“Thor”

The summer movie season began with Marvel Studios’ “Thor,” an adaptation of their comic based on Norse mythology.   The impetuous son of Odin, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), is full of bluster and arrogance. Odin (Anthony Hopkins) attempts to groom Thor to...

Finding God in Unexpected and Marvel-ous Places

(RNS) “Thor,” a thoroughly entertaining and surprisingly funny thrill ride of a movie, is the kind of cinematic legend where the only word that truly seems to fit is “epic.” Director Kenneth Branagh, best known for bringing Shakespearean classics such as “Henry V” and...