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.

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REVIEW: GHOST RIDER

Ghost Rider is not the worst movie of the year. That’s going to disappoint some people – myself included – but that doesn’t mean it’s a good movie. It’s not even an OK movie. Ghost Rider is, more often than not, terrible – but in a very watchable way. A huge… Continue reading

REVIEW: CLOSE TO HOME

[Note: Close to Home is set for a limited theatrical release starting today, February 16. IFC Films sent us a screener of this and a couple of their other upcoming releases, reviews for which you'll see appearing in the coming week or so. IFC's website has… Continue reading

REVIEW: BREACH

Robert Hanssen is a fascinating man. A patriotic American and FBI agent, Hanssen sold secrets to the Russians for over twenty years. A devout and strict Catholic and family man, Hanssen carried on an affair with a stripper and secretly videotaped sex with his… Continue reading

REVIEW: MUSIC AND LYRICS

As I left my seat shortly after my viewing of Music and Lyrics ended, I realized that I had some emails to get to. Then, I went and had a bite to eat. Shortly after that, I was headed to another appointment somewhere when I ended up calling Nick for something… Continue reading

REVIEW: HEADER

Directed by: Archibald Flancranstin Starring: Jake Suffian, Elliot V. Kotek, Dick Mullaney "If there's one thing I don't need it's a bone splinter sliding into my dick meat." I'm a very new convert to the writings of Edward Lee. It's only been in the last… Continue reading

REVIEW: HANNIBAL RISING

There are times when low expectations lead to films genuinely surprising you in a “Wow, that wasn’t a bad as I thought it would be!” kind of way. And then, there are times when the same expectations lead to films surprising you in a “Wow, this is actually a… Continue reading

REVIEW: HOT FUZZ

Note: Technically, this review is for the UK release of Hot Fuzz. This technicality is meaningless, as both the UK and US cuts are identical. UK Chewers can see Hot Fuzz opening this week. US readers will have to wait until April 20th. We'll have another… Continue reading

REVIEW: FACTORY GIRL

“Why is this day different from all others?” is a question every Jewish family hears at the Passover seder. “Why is this biopic different from all others?” is a question that no one seems to hear in Hollywood. Factory Girl is the latest in a string of… Continue reading

MEDIA REPORTS (1.29.07)

Don't be surprised to see the likes of Ozone and XXL in CHUD Media Reports going forward. We're gradually going to expand the scope of our magazine reviews to hit a variety of areas besides film. We love the newsstand, and this site's magazine coverage is… Continue reading

REVIEW: BREAKING AND ENTERING

Sometimes a horse comes out of the gate strong and dominates the track for the first few laps but then, suddenly and tragically, a leg goes – just buckles and snaps – and the horse is down, the rider is thrown, and their race is over. This same thing happens… Continue reading

TOP 15 NOVELS OF 2006

I want to apologize for my long absence. It was not out of laziness or a lack of things to write about. To make a long story short, you’ll understand if you know anyone that has suffered from pressure sores and if you research them, you’ll understand how bad… Continue reading