The Best Vampire Movie of 2008

…was a tale of classmates, young love, and the importance of avoiding direct sunlight.

I’m referring, of course, to Let the Right One In, a Swedish film that strolls gracefully through the shadows between romance and horror and everyday life.  The story is both heartwarming and chilling, moments of tenderness offset by dripping blood.  This is what really good horror looks like, and it is well worth making a special effort to see.

If you’re in the Twin Cities and missed it at the Lagoon, it’s starting Friday 1/9 at the Riverview.