John Carpenter
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American filmmaker, composer, and screenwriter whose genre classics include Halloween, The Thing, Escape from New York, and They Live.
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3 episodes featuring John Carpenter
The Big Picture
Cregger’s Resident Evil gambles on spectacle with a personal edge
The episode connects a volatile awards season and TIFF’s shifting influence with a filmmaker testing how far ambitious genre cinema can go.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 15m
The Big Picture
Resident Evil revives unapologetic horror comedy
The discussion makes a case for Zach Cregger’s film as both a sharp video-game adaptation and a corrective to overly solemn modern horror.
Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 43m
The Rewatchables
Aliens turns sequel pressure into war-movie mastery
The episode tests whether James Cameron’s expansion of Alien’s intimate horror created an equal—or even superior—classic without sacrificing atmosphere or emotional stakes.
Aug 31, 2026 · 2h 21m