Friday May 20, 2011

Super – May Friday 20 & Saturday 21 (8 & 10pm), $8 | MADCAP Theaters

In the outlandish dark comedy SUPER (2010), James Gunn has created what is perhaps the definitive take on self-reflexive superheroes.  When sad-sack loser Frank (Rainn Wilson) sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler) willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer (Kevin Bacon), he finds himself bereft and wholly unable to cope. But soon he decides to fight back under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a hand-made suit, a wrench, and a crazed sidekick named Boltie (Ellen Page), the Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife.  The rules were written a long time ago: You are not supposed to molest children, cut lines or key cars; if you do, prepare to face the wrath of the Crimson Bolt!  This program is presented in digital.