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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, May 2,2013
Boyle’s Trance rewards the patient
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
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
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
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
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
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 11,2013
Violent Dead for true horror fans only
The poster for the reboot of Sam Raimi’s cult horror movie The Evil Dead (1981) promises that it is “the most terrifying film you will ever experience.” Of course, there’s more
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 4,2013
Breakers an unexpectedly sobering look at today’s youth
The first surprise of the 2013 film year, Harmony Korine’s 2012 Spring Breakers is a bold look at today’s younger generation, portraying them as a group who has no firm connection with rea
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 4,2013
Host’s trite execution
Author Stephenie Meyer does the same to Jack Finney’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers with The Host as what she did to the vampire myth in Twilight – namely dumb it down with a sappy teen r
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 28,2013
The Call not worth taking
If there’s one thing I realized while watching Brad Anderson’s The Call, it’s that a documentary on 911 call centers and the people who work there would probably make for a fascinati
Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 28,2013
Change is good in The Croods
While Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders’ The Croods shows you can teach an old caveman new tricks, it also drives home the point that some things never change, namely that teenagers will rebel and
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