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 ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. At its heart, Chappie is a film about family, albeit a very odd one consisting of a robot, a few ...

Neill Blomkamp‘s “Chappie” is expected to top the box office this weekend, but critics are split on whether it’s better than his Oscar-nominated directorial debut “District 9” or even “Elysium.” The ...

“Chappie” is a movie about the evolution of artificial intelligence that’s as dumb as a post. It also marks the continuing devolution of the work of director and co-writer Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp’s ...

When the first footage for the upcoming new film from Neill Blomkamp, Chappie, was unveiled, it seemed that the director, best known for deep, R-rated science fiction thrillers had turned a stylistic ...

Director Neill Blomkamp has a formula: a protagonist burdened with a life-threatening condition subversively defies a pursuing authority against a gritty, near-future urban backdrop. Heavy-handed ...

Chappie, however, didn’t do that. While it didn’t open up the question of where humans came from, it ventured into questions surrounding human consciousness and if it can be created or transferred. I ...

Chappie is the new film from director Neil Blomkamp about a robot that becomes humanity's last hope. It echoes everything from Dr. Frankenstein's creation to the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. The ...

With unappealing one-note characters, retread concepts and implausible motivations, 'Chappie' is a further downward step for director Neill Blomkamp. By Todd McCarthy Chappie Still - H 2014 Chappie, a ...

Didn't we just do this? Paul Verhoeven's 1987 futuristic satire RoboCop got a watery remake only a year ago. But if you took Chappie – the third trigger-happy dystopian sci-fi from Neill Blomkamp, the ...