Movie Reviews

We’re a hotheaded group of individuals. We crave a pull quote like anyone else, but it’s not about that. It’s only about you the reader. We love you. We want to take you home and cuddle with you. The following reviews are the opinions of the editors of CHUD.com and are by most accounts bang on.

REVIEW: JARHEAD

War is hell. We know that from watching Hollywood’s output of war movies. Now Jarhead comes along to show us another side of that – no war is hell, too. Anthony Swofford has joined the Marines, making “a wrong turn on the way to college.” He’s got a pretty girlfriend back home wearing his USMC … Continue reading

BOOK REVIEW: X LIST, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PUBLISHER: Da Capo PressMSRP: $17.50PAGES: 330What turns us on? What turns critics on? This is the question The X List: The National Society of Film Critics’ Guide to the Movies That Turn Us On (possibly the longest unwarranted title on this site so far) tries to answer by assembling articles … Continue reading

REVIEW: NEW YORK DOLL

I’ve always been fascinated by Pete Best. What must it be like to be fired from The Beatles just before they become worldwide sensations? How do you deal with living life in Liverpool while the other three guys you used to hang out with go on to conquer the culture of the entire planet? That’s … Continue reading

REVIEW: WEATHER MAN, THE

I don’t know that I can ever truly forgive Nicolas Cage. I remember when this Coppola Clansman was so into his art and craft that he ate a live cockroach for a very, very shitty horror film. Then he began taking roles in obnoxious action films halfway through the 90s. At first I assumed The … Continue reading

BOOK REVIEW: PRIDE & PREJUDICE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!AUTHOR: Jane AustenPUBLISHER: PenguinMSRP: $10.00PAGES: 367 CHUD is a classy place, I tell you what. We eat finger sandwiches and commiserate about international politics. We indulge ourselves in clever jests about the failing relationships of our peers and elders. We read literature and then discuss it for hours, using words … Continue reading

REVIEW: LEGEND OF ZORRO, THE

The Mask of Zorro was a real breath of fresh air in the stale, stale year of 1998. That was the year of dueling asteroid films and Godzilla; it seemed like the Hollywood action film was about to go the way of the musical. But Zorro was lithe where the rest lumbered, and it presented … Continue reading

REVIEW: KISS KISS, BANG BANG

If I have as much fun in a theater with another movie this year as I had with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, 2005 will go down in history as the greatest year for cinema ever. Shane Black, best known for his high-octane buddy pictures like Lethal Weapon and The Long Kiss Goodnight, makes his directorial … Continue reading

REVIEW: NORTH COUNTRY

The issue film seems to have been relegated to TV for the last few years, but every now and then one rears its head and lumbers to the Academy Awards – The Insider, or Erin Brockovich or Boys Don’t Cry. For 2005 it’s North Country, a fictioned up version of true events that led up … Continue reading

REVIEW: SHOPGIRL

Every couple of years the other Steve Martin emerges from his hole, blearily blinks his eyes, makes a good movie, and then goes back to sleep again. While that Steve Martin sleeps there’s a different guy who runs around making shitty and broad comedies like Bringing Down the House and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. … Continue reading