Chappie is meant to inspire questions about what it means to be human, and at times it does. However, director and co-writer Neill Blomkamp doesn't explore its intriguing premise deeply enough (* * ½ ...

UPDATE, 2:46 PM: According to mid-day industry estimates, Sony/Media Rights Capital’s Chappie from director Neill Blomkamp is tracking above studio weekend estimates of $14M, looking at $16M with an ...

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Neill Blomkamp’s new film Chappie has been given a release date. The robot gangster film will hit theaters on March 27, 2015. Blomkamp, most recently directed the sci-fi film Elysium starring Matt ...

Neill Blomkamp is full of good ideas. He’s a visionary. With three features now under his belt the South African filmmaker has quickly become one of the most recognized names working in the sci-fi ...

“Short Circuit” meets “RoboCop” — with asides to “WALL-E,” “E.T.,” “The Road Warrior” and many other better movies — in “Chappie,” an interminable, violent, incoherent and wearying R-rated sci-fi ...

Wrongheaded in conception, eye-rolling in execution, “Chappie” is a childish blend of the cute robot goofiness of “Short Circuit” and the bloody-minded mayhem of “RoboCop.” It never finds its sweet ...

WASHINGTON — It’s been six years since director Neill Blomkamp broke through with “District 9” (2009), turning a modest $30 million budget into an underdog Best Picture nomination. His next sci-fi ...

Fans of "District 9" will have no trouble recognizing Neill Blomkamp's footprint in "Chappie," the Canadian-South African director's third feature film about a titanium police droid that gains ...

Thumbnail: I would love to be the film critic who says that Chappie works despite its narrative faults, but strong production values and good intentions can't save a deeply inconsistent film. There is ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “Chappie”: (2015, Sony, R, $30), the latest from “District 9” director Neill Blomkamp, is a ...

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