Movie Review – Killer Elite (2011)
by NIR SHALEV
Here’s a curious thing: a Jason Statham-labeled “action film” that’s actually plot heavy and is filled with character development (tinges of Munich rather than The Transporter). Yet it fails at the box office because its editing and shaky cameras aren’t erratic and it doesn’t contain wall-to-wall action sequences. Read more 
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (November 4, 2011)
by HELEN GEIB
Martha Marcy May Marlene starts at the Keystone Art Cinema and the holdover and repertory screening sections have enough in them to keep anyone busy. What’s your movie agenda this week? Read more
Do Food Movies Make You Hungry?
by HELEN GEIB
November’s discussion topic is in honor of Thanksgiving, the holiday of family and food. Because I dearly love the traditional Thanksgiving feast I want to talk about movies that put good food front and center. Those movies where food is the crux of the plot- or the characters’ lives.
The accompanying still is from my favorite food movie, The Chinese Feast (1995). A Hong Kong comedy by Tsui Hark starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, and Kenny Bee, it’s a celebration of cooking, eating, love, and love of life.
Do you have a favorite food movie? What movies would you say best represent the art and spirit of the kitchen and the table? And not to forget: Do food movies make you hungry?
DVD of the Week – Review of Stir of Echoes (1999)
by NIR SHALEV
Just one month after M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense (1999) came out, Stir of Echoes was released in the theaters and no one went to see it. As a matter of fact, even until today many people haven’t heard of it. That’s too bad because it’s a terrific film and one that I prefer to The Sixth Sense. This film has a greater imagination, a greater sense of danger, and is composed of a mixture of good ‘ol fashion ghost storytelling and film noir. If ever there was a film that had combined those two genres, it was this film. Read more
