Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 16,2012

Hope, an honest look at love and intimacy

A bit of movie magic occurs in David Frankel’s Hope Springs, a surprisingly daring Hollywood production that deals with the thorny issue of how to rekindle sexual intimacy in a marriage long aft

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 9,2012

Recall, a thrilling chase

By Chuck Koplinski

Visually arresting and at times delivering the biggest thrills of the summer, Len Wiseman’s remake of Total Recall hits the ground running and barely stops to catch its breath, which in the end

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 2,2012

Unwatchable Watch a dog of cosmic proportions

By Chuck Koplinski

There are some things that you think you’re absolutely sure of only to have that certainty cast in doubt. For example, I was certain that the Adam Sandler comedy That’s My Boy was hands do

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, August 2,2012

Sister, a film with heart

By Chuck Koplinski

In independent film circles, director Lynn Shelton made a bit of a splash in 2009 with Humpday, an offbeat comedy about two heterosexual male friends who face the prospect of having sex with each othe

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, July 26,2012

Rises a satisfying conclusion to Dark Knight

By Chuck Koplinski

Having redefined the superhero movie with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan faces the arduous task of following up the greatest entry in the genre and bringing a close to h

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, July 19,2012

Part shows us what makes Perry tick

By Chuck Koplinski

What did I learn about Katy Perry in the new documentary covering her first world tour? Well, she sure is a hard worker; success hasn’t spoiled her yet; she seems to genuinely appreciate her fan

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, July 19,2012

Safety looks longingly at going back to the past

By Chuck Koplinski

After a certain age, we all acquire a degree of skepticism as our first line of defense against being taken advantage of. Some end up questioning the validity of things more than others. While this ma

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, July 12,2012

While initially engaging, Ted’s act wears thin

By Chuck Koplinski

Seth MacFarlane’s humor is not for everyone. I have to admit that I need to be in the mood to appreciate his crude take on things, though I do love the tangential structure of Family Guy that al

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, July 12,2012

People struggles to find its footing

By Chuck Koplinski

There’s an earnestness to Alex Kurtzman’s People Like Us that’s admirable. You can tell the cast is doing its best to give life to the writer/director’s words and is trying to

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, July 12,2012

Drift bouyed by new characters

By Chuck Koplinski

Inexplicably, the cartoon crew from the Ice Age films has avoided extinction and proven as resilient as a cockroach, that is, as long as they continue to bring in big bucks for 20th Century-Fox. That