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: SERENITY (DEVIN’S TAKE)

This review contains fairly large spoilers. Check out Nick’s spoiler-free review here. There are going to be those who will say that my long held belief that Joss Whedon’s Serenity will not do that well at the box is coloring my review of that film. All I can say is that it’s not, and that … Continue reading

REVIEW: FLIGHTPLAN

How badly does Flightplan stink? I’ve been sitting here coming up with lists of stinky cheeses and which athletes probably had the stinkiest feet, and I am still not finding anything comparable to the great stench that Flightplan will be laying in theaters starting this weekend. Interestingly it’s not the worst movie of the year, … Continue reading

REVIEW: DEAR WENDY

I come to you not knowing how to take Dear Wendy, the new film written by Lars von Trier and directed by Thomas Vinterberg, the cofounders of the Dogme movement. More than Dogme, though, von Trier is best known these days for his films Dogville and Manderlay, which are both hypercritical of America – and … Continue reading

REVIEW: CORPSE BRIDE, THE

Stop motion is one of the most painstaking and difficult forms of animation. It’s too bad that Tim Burton would choose to spend so much time on making the characters in his new film, The Corpse Bride, move so elegantly and spend so little time on the story they tell. The Corpse Bride tells the … Continue reading

MEDIA REPORT: EMPIRE #193

The Magazine: EMPIRE #196 The Pitch: The biggest and best movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That’s all you need to know.The Cost: $8.99The Month: OctoberThe Publisher: SameCover Story: King Kong Main Interview: Sean Penn PRO: Dangerously good and often accurate reviews section and they dish out a lot less five … Continue reading

MEDIA REPORT: GIANT #7

The Magazine: Giant The Pitch: A newcomer in the world of magazines geared towards men and their entertainment. Sort of like an American HOT DOG. Of all the US books out there, this is the one most in tune with CHUD.com’s mentality.The Cost: $3.99The Month: Oct/NovThe Publisher: SameCover Story: Jennifer Love Hewitt Main Interview: Jennifer … Continue reading

MEDIA REPORT: PREMIERE (OCT ’05)

The Magazine: Premiere The Pitch: America’s leading movie magazine. A consumer rag but tinted with a little of the insider stuff and industry editorial that flies a little over the heads of the readers of fluff like EW.The Cost: $3.99The Month: OctoberThe Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi MediaCover Story: Charlize Theron Main Interview: Steve Martin PRO: Tiny … Continue reading

REVIEW: EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED

There’s a lot that’s great about Everything is Illuminated, but one of the things that struck me is that this is the auspicious directorial debut for an actor. Liev Schreiber didn’t just direct this adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s critically acclaimed novel, he wrote the screenplay, yet this movie isn’t filled with actorly moments. In a … Continue reading

BOOK REVIEW: ARE MY BLINKERS SHOWING?

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PUBLISHER: Da Capo PressMSRP: $22.00PAGES: 162 [Note from George: Yes, CHUD’s delving into books. If this goes over well with you guys, expect to see more as time goes by.  I’m slogging through one at the moment as well! But for now, I’ll just shut up and let Mr. Arbuckle … Continue reading

REVIEW: TRANSPORTER 2

Transporter 2 may be the most gleefully unrealistic action film in the past decade. It also may be one of the most fun, something that tells me that audiences might have room in their hearts for both the new wave of postmodern gritty scaled down crowd pleasers as well as the carefree 1980’s style where … Continue reading