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Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 11,2010
Alice, a wonder to behold, but cold
To be sure, there are moments when Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland truly soars. After the title heroine falls down the rabbit hole and becomes engrossed in a trippy world replete with odd creat
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 11,2010
The Crazies: an effective throwback to ’70s horror
Once a sub-genre of horror films, the zombie movie has now become so popular you can’t swing a severed limb over your head without hitting one at the multiplex. The genesis of the modern zombie
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 4,2010
Fuqua’s Brooklyn finest film of the new year
Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and first-time screenwriter Michael C. Martin pull off an interesting feat with their gripping film Brooklyn’s Finest. They take tired cop film conventions
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 4,2010
Snipes on the comeback trail with Brooklyn’s Finest
From looking at actor Wesley Snipes, you’d never be able to tell he was on the last leg of a cross-country trip that took him to one major city a day over a week’s time. After hitting Wash
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, February 25,2010
Stranded on Scorsese’s Island
The degree to which you like Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island depends upon how much you like to be manipulated. If you’re looking for the sort of movie that pulls the rug right out from un
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, February 18,2010
The Wolfman returns, a fresh take on a classic
The initial reviews for Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman have been mixed at best and it’s easy to see why. Its opening moves far too fast, one of its key actors phones in his performance and its
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, February 11,2010
Firth gives a singular performance in Ford’s Man
When designer Tom Ford was charged with pulling Gucci back from the brink of bankruptcy, he wasted no time reintroducing a sense of style and daring to the venerable fashion line. So, it should come a
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, February 4,2010
Bridges takes center stage in Crazy Heart
Country singer Bad Blake has given up trying to deal with all of the disappointments in his life. You can tell by the way he carries himself, what with his unkempt hair and dirty clothes. But it’
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, February 4,2010
With Rome it’s the same old song and dance
If I’ve been experiencing anything at the movies lately, it’s a sense of déjŕ vu. If I’m not sitting through another apocalyptic thriller then I’m suffering through a by
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, January 28,2010
Extraordinary Measures, a genuine story of hope
Based on the book The Cure by Geeta Anand, Extraordinary Measures is an earnest account of how one family attempts to cope with every parent’s worst nightmare. John and Eileen Crowley’s ch
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