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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, April 26,2012
Lucky tripped up by Sparks
I have a theory about adaptations of Nicholas Sparks’ novels. Give a script of any one of his novels to a budding filmmaker and if they can successfully make a movie from it, then that’s a
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 19,2012
Cabin turns horror genre inside out
Since its release at this year’s SXSW festival, Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods has been steadily building buzz. The writer/director’s rabid fans have taken to the blogosphere t
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 12,2012
Tired Reunion a party to miss
I want to state first that I am not a prude. I don’t mind a ribald joke or a filthy gag and I’m not ashamed to say that I’ve laughed long and hard at the work of Mel Brooks, the Farr
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 12,2012
Fishing will hook you
Where would we be without dreamers? Airplanes would never have been invented, the Golden Gate Bridge would never have been built and the hot dog would never have been made. Add Sheikh Muhammed (Amr Wa
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 5,2012
Harrelson can’t save rambling Rampart
After Oren Moverman’s Rampart was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, its star, Woody Harrelson, was critical of the movie, saying it was not what he had envisioned when
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 5,2012
Fresh perspective makes for a bright Mirror
Well, you could have knocked me over with a poisoned apple. In promoting this year’s first entry in the Snow White movie duel, Mirror, Mirror, Relativity Media is focusing on all of the wrong el
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 5,2012
Jeff finds meaning in the mundane
Jeff is relatively harmless. Most slackers are. He spends most of his time smoking dope in his mother’s basement, where he lives, or watching the movie Signs. Yeah, he watches that a lot but the
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 29,2012
Casa a regular fun house
They’re called “vanity projects,” films that major stars are allowed to make based on their clout at the box office. Often these films have little appeal to major studios, as they ar
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 22,2012
Director nearly loses Games
Bearing the expectations of millions and the fortunes of Lionsgate Studios on its shoulders, the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games arrives in theaters as a mixed bag. To be su
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 15,2012
21 Jump Street funny and smart
While I was reasonably sure that 21 Jump Street would be reasonably funny, what I didn’t anticipate was how smart it would be. As written by Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill, the film contains the
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