Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 2,2010

Takers in dire need of star power

Sometimes, movie stars make all the difference. There’s a reason Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Clint Eastwood command top dollar to appear on the screen and have a large, loyal f

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 2,2010

Exorcism genuinely frightening despite ending

By Chuck Koplinski

I’m of the opinion that the best horror films are low-budget affairs. In the past, cheap black and white film stock shot on the fly gave movies like Night of the Living Dead a cheap aesthetic th

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 26,2010

Lottery Ticket comes up a loser

By Chuck Koplinski

Trying to channel a Friday-like vibe, director Erik White’s Lottery Ticket sports a premise ripe with comic possibilities, yet lacks the easygoing tone to make it a complete success. Bow Wow, si

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 26,2010

The Switch is better than you think

By Chuck Koplinski

One of the best things about being a film critic is stumbling upon a movie that genuinely surprises you. Such is the case with The Switch, the new dramedy with Jennifer Aniston that’s being prom

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 19,2010

The Expendables: Nothing succeeds like excess

By Chuck Koplinski

You have to give Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables one thing – it delivers exactly what it promises to. There are explosions (lots of explosions), male bonding, numerous examples of mac

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 19,2010

Scott Pilgrim plays its own tune

By Chuck Koplinski

There’s a sense of charm about Scott Pilgrim vs. the World that separates it from all other comic book adaptations and most every other film this summer. Sporting memorable, sympathetic characte

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 12,2010

These Guys deliver the funny

By Chuck Koplinski

Adam McKay and Will Ferrell approach comedy by throwing various gags at the audience and hope more of them work than not. Their latest collaboration, The Other Guys, is a cop movie spoof that delivers

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 12,2010

Kids far more than just all right

By Chuck Koplinski

The buzz has been steadily building for Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right. The advance reviews have been great and it’s crept into the national consciousness, referred to as “

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 5,2010

A long but satisfying Dinner

By Chuck Koplinski

The news came out last week that Steve Carell is leaving his hit television show The Office after seven years. While the program won’t be the same without him, this is a good move on the actor&r

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 5,2010

Charlie too much of a weeper

By Chuck Koplinski

Sometimes you end up wanting to like a movie more than you should and such is the case with Charlie St. Cloud. This tearjerker from director Burr Steers is as subtle as a sledgehammer as it attempts t