Film Review: “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Wisely placing his name above the title, “Precious” director Lee Daniels no doubt has visions of little gold statues dancing before his eyes. Review by David Feltman “I know the way.” Wisely placing his name above the title, “Precious” director Lee Da ...
Film Review: “The Conjuring”
James Wan takes every cliché, from first person found footage shots to one super freaky doll, and turns them into well-oiled cogs in this scream machine of a film. Review by David Feltman “Infestation. Oppression. Possession.” The haunted house genre ...
Film Review: “Pacific Rim”
Thankfully for a movie about psychically linked soldiers in giant robots fighting extra-dimensional monsters, the only thing mundane is the name “Pacific Rim.” Review by David Feltman “Today we are canceling the apocalypse.” Had this film been release ...
Film Review: “The Lone Ranger”
“The Lone Ranger” is an unwieldy mess of wandering motivations and poorly defined plot points. Review by David Feltman “What’s with the mask?” Trying to breathe new life into beloved but forgotten franchises sounds good on paper, but seems doomed in p ...
Film Review: “Monsters University”
The prospect of getting to revisit the "Monsters" world sounds great on paper, but the formulaic “Animal House”/”Revenge of the Nerds” plot fails to add anything worthwhile. Review by David Feltman “If you’re not scary, what kind of monster are you?” ...
Film Review: “World War Z”
The PG-13 rating makes “World War Z” the most bloodless zombie movie ever made. Review by David Feltman “Movement is life.” Max Brooks’ faux oral history of the zombie apocalypse might have been turned into the greatest Ken Burns style faux documentar ...
Film Review: “V/H/S 2”
The shorts offer a broad range from amusing and introspective zombies to ultra intense satanic cults. Review by David Feltman “Papa.” Bringing together a new batch of talented directors (including the directors of “The Blair Witch Project” and “The Ra ...
Film Review: “Man of Steel”
“Man of Steel” attempts a new, modern vision of the iconic comic book hero, but that vision involves stripping back Superman’s most iconic elements. Review by David Feltman “Release the World Engine!” Like J.J. Abram’s “Star Trek Into Darkness,” Zack ...
Film Review: “This is the End”
The film’s central gimmick allows the cast’s ids to run wild. Review by David Feltman “Sip time. Who wants a sip?” For a movie that has nothing to do with Judd Apatow, “This is the End” feels in every way like an Apatow movie. From the man-child humor ...
Film Review: “The Lords of Salem”
Merging “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Suspiria,” Zombie captures the look and tone of 70s era witch flicks. “Witchcraft is nothing but a psychotic belief brought upon by a delusional state of mind.” Review by David Feltman In many ways, Rob Zombie’s fifth fi ...