DVD of the Week – Review of The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
by NIR SHALEV
South Korean director Ji-woon Kim had previously directed a horror film, A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and a violent melodrama, A Bittersweet Life (2005), so seeing that his follow-up project is a Western might be a bit of a stretch. But after having just watched The Good, the Bad, the Weird, honestly I can’t wait for his next film. Read more 
Movie Review – The Expendables (2010)
by NIR SHALEV
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Mickey Rourke and Terry Crews star as a group of mercenaries who are recruited by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis to fly to a fictitious South American country and kill a certain dictator. The plot thickens when the crew realizes that a rogue CIA agent (Eric Roberts) had joined forces with the dictator and is funding his military coup and the fields of marijuana that aren’t growing. The two have personal disputes throughout the entire film and Roberts upstages the dictator during every scene. Read more
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (August 13, 2010)
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
From the four movies that opened in limited release across Indiana last week, we go to just two such movies opening in the state this week- and both of this week’s movies are opening in just one city, and at just one theater (the Georgetown 14 in Indianapolis). But even if neither of the movies below appeals to you, there are holdovers and special screenings aplenty across the state this week- and several interesting offerings are on the horizon for future weeks as well. As usual, read on below for more, more, more…. Read more
DVD of the Week – Review of Death at a Funeral (2007)
by NIR SHALEV
As a tribute to the new 2010 remake Death at a Funeral, which sucks, I chose to review the original, which is so good on its own that it didn’t need a remake; maybe a boycotting of the remake. Read more
Movie Review – The Other Guys (2010)
by HELEN GEIB
Like most parodies The Other Guys is hit or miss, but it’s on more than it’s off. Read more
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (August 6, 2010)
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
So four movies are opening in limited release across Indiana this week- that’s a higher number than usual, but I doubt that many folks will be making the effort to see all four in theaters, given the diverse genres (teen melodrama, war documentary, comedy mixed with crime drama, and mountain climbing doc) and screening locations. Still, there ought to be something out there this week- whether a new release or otherwise- in Indiana theaters to appeal to most tastes. Read more
Hollywood Releases Preview – August, 2010
by HELEN GEIB
Why are there suddenly so many movies being released this month after all these months of two films per weekend? Some of these may yet disappear from the lineup, and several will certainly disappear quickly from theaters. There’s good news too though, and it starts with E…. Read more
DVD of the Week – Review of A Prophet (2009)
by HELEN GEIB
One of the most highly acclaimed European films of 2009, A Prophet is a French film directed and co-written by Jacques Audiard (Read My Lips, The Beat That My Heart Skipped). It won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and was France’s submission, and one of the nominees, for best foreign film at the Academy Awards. In its home country, it won nine Cesars (the French Oscar), including film, director, actor, and supporting actor. Read more
Movie Review – Fireworks (1997)
by NIR SHALEV
Nishi (played by “Beat” Takeshi Kitano) is a no-nonsense but quiet man, and is the quintessential protagonist found in most of Kitano’s films. He’s a cop whose daughter had suddenly died, a fact mentioned only in gossip by co-workers and whose wife, Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto) had developed leukemia; possibly any disease would suffice the screenplay in order to signify that a mental illness can cause a physical one. Nishi wears dark sunglasses and sits around most of the time, smoking and contemplating the quiet brought forth by sudden death. However, he’s never suicidal because of his strong bond with his wife. Read more
