Film Review: “Evil Dead”
“Evil Dead” transcends its callow gore fest roots and becomes a captivating meditation on drug abuse. Review by David Feltman “You have to get me out of here.” The “Evil Dead” remake is 0% groovy. There are no kings to be hailed or babies distributing ...
Film Review: “Scarred but Smarter: life n times of drivin n cryin”
“Scarred but Smarter” offers a perfect guide to budding musicians on how to pick your battles. Review by David Feltman “I don’t want to do this if it’s not fun anymore.” I wish there was a ‘making of’ documentary for “Scarred but Smarter,” the story o ...
Film Review: “The ABCs of Death”
“The ABCs of Death” is for gore hounds that can appreciate a whopping WTF factor. Review by David Feltman “Let us pass beyond the boundaries of good taste and become one together.” “The ABCs of Death” is an ambitious project. The film is an independen ...
Film Review: “Oz the Great and Powerful”
“Oz the Great and Powerful” is dotted with Sam Raimi's special brand of slapstick violence, whip pans and zip zooms. “You’re not the wizard I was expecting.” Review by David Feltman Early in “Oz the Great and Powerful,” James Franco as the titular huc ...
CD Review: Dave Grohl & Friends – Sound City: Real to Reel
This is not so much a soundtrack as a celebration of musical history. Review by David Feltman Music critics rarely put forth the effort to review movie soundtracks, but Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary is so musically enamored and its soundtrack so ...
Film Review: “The Last Exorcism Part 2”
Like Polanski’s “Repulsion,” internal trauma is externalized into hallucinatory horror. “If he can seduce you, he’ll be free.” Review by David Feltman Dropping the faux-documentary conceit of its predecessor, “The Last Exorcism Part 2” continues to ch ...
Interview with Carmine Appice
"You have to be prepared enough in your playing, in your chops, to be able to go for your goal." By David Feltman You may not have heard the name “Carmine Appice” before, but chances are you’ve heard his work. For nearly half a century the award winni ...
Interview/CD Review: Spoken – Illusion
by David Feltman For 17 years, Spoken has never been happy standing still. The Arkansas quartet has transitioned through multiple sub-genres in their career, from rap metal, nu-metal, hard rock, post-hardcore, metalcore, etc. At this point it seems tri ...
CD Review: Puscifer – Donkey Punch the Night
Puscifer's Donkey Punch the Night EP is a menagerie of the beautifully bizarre and unexpected. Review by David Feltman Ever the vessel for Maynard James Keenan’s rampaging musical id, Puscifer entertains any and all of the man’s musical ...
Live Review: Gojira, Devin Townsend Project, The Atlas Moth at The Masquerade
Review and Photos by David Feltman The best concerts always include at least one surprisingly good band you’ve never heard of before. And by that standard, the Gojira/Devin Townsend Project show at The Masquerade on February 5th was a great show. The o ...