Movie Review – Thor (2011)
by NIR SHALEV
Comic book (or graphic novels or what have you) film adaptations are popping up quicker than good new comics can be written. Therefore, it was a good idea to look back at the famous, or just plain good comics that their fans love, to try one’s best to adapt them into film, and to please everyone in the end. Most adaptations of Marvel Comics materials are plain terrible (Daredevil, Elektra, Hulk and The Incredible Hulk, etc.…), but some work terrifically. Thor is part of the new wave of comic book film adaptations that are terrific; films like Hellboy and Hellboy 2, Spider-Man 2, Batman Begins, Iron Man, and The Dark Knight. Read more 
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (May 6, 2011)
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
We’re on the cusp of the big summer movie season, but this week brings more than a few limited release films to the state- including an Academy Award winner and an acclaimed 3D documentary from a veteran director. Moreover, there’s news of even more limited release films on the way in the future- see “Next Week and Beyond” below. For all of this and more, keep reading… Read more
Hollywood Releases Preview – May, 2011
by HELEN GEIB
Only eight multiplex releases and a full fifty percent are wedding-themed. Jumping the Broom and Something Borrowed go head to head this weekend, with Bridesmaids and The Hangover Part II to follow later in the month. I don’t have anything in particular to make of that, aside from the further evidence it provides of industry groupthink.
More interesting is Thor, one of May’s two comic book adaptations. The other is Priest, based on a Korean manwha (graphic novel) series; 3D is only one of the reasons against seeing it. No summer month being complete without a few sequels, the fourth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean series and Kung Fu Panda 2 round out the lineup.
Full release list by date, with links to the films’ IMDb pages, after the break. Read more
DVD of the Week – Review of The Good Thief (2002)
by NIR SHALEV
Neil Jordan’s The Good Thief is a film that snuck by the casual filmgoer because it took an art house approach. It didn’t have many showings when it was in theaters and despite getting critical praise, it’s a film that is hardly talked about. I chose this as a DVD of the Week because I want to remind audiences of it and also because I want to tie another film to it later in this review. Read more
Free-Talking on Cinema, Movies, and Film (May, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
[Note: The monthly Free-Talking post is updated every five days, give or take a day every now and then.]
MAY 23, 2011- FORMAT CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting next week the “free-talking” running post will be broken out into weekly posts, beginning with the monthly discussion question on the first Wednesday of June.
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MAY 17, 2011- (RANDOM) TRAILER OF THE MONTH
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