Remember that Simpsons episode where Homer buys a gun and proceeds to use it as an all-purpose tool to turn off lights, change the channel, crack nuts and so on? The protagonist of Michael Davis’s Shoot ‘Em Up, Mr. Smith, approaches firearms with a likewise sense of versatility, only Smith is a lot handier with … Continue reading
Sure, this is a movie web site, but the state of the world today demands that we look beyond our own small individual interests and come together as one to find the way back to peace and prosperity. We are living in dangerous and important times, and that means we need strong, reliable leadership at … Continue reading
I haven’t yet seen John August’s The Nines, but I’ve been told it’s a fascinating puzzle of a movie. If you have seen the film and are still turning it over in your head, the answers you’re looking for may be here now… in the form of an audio commentary. As far as I can … Continue reading
When Tulia was going to be a One False Move reunion of sorts for Billy Bob Thornton and director Carl Franklin, I had high hopes for the torn-from-the-headlines drama about racially motivated drug busts in a small Texas town. Folks I’ve encountered who’ve read the Nate Blakeslee book on which the film is/was to be … Continue reading
Instead of just bumping the one article for the CHUD Podcast, I’m going to give each installment their own so that we can build this thing up a little better and keep it fresh. Of course fresh isn’t exactly on the menu with these shows due to the meandering craziness of them, but you get … Continue reading
I’m sorry, but what was it, aside from the meager domestic returns, that Steven E. de Souza’s Street Fighter failed to get right about a video game in which cartoon characters wallop the shit out of each other? Were there storytelling nuances he missed? Character arcs left unresolved? Finishing moves misrepresented? Getting indignant over a … Continue reading
Robert Graves’s novel, I, Claudius: Stutterin’ to the Top of the Roman Empire, was the basis for the greatest television miniseries of all time. What are the chances it will inspire the greatest movie of all time? And what are the chances I could come up with a lamer intro to this piece? Producer Scott … Continue reading
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We’ve seen Tom Cruise in his Nazi get-up from the film Valkyrie, but the image above is the first of the actor surrounded by his cinematic co-conspirators. All of the men are involved in a plot to kill Hitler and end the Second World War*, as well as a plot to pretend like Tom Cruise … Continue reading
Holy shit. Joust: The Movie. I promise I’m not jealous because my HBO Root Beer Tapper mini-series wasn’t greenlit when I say that this impending strike is a fuckfaced retarded asshole poopface. For the record, Aaron Eckhart would have made an excellent Tapper. It’s one thing to perpetuate. Keep the gears turning. Hollowood isn’t able … Continue reading