Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 23,2013

Darkness a worthy addition to Trek canon

Viewers are likely to be sharply divided after seeing J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, his second entry in the venerable science-fiction series. Is it shamelessly derivative or an inspired

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 23,2013

Furious 6 throws Fast into reverse

By Chuck Koplinski

I was just as surprised as anyone when Fast 5 not only revived the Fast and Furious franchise but also proved to be one of the best action films of the last decade. You’re excused for having mis

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 16,2013

Fitzgerald’s Gatsby survives Luhrmann’s grandiose approach

By Chuck Koplinski

Director Baz Luhrmann is one of the more polemic filmmakers working today. While many praise his modern take on the Bard with his Romeo Juliet (1996) and his radical musical Moulin Rouge (2001), oth

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 16,2013

Home Run rife with errors

By Chuck Koplinski

It really comes as no surprise that faith-based dramas have found a devoted following. Films such as Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Courageous answer a need with their life-affirming messages as the

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 9,2013

Iron Man 3 a clunky debut for Marvel’s second phase

By Chuck Koplinski

Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 has the unenviable task of following Joss Whedon’s widely entertaining The Avengers as the next Marvel Studios movie out of the chute. Too bad that Iron Man 3 gets

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 2,2013

Boyle’s Trance rewards the patient

By Chuck Koplinski

How much you enjoy Danny Boyle’s Trance depends entirely on how much you like to be manipulated while watching a movie. And while it might be distracting to other viewers, they may end up thanki

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, May 2,2013

Pain’s outlandish story matches Bay’s garish style

By Chuck Koplinski

Director Michael Bay throws audiences a curveball with his latest film Pain and Gain as he actually tells a story that revolves around human beings rather than alien robots. After conquering the inter

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 25,2013

Pines a haunting look at the sins of two fathers

By Chuck Koplinski

There’s no question that writer/director Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond the Pines, is an ambitious film, the sort of work that intelligent filmgoers long to see. It tackles profound t

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 25,2013

Narrative déjà vu haunts Oblivion

By Chuck Koplinski

There’s no question that Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion is a well-crafted film, sporting a unique vision of a dystopian future that delivers on the promise the director showed with his first m

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 18,2013

42 is a fitting tribute to Jackie Robinson

By Chuck Koplinski

A solid film biography of Jackie Robinson is long overdue. Though it was made with the best of intentions and features the man himself, the 1950s The Jackie Robinson Story, isn’t a film that&rsq