Film Review: “Iron Man 3”
Shane Black provides a contemplative slant on celebrity and terrorism while still delivering plenty of summer box office bang. "You know who I am." Review by David Feltman The “Iron Man” series has long been the flagship for Marvel’s massive movie und ...
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 ...
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 ...
Film Review: “John Dies at the End”
“I once saw a man's kidney grow tentacles, tear itself out of a ragged hole in his back and go slapping across my kitchen floor, but that’s another story.” Review by David Feltman Director Don Coscarelli is known for outrageous, borderline psychedelic ...
Film Review: “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”
The cracked and craggy witches sport all manner of wicked-looking scales, spikes and horns... “Whatever you do, don’t eat the fucking candy.” Review by David Feltman I once saw a five-minute student film titled “Bad Moon,” in which Little Red ...
Film Review: “Mama”
"The time the film takes to flesh out its characters makes the finale as poignant as it is frightening." "Don't look at her. She's angry." Review by David Feltman Most horror fans will tell you that a PG-13 rating is something that should be a ...
Film Review: “Texas Chainsaw 3D”
“No one loves you like your family.” Review by David Feltman Right from the opening credits, “Texas Chainsaw” attempts to tie itself as closely as possible to Tobe Hooper’s original film and keep it’s distance from the recent Platinum Dunes remakes. T ...