Book Review: “Heavy Metal Movies”
"Heavy Metal Movies” catalogues a surprising collection of lost gems and campy stinkers, all lovingly curated by McPadden. Review by David Feltman Mike “McBeardo” McPadden likes his music as extreme as his movies. It’s a passion that shows in his writin ...
‘Wild Girl Waltz’ Review and Interview with Mark Lewis
Lewis manages to create an engaging and personal female centric counterpart to the typical Hollywood bromance. “I can’t believe I’m this desperate to hold onto my buzz.” By David Feltman While Hollywood scripts are, for better or worse, rewritten and ...
‘Thor: The Dark World’
Hemsworth transitioned Thor from a reckless hot head to a responsible, mild mannered god at the end of the first film, leaving him as dull as the Man of Steel for “The Dark World.” Review by David Feltman “You were on TV, naked." &nbs ...
“Machete Kills”
Robert Rodriguez has created a Mexican amalgam of Shaft, James Bond and Chuck Norris. Review by David Feltman “Yes, I ‘m a ‘Star Wars’ fan.” “Machete” may have started off as a faux trailer and spun off into a campy but mediocre feature length action ...
“Bad Milo!”
There’s primal satisfaction in the idea of being able to violently purge all of the day's accumulated stress. Review by David Feltman “There is an ancient myth surrounding the anus.” When one goes into a movie about a wrathful butt demon, one has ce ...
“Prisoners”
Villeneuve weaves his mystery like a reimagining of the West Memphis Three case by way of “Zodiac,” “Seven,” and “Silence of the Lambs.” Review by David Feltman “Everything matters.” Canadian director Denis Villeneuve aims for a modern crime thriller ...
Film Review: “The World’s End”
In the final installment of director Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost return as beer guzzling buddies battling alien robots. Review by David Feltman “I just punched my wedding ring out of a robot’s tummy.” In the final instal ...
Film Review: “Kick Ass 2”
The film does manage to mostly overcome the juvenilia to be an entertaining flick, but “Kick Ass 2” is strictly for big kids. Review by David Feltman “What did I tell you about taking the Lord’s name in vain?” Despite the cliffhanger ending, “Kick Ass ...