Stories by Sean Czarnecki
Stirring 'Poppy Hill' offers glimpse into Japan's past and culture
- Gkids
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
Though impaired by ignorance, “Poppy Hill” aroused a curiosity in me for a culture I know best by Pokémon.
Trailer Review: 'Only God Forgives' brings Refn's visceral neon-noir style back to life
- Radius-TWC
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
Guided by Refn’s visual flair, “Only God Forgives” looks to thrive on the atmospheric tension and visual flair of the Danish director’s 2011 crime masterpiece, “Drive.”
Notebook: What I learned from Quentin Tarantino
- Movieweb
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
Let me tell you, as purely a moviegoer, no more or less, why Tarantino will continue to influence cinema and how he’s taught me to be a better reader of film.
David Turnley to discuss race, equality in documentary 'Shenandoah'
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
In 2008, an undocumented immigrant named Luis Ramirez was beaten to death by four white, star football players in Shenandoah, Penn. — a tragedy now immortalized by the upcoming documentary that shares its name with the town.
Conventional 'Part II' fails to revive spiritual, psychological conflict
- CBS
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
“The Last Exorcism Part II” deprives the formula of the clever turns that gave its predecessor a dash of verisimilitude. And still, convention is not its problem.
Notebook: An outlook in film to represent current times
- Paramount
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
If you were to look at only what films were made in our time, you might assume the biggest financial catastrophe since the Depression is behind us.
Shallow 'Safe Haven' agonizes with stale cast, plot
- Relativity
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
“Safe Haven” has but a quantum of success in portraying giddy youth — there's more life to Ken and Barbie than this cloying melodrama.
Trailer Review: Exhilirating and dangerous 'Fast and Furious 6'
- Universal
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
Come Memorial Day weekend this summer, “Fast and Furious 6” looks to kick it up a notch. The trailer looks nothing short of exhilarating.
First-ever Wikipedia club innovates at University
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
Though imperfect, the Internet is the most radically democratic space the world has ever known. Wikipedia, fundamental in transforming the landscape into a digital democracy, is no exception.
Trailer Review: 'This is the End' promises signature laughs from comedy dream team
- Columbia
BY SEAN CZARNECKI
Though their gross-out humor lacks the same shock it once packed, the jokes still feel fresh, and Rogen and Goldberg's latest (perhaps most important thus far) is built on a fresh concept.
