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Top Articles from Film - Chuck Koplinski
More than a cartoon, Up is a life lessonHolidays at the moviesHow Henry Selick brings Coraline to lifeKick-Ass is only half rightThe Last Airbender is a disasterSex 2: Narcissism cont.Understanding Potter’s magical spell as it comes to an endSteve an unmitigated disaster Believe the hype: Paranormal a true bone-rattlerStory of a used toy store
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 27,2012
Realism makes Watch one of year’s best films
Cop movies are a dime a dozen and writer/director David Ayer has done more than his fair share to keep the genre alive. Having written the Oscar-winning Training Day, and the Kurt Russell feature Dark
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 20,2012
A joy to see Eastwood in Trouble
If you’ve followed Clint Eastwood’s career behind the camera, you’ll find that he’s an intensely loyal collaborator. He works with the same crew from one picture to the next an
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 13,2012
Cold Light an exercise in tedium
The tepid thriller The Cold Light of Day is the sort of movie that makes you appreciate the genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Its plot of an ordinary man thrown into a case of international espionage is the
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 13,2012
Words a compelling drama
At one point during Brian Klugman’s and Lee Sternhal’s The Words, author Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper) is told that his novel is far too artistic and delicate to be published in today&rsquo
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, September 6,2012
The Possession, a September surprise
Since the release of The Exorcist nearly 40 years ago – yes, it’s been that long – there have been so many horror films dealing with demonic possession that they now constitute somet
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 30,2012
Lawless a cinematic crime
Since the advent of the DVD format, one of the more revealing features that many contain is that of the “director’s cut.” Studios have their reasons for trimming the films they produ
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 30,2012
Rush peddles to satisfying, if ludicrous thrills
Like a modern update of Howard Hawks’ Only Angels Have Wings (look it up, rent it, watch it), David Koepp’s Premium Rush would have us believe that the bicycle messengers who risk life and
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 30,2012
Hit and Run goes nowhere slow
There are many injustices in the world. While I wouldn’t dare compare the most dire ones to the complaint I am about to file, I can’t help but cast a glance to the heavens and ask “W
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 30,2012
Deadly pace haunts ParaNorman
The biggest threat that Norman Babcock (voice by Kodi Smit-McPhee) must face is a group of zombies who shamble about with a marked lack of energy and direction. The biggest disappointment that viewers
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 23,2012
Expendables 2 drowns in excess
There are too few surprises left in American movies so, as a rule, I try to avoid watching previews when I go to see a film. I know that the main attraction will begin about 10 minutes after the adver
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