Black Book is a Paul Verhoeven film, so you expect shocking, titillating moments. They’re there – a girl dyes her pubic hair, a Jewish resistance fighter sleeps with a Nazi, a giant vat filled with shit is dumped on someone – but it’s the murky moral ground where he sets the film that makes Black … Continue reading
For the next ten days until Friday, April 13th, I’ll be watching and reviewing the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise from the very first through Jason X (I’m up in the air about including Freddy vs Jason). I’ll be counting kills, observing the bad behavior that gets teenagers killed at Camp Crystal Lake, … Continue reading
People the least bit familiar with my writing on this site know that I give a wee bit extra attention to stories involving black talent for what I think would be obvious reasons. It’s been one of the more rewarding aspects of writing for CHUD: As I scan the trades daily for news, I’ve gotten … Continue reading
There have been a lot of misguided comic adaptations over the years, studios snatching up titles with a semblance of fan base and turning them into movies no one was necessarily dying to see. Some worked (Road to Perdition, American Splendor), most didn’t (Barb Wire, Steel, Tank Girl, Josie and the Pussycats and on and … Continue reading
You might remember Adam Shankman from the anti-studio screed I hastily wrote up the other day. You might also remember him as the so-called director who tore open his anus and leaked out The Pacifier, A Walk to Remember, The Wedding Planner, Bringing Down the House and Cheaper By the Dozen 2. I’m sorry, is … Continue reading
Grant Morrison has long been one of my favorite comic book writers; he has a bizarre vision that he carries with him from title to title, and in many ways I think he deserves the rarest of honors, which is being considered a real comic book auteur. But in the last few years I’ve seen … Continue reading
Podcast #20 of The Chud Show is near, and we’re super excited as it features a damn good (and substantial) segment with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost AKA the coolest motherfunkers going these days. Although we do eventually get around to talking Hot Fuzz, it’s a varied and zany conversation that is quite … Continue reading
I’m going to be completely honest with you guys: this brand new international trailer for Live Free or Die Hard ain’t getting along with my Windows Media Player for some annoying reason. But this is a news site, and this is news for anyone who grew up in the 1980s, so here’s a completely substance-free … Continue reading
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