Once is the kind of movie that ruins it for other movies. Once isn’t just a nearly perfect little film, it’s effortlessly so, and you walk out wondering why more movies can’t just be this good. Glen Hansard, who sings for the Irish band The Frames in real life, is The Guy, an Irish busker … Continue reading
Welcome to the next CHUD List. We’ve tackled our essentials list and the continued revelation of our Kills List from 2003, and now that we’ve begun the beguine, we must continue. Behold: The CHUD.com Top 50 Disappointments. A quick word on the criteria. We could very easily have spent this whole article discussing sequels and … Continue reading
My apologies to the legion of Blacula fans out there. I just couldn’t resist borrowing the name to tie Ernest Dickerson and the new Dracula film together. To be fair, this isn’t a Dracula film, exactly. It’s all a little bit confusing. A few weeks back, word arrived that Jan de Bont was producing a … Continue reading
1. EMPIRE – JUNE 2007 The biggest and best movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That’s all you need to know. This issue’s strong points: This issue is definitive proof that Empire are the Kings of Layout. I honestly didn’t think I could read another word about Grindhouse, though I understand the … Continue reading
My membership fees in the black race are way past due, and honestly, I’m thinking about telling them to fuck off and canceling. What am I getting for my money these days? An eloquent, yet vacuous robo-candidate for President. A signature genre of music that’s been taking over by prison and street culture. Not one, … Continue reading
While I appreciated the nod to the endlessly entertaining surfer crime flick Point Break in the splendid comedy cop brilliance that is Hot Fuzz, I never considered the film to have such a brand name and enduring appeal that we would actually see further adventures with Johnny Utah and Bodhi. But I guess if Road … Continue reading
Maybe I’ve sat idly by one too many times as The Transporter 2 scorched my eyelids during one of its kazillion showings on HBO. Maybe I’ve watched way too many martial arts action flicks. Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you. I’m not sure what it is exactly, but I find myself … Continue reading
It’s useless to brag "I knew there was another project coming!" after Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks snatched up Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, but, damn it, someone intimated to me a week ago that there was another project coming. What my source failed to mention was that the project was already a year in the … Continue reading
The Crop: Redbelt The Studio: Sony Pictures Classics The Writer-Director: David Mamet The Producer: Chrisann Verges The Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Emily Mortimer, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay The Premise: A principled martial arts instructor struggling to keep his modest dojo operational succumbs to the lure of Hollywood. The ensuing flirtation is a … Continue reading
Please send letters. Kurt Writes: I am a big fan of the site, and I have ust a small suggestion. Can you add a favicon to your site. That is just a little icon/logo that shows up to your URL in the menu bar. A lot of users who place favorites in their Firefox menu … Continue reading