On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their responses are posted below.

Wesley Lovell

1. Which of the three new wide releases would you choose to recommend above the others?
I have no doubt that Thor will be the film to see this weekend.
2. Are there any limited release features this week that you would recommend (and why)?
I can’t work up much energy about any of this week’s entries.

Peter J. Patrick

1. Which of the three new wide releases would you choose to recommend above the others?
Thor, because it could be an intelligent action flick, which is something rare these days.
2. Are there any limited release features this week that you would recommend (and why)?
The Beaver, if anything, but as I’ve said, Mel Gibson’ continuing persona non grata status makes it difficult for me to really want to see it.

Tripp Burton

1. Which of the three new wide releases would you choose to recommend above the others?
Thor looks the most solid, but they all look like paint-by-numbers genre films.
2. Are there any limited release features this week that you would recommend (and why)?
Check out The Beaver…it looks original, if nothing else.