David Edelstein became a journalist after graduating from Harvard University in 1981.
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David Edelstein is often associated with close friend, fellow film critic, and iconoclast Pauline Kael.
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David Edelstein is credited with coining the term "torture porn, " a genre to describe such movies as Hostel and Saw.
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David Edelstein has previously been a film critic for Slate, NPR's Fresh Air, New York, the New York Post, The Village Voice, and The Boston Phoenix.
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David Edelstein has been a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics.
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David Edelstein appeared six times as a guest on the television program Charlie Rose to talk about the movies and the Oscar telecast.
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David Edelstein post was widely criticized, and David Edelstein promptly apologized and deleted the original post.
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David Edelstein is the co-author with independent film producer Christine Vachon of the book Shooting to Kill.
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David Edelstein is the author of two plays, Feed the Monkey and Blaming Mom.
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