Articles by John Carpenter
The Devil's Rejects: Unrated Director's Cut
After throwing a bag of mixed tricks at us with "House Of 1000 Corpses", writer/director Rob Zombie decided to change the pace with his follow up "The Devil's Rejects". The characters Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding (labeled The [...]
Paper Clips
Documentaries are becoming more and more of an art form each year. Like him or hate him, Michael Moore has put the finishing touches on a road paved by Errol Morris and D.A. Pennebaker, bringing the reality of life to cinemas across the nation. Even with [...]
Dead And Breakfast
In the comedy horror spirit inspired by the likes of "Evil Dead" and more recently "Shaun Of The Dead", "Dead And Breakfast" has an uphill battle to achieve the notoriety of those two films. The plot is pretty simple. While [...]
The Candy Snatchers
I love "The Candy Snatchers." It is one of the lost gems in the exploitation genre and has been ignored far too long. I haven't been this passionate about a movie for a long time. I have certainly seen some great films this year, but there [...]
High Tension
"High Tension" is a brutal movie. I am not sure if I was too distracted to notice the gore upon my first viewing or just ignored it, but it is there in full force. The first half of "High Tension" is superb. A couple of girls head out [...]
Whispering Corridors
"The Ring" is primarily responsible for the Asian horror market blanketing our DVD releases. The problem is, for every movie like "The Ring", there are five movies like "Ring 2". I have kept up with the Asian horror craze, as [...]
Ghost In The Shell
How do you eat an elephant? Given all of the information and philosophy tossed around in "Ghost In The Shell", it is odd that question is the one in my mind. My experience in the world of Anime is somewhat limited. I am aware of the bigwigs in [...]