One Fuller Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Criterion Collection video series has four of director Samuel Fuller’s films in it, and not only was 1963’s “Shock Corridor†among the first to […]
Articles by David Guzman
A Town and Its Blob
It’s hard not to like a creature feature as silly as “The Blob,†but the folks in a new short-subject documentary called “Blob Town†love […]
The Price is Right
The worst thing you can say about issue 24 of “Vincent Price Presents†is also a huge compliment: The damned thing’s too short. It’s always […]
Mario Still a Winner
With all the fuss Nintendo’s made over the silver anniversary of its mustachioed mascot, you’d think it would’ve led to something a bit more noteworthy […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Admit You Loved ‘Yogi Bear’
In terms of what 3-D adds to “Yogi Bear,†the movie’s best shot comes when Yogi feasts on a worm, one he doesn’t find especially […]
Spacey Hits Jackpot as Abramoff in ‘Casino Jack’
Among the things we find out about Jack Abramoff (Kevin Spacey) in “Casino Jack,†the most curious is the stint he had as a Hollywood […]
Michael Jackson Lives on Posthumous Album
The material on Michael Jackson’s “Michael†was still in embryo when he died, which accounts for why his usual control over every detail of his […]
Wahlberg Ready to Rumble in ‘The Fighter’
While the plot in “The Fighter†takes a road that’s been traveled many times before, what makes it worth seeing is what the cast brings […]
Rotting Around the Christmas Tree
It’s more than a little unusual to walk into a comic-book store and find that “Night of the Living Dead†has its own series, but […]
Jackson Making an Impression on the Wii
Using the Nintendo Wii’s motion sensor, gamers can emulate Michael Jackson’s choreography set to 26 recordings from his repertoire in “Michael Jackson: The Experience.” Along […]
IFC Center Highlights ‘Tokyo Story’
Until Western audiences discovered him in the early ‘70s, Yasujiro Ozu was the best director America had never heard of. He died about a decade […]