster
siblings. He would
do best in a home with other cats that can
keep up with him. When he finally gets
tired, his sweet side comes out and he
loves to snuggle. Raphael would prefer to
be adopted with his foster brother, Eugene.
If interested, contact Friends for Life Animal
Haven.
FYI: fflah.org
Goodman is a shy
3-year-old boy who
loves to sit on top of
cat trees and survey
his surroundings.
He was rescued as
a stray and is still
getting comfortable
being around people.
He would love a
patient adopter who will take the time to
really get to know him. You can come meet
him in the Colony Cats den where he currently
resides.
FYI: colonycats.org
Jeanie came to
Colony Cats from
another shelter that
no longer had space
for her. She is a
sweet low-key girl
and a good option
for anyone looking
for an easy going companion. At about 4
years old, she has plenty of life left. She
would love to spend that time with you.
Come meet her today to see if she could be
your purr-fect match. She is staying at the
Petco at Easton Gateway.
FYI: colonycats.org
Gilbert is a 2-yearold
sweetheart who
is ready to brighten
your day with his
sunny personality.
He loves to spend
time in his own company,
and relishes
time spent with his
human friends, too.
He is content chilling
by himself when you’re busy, and he is
equally as ecstatic to be near you. Whether
he is lounging in the sun or enjoying his
daily adventures, Gilbert brings joy wherever
he goes. Adopt him from the Franklin
County Animal Shelter.
FYI: franklincountydogs.com
In Entertainment
www.columbusmessenger.com
Campbell’s performance was “Lovely, Dark, and Deep”
Georgina Campbell has been steadily
working in the movie and television industry
for close to 15 years now, but it wasn’t
until the English actress starred in the
2022 box office hit “Barbarian” that the
general public began to take notice of her
talent.
In the sharp quasi-haunted house horror
written and directed by Zach Cregger,
she had the audience in the palm of her
hand — and likely had a few wishing they
could reach through the screen to hold onto
hers during frightening moments — as her
character tried desperately to battle, outrun,
and outwit beings hellbent on her
destruction.
With its mixture of comedy and terror,
thrills and chills, “Barbarian” shot up to
the top of many ‘Best of’ lists that year, but
it was Campbell and her portrayal as a
young woman caught up in a wrong place,
wrong time situation that proved to be the
genuine standout in an otherwise excellent
film.
In the weeks and months that followed
the release of the movie, Campbell started
to generate a lot of online buzz as to
whether she could take the title as the next
great Scream Queen. She made a case for
that argument when she proved to be the
only good thing about “Big Box: Barcelona”
and her performance as a guilt-ridden park
ranger in the eerie new movie “Lovely,
Dark, and Deep” could further cement her
status as the next big star in the horror
genre. Or maybe even the next big star,
period.
The titular lines come from “Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy Evening,” a Robert
Frost poem that focuses on balancing an
appreciation for nature with the obligations
of duty. The theme within that short
but memorable poem offers some insight
into the character of the protagonist,
Lennon (Campbell). For an unknown number
of years, Lennon has been working as a
ranger at the fictional Arvores National
Park, taking guests on guided tours of the
beautiful and vast forest. While she seems
to take real delight from being out among
the mountains and trees, she believes she
would be better suited for a less public facing
role. That is why she has been so dead
set on an assignment at a remote outpost
during the busiest season of the year — or so
she tells her bosses.
Although her superiors have known for
a while how badly she wants the job, they
are hesitant to allow her the opportunity
because that is where her younger sister
vanished without a trace decades earlier.
But with no other ranger wanting to take
the position, they have no choice but to
grant her wish.
When Lennon arrives at the cabin in the
forest, she immediately puts up a map of
the park and begins to mark the last
known location of her sister and all the
other people who have mysteriously disappeared
in the park over the years. While
she doesn’t exactly spend all of her time
there acting as an amateur sleuth, it is
clear she has put her duty as a ranger on
the backseat and allowed grieving big sister
to have control over the rest of the car.
As the days and nights progress, so too
does Lennon’s anxiety. Having always
taken a bit of comfort in the land, she now
fears the sounds and shadows, certain that
predators lurk around every corner, waiting
to snatch the next victim. She wouldn’t
be wrong about that either.
While the performance of Campbell as
the emotionally unraveling protagonist is a
genuine highlight of “Lovely, Dark, and
Deep,” it is not the only element that
makes this film so successful. Writer/director
Teresa Sutherland has a real knack for
Protecting homeowners from
theft with Property eAlert
Franklin County Auditor Michael
Stinziano launched a Property eAlert system
that helps protect homeowners from
title theft and fraud.
The auditor’s Property eAlerts notification
system is a free service that allows
property owners to sign up to receive an
email alert whenever a change is made to
the owner name, address, or appraised
value associated with a property’s record.
The Property eAlerts system is integrated
into the office’s real estate record database
and provides registered homeowners with
immediate notification of a change in their
property’s ownership or value.
“The Property eAlerts system is a simple
way to protect homeowners and give
them peace of mind about the security of
one of their most valuable assets,”
Stinziano said.
The system addresses concerns about
the security of property deeds and the
threat that a home’s title could be stolen by
a fraudulent actor who files a counterfeit
deed and transfers the home out of their
ownership.
In addition to the eAlerts system, all
property transfers are processed by the
auditor’s office and require notarization as
a safeguard against fraud. Anyone who
suspects they are a victim of fraud can call
the auditor’s office fraud hotline at 614-
525-7226.
The Reel Deal
Dedra Cordle
creating atmosphere
in her films, saturating
natural elements
with an air of menace.
While that
might not be hard to
do with the forest,
she did it with the
prairie in the underappreciated 2019 film
“The Wind.”
Watching that movie and this one is like
experiencing a hallucination — you’re not
exactly sure what is going on but you can
feel the unsettlement creeping over you
like a fog. Couple that sensation with the
sweeping cinematography by Rai Pocas
and the auditory weirdness of the score by
Shida Shahabi and this film is a near masterclass
in how to create dread and slowburning
discomfort.
Although I would not go as far as to
declare this film as great as the 1975 Peter
Weir classic “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” it
does share many of the same qualities that
make the Australian mystery thriller so
memorable. They both revolve around persons
who vanish without a trace, they both
focus on the emotional impact of that loss,
and they are both filmed in a way that elicits
dread in the viewer. While I do not think
the story in “Lovely, Dark, and Deep” is as
strong as the one adapted from the
acclaimed Joan Lindsey novel, the film
itself and the performance within is one
that will stick in your mind for quite a
while.
“Lovely, Dark, and Deep” is now available
to rent or purchase on demand.
Grade: B-
Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer
and columnist.
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