In "Chappie," a dystopian robot thriller from South African director Neill Blomkamp ("Elysium"), we're introduced to an awkwardly stiff humanoid with something funny-looking sticking out of his head.

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 ...

“Chappie” is as subtle as a sledgehammer. The latest sci-fi action spectacle from “District 9” and “Elysium” director Neill Blomkamp is also sprawling, bombastic, deafening, ugly and ultra-violent.

To see “Chappie” is to feel as if you’re looking inside a mind infested by everything wrong with today’s movies. Writer-director Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”) is in love with action. He’s in love with ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Very little is known about District 9 and ...

“Chappie” tells the story of a robot cop who begins to think for himself. WSJ’s Joe Morgenstern discusses the latest film from director Neill Blomkamp. Photo: Columbia Pictures Neill Blomkamp made a ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

It might not have been intentional, but it’s fortunate that Fox pushed out the news of Neill Blomkamp‘s Instagram post-turned-“Alien” sequel before the release of “Chappie,” since the reviews of his ...

Neill Blomkamp's Chappie is a pretty devisive film. While a lot of people think it is a bit of a misfire, it does have a bit of a cult following. I saw it grace lower down on a handful film of the ...

"Chappie" has an identity crisis. The film tells a story better fit for PG-rated family fare, and then covers it in enough ugliness to garner a R-rating. In one scene, it's trying to make you laugh, ...

Strangely, whenever a good science fiction film delves into the subject of robots or artificial intelligence, the synthetic being is invariably the most compelling and human character on the screen.