One-Shot (28/05/10)

Every so often I read a blog post and feel bad for neglecting my own so much over the last year. Popping back in sporadically with a thousand words or so on The Irish Question isn't what you fine people deserve. "Fine-Toothed Coombs: A Blog" is often the catalyst for such thoughts. Imagine an observational stand-up style blog with an eye to the cinema written by Greg Dulli, with all the alcohol references that would entail, but 100% more self-deprecation and even more cynical charm. Keep up the good work, Devin!

You could also do a lot worse than to check out some of the other blogs available from CHUD. Quality ain't exactly in short supply there.

One-Shot (19/05/10)

I love a good relaxed interview. This is actually enough to make me wanna see Survival of the Dead. And Diary... (something I never thought I'd say.)

One-Shot (12/05/10)

Rambo's retirement suddenly seems more palatable.

One-Shot (09/05/10)

My latest CHUD DVD review in which I am rather kind on a silly but fun movie called Kill Theory.

One-Shot (03/05/10)

Another day of working, feeling down, and not much else can mean only one thing: a brief, late (sorry) and probably avoided One-Shot. Enjoy!

On a writerly level, I agree with Rambo's retirement. On the level that makes me want to see excessive destruction of the human form on the silver screen, this saddens me.

Via: CHUD, where funny news lives.

One-Shot (01/05/10)

The poster for Grown Ups erases much of the goodwill Adam Sandler regained with Funny People.

One-Shot (21/04/10)

Let's go crazy!

I hope to some day wail on Christophe's Magneto using Spider-Man, with the aid of this game.

One-Shot (20/04/10)

Electro? Lenin? Dissident Republicans? All of the above?

Please, let it be all of the above.

One-Shot (16/04/10)

I might still review the excellent Kick-Ass. If I don't, though, this pretty much says it all.

One-Shot (14/04/10)

I see no harm in this potential appointment.

One-Shot (09/04/10)

I've not seen much from the guy, but - if he can act - you could do worse than casting him as Kurt on looks alone.

One-Shot (07/04/10)

My third CHUD DVD Review: this time, The Canyon!

One-Shot (06/04/10)

I haven't read The Runaways. However, based on a pitch like "The Breakfast Club with superheroes", I would agree with Devin's notion that Joss Whedon feels like a better fit to directed a movie version of that property than The Avengers.

One-Shot (28/03/10)

Another review.

One-Shot (23/03/10)

One of my first acts as Mack Daddy of lsfhf's Twitter (yeah, that's how I do things) was announcing my desire to see Chris Evans square off against Hugo Weaving's Red Skull in The First Avenger: Captain America. Well, it's happening! This also means he's gonna be rubbing shoulders with R.D.J. et al in The Avengers, as well as donning those snappy Star Spangled threads in Joe Johnson's impending solo affair. If you don't understand why this is good news, re-watch both Fantastic Four's and Sunshine, then get back to me on that.

Via CHUD* the home of awesome.

* Of course.

A Reason To Be Cheerful

As I said to Christophe not long ago, I couldn't even say I dreamed of writing for CHUD.com one day because I simply didn't think of it that way. To me, it would've been like dreaming about what to buy Winona for our 6 month anniversary; it just didn't feel like something that should be dreamed about because, since it's likely never gonna happen, it's best not to get attached to the idea.

Well, today I offically started reviewing DVD's for CHUD.com. My first offering, an appraisal of the movie Good Dick, can be read here. For some time, CHUD's been my only daily port of call for movie news. And, though much maligned, their Forums are home to some of the finest, funniest discussions the web has to offer so it's no exaggeration to say that it's an absolute honour and privilege to contribute to what is without doubt my favourite website. Thanks to Nick, Eileen, Jeremy, Troy, and everyone else at CHUD for all their help and the opportunity to work with a wealth of talented writers and some of the coolest online film personalities around.

See ya in the Sewer!

One-Shot (12/03/10)

Sold. Now, all that remains is to give Chris Evans the Star Spangled shield and have done with it.

One-Shot (09/03/10)

Allow me to take this opportunity to turn today's One-Shot into the latest in a long line of podcast endorsements. To be fair, I'll be doing it whether or not you permit it. That, people, is power itself. Which brings me (finally) to the point: most people get excited about the Oscars for the glitz; some of us, however, get excited for a different reason - a CHUD Show Oscar Special!

One-Shot (08/03/10)

Who says illiteracy is not a laughing matter?

At least, that note's author inadvertently stumbled upon a killer tag-line for the probably inevitable Back To The Future remake.

One-Shot (25/02/10)

Today sees the release of another trailer for A Nightmare On Elm Street, the film that looks set to bridge the gap between good remakes like Evil Dead/Evil Dead II and Gus Van Sant's Psycho.

The good news is that it's a big step up on the truly woeful first trailer (which I'm deliberately not linking to.) It does a much better job of building a suitably menacing atmosphere and masking the amount of overly-familiar moments it seems to have to the original (bath bother, unwanted levitation.)

The "micronaps" guy has a serious, most likely intentional, hint of the Pattinson's about him. I'm not feeling Haley's voice at all. The "no, just me" was so Rorschach it sucked me right out of it. This was even worse than usual, as I was really enjoying it up 'til then. That kind of gruffness worked for that character, but it just seems really overblown for this sort of role. Too "scary badman" by far.