Pam Grier opted for Quentin Tarantino over John Carpenter when it came to which director she had more in common with. Foxy Brown may be the meanest chick in town and Coffy the baddest one-chick hit squad that ever hit it, but Pam Grier is one of the most down-to-earth actresses on the planet. Still … Read more
John Carpenter and Stephen Colbert discussed The Thing – and its ending – on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter is currently doing the press rounds to promote his TV series Suburban Screams, which is available to watch on the Peacock streaming service. (You can read our review of Suburban Screams … Read more
You can cross one potential theory off the list with regard to The Thing’s ending. Debunked straight from the source. I Know I’m Me The ambiguous nature of the ending to John Carpenter’s The Thing is just one of the reasons it has stood the test of time. There have been plenty of theories over … Read more
John Carpenter doesn’t understand how you can screw up The Exorcist: Believer & adds his thoughts on the biggest movie of the year: Barbie. It’s safe to say that David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer hasn’t received the best reviews, but what does John Carpenter think? Before helming The Exorcist: Believer, David Gordon Green directed … Read more
The concept of “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams” is fundamentally flawed in that these six “true tales of terror” have no real connection other than playing out like disturbing anecdotes you hear at the bar. The vague connective tissue is that each episode is a “true” story told by an interview subject. But they blend supernatural, … Read more
John Carpenter’s The Thing is widely considered one of the best horror movies of all time. It also has more than enough sequel potential. The original film tells the story of an alien that crash-landed at an outpost in Antarctica. Over the course of the film, the Thing is able to disguise itself as the … Read more