#The Confidence Index

The Confidence Index….in which we assess the chance that an upcoming adaptation of a novel/book/short story/comic will not suck. A score of 10 means we are expecting THE GODFATHER. A score of 1 means…well, did you see Catwoman?

The Confidence Index: INHERENT VICE

Greg Zimmerman 10-29-13

Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s follow-up to his critical darling The Master is an adaption of Thomas Pychon’s 2009 goofball of ...

The Confidence Index: GONE GIRL

Greg Zimmerman 07-19-13

Last summer, 20th Century Fox and Reese Witherspoon’s production company Pacific Standard paid a whopping $1.5 million for the movie ...

The Confidence Index: WINTER’S TALE

Greg Zimmerman 01-28-13

Filming is just about to wrap on the movie adaptation of Mark Helprin’s much-loved 1983 novel, Winter’s Tale. And this ...

In Which the CLOUD ATLAS Trailer Exceeds Expectations

Jennifer Paull 07-27-12

This winter, my Confidence Index on the film of Cloud Atlas was skeptical. OK, OK, I put on my Doubting ...

The Confidence Index: Tropper’s THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

Greg Zimmerman 06-01-12

Details continue to emerge about a possible film adaptation for Jonathan Tropper’s fantastic 2009 novel This Is Where I Leave ...

The Confidence Index: Tykwer and Wachowskis’ CLOUD ATLAS

Jennifer Paull 02-22-12

David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas is one of those books you love all the more because the worlds it ...