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Every John Carpenter Movie Ranked -- Part One

Episode 92

It wouldn't be Halloween season without a John Carpenter film -- or all 18 of them.

Despite loving many John Carpenter movies, there were a few I had …

4 hours ago

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Ghosts of Mars (2001): John Carpenter Runs out of Gas

Episode 91

Ghosts of Mars lost money, and it didn't win too many critical fans when it was released. 

Still, its Wikipedia page claims it "garnered a cult follow…

6 days, 14 hours ago

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House II: The Second Story (1987): New House, New Silly Horror Problems

Episode 90

I covered House a few weeks ago and had so much fun I was back in for the sequel.

But does House II live up to the fun of the original?

Well, I'll be a…

2 weeks ago

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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987): Is this Hong Kong's Princess Bride?

Episode 89

A Chinese Ghost Story is said to be a beloved Hong Kong film, one that's lasted generations, especially for those born in the 1980s.

And as a romantic…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Johnny Guitar (1954): The Cult Operatic Western that Confused Audiences

Episode 88

I don't normally dip back into 1950s movies on Not Now in Theaters, but for the so-called "Beauty and the Beast of westerns," I was intrigued.

Johnny …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Ride in the Whirlwind (1966): Jack Nicholson's Anti-Western

Episode 87

Ride in the Whirlwind is a Criterion Classic film directed by Monte Hellman and written by Jack Nicholson.

Filmed side-by-side with fellow low-budget …

1 month, 1 week ago

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A Better Tomorrow II (1987): Unreal End Shootout, Bizarre Scenes

Episode 86

A Better Tomorrow II is best-known for its epic, stylish, bonkers end shootout. Ranked by many as one of the best ever shot, it lives up to the hype …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Excalibur (1981): Epic Dark Fantasy

Episode 85

John Boorman's Excalibur is still many film fans' go-to story of King Arthur. And it's a movie I love to stare at because it is simply gorgeous.

A dar…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Nemesis (1992): Lo-Fi Cyberpunk, Really Big Guns

Episode 84

Nemesis is a low-budget 1990s cyberpunk action film that, if you missed in its day, you got to check out now.

With effects wizards from Terminator 2 a…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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American Yakuza (1993): Even Aragorn Couldn’t Rescue This [Side Reels]

Episode 83

American Yakuza is a straight-to-video film that may catch your eye because it stars the legendary Viggo Mortensen.

In this episode, I explain that, e…

2 months ago

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