The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Village of the Damned • TCS-014
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or: Come on, Garry!


The Dudes discuss yet another horror remake by John Carpenter …but is it another hidden gem buried deep in The Master’s 90s filmography? Or are we left wondering why exactly John Carpenter’s name rests above the title?


SHOW NOTES

00:03:02 – Review – Village of the Damned
00:40:58 – Beer Pairing: Golden One by Anthem Brewing Co.
“Club Sauce” – Dragon Inn 3
00:44:34 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Crimes
War Crimes
#82 - Road House
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or: I Used to Butt-Chug Beers Like You in Prison


The Dudes are joined once again by Maxx Crawford to discuss Chris’s War Crime/Maxx’s favorite movie of all time – Road House! *PLUS* we create our own rules for the Road House drinking game and Chirs highlights a double IPA that you should try next time you visit the Double Deuce.


SHOW NOTES

00:03:22 – Review – Road House
00:26:46 – Beer Pairing: Citra Ass Down by Against the Grain Brewery
“Shiggy feat. KeithCharles” – Sports
00:31:20 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Memoirs of an Invisible Man • TCS-013
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or: This Whole Premise is Sweaty


Jacob and Chris fight off delirium in a late night discussion of John Carpenter’s first film of the 90s, Memoirs of an Invisible Man. PLUS! Chris pairs this perplexing picture with a confoundingly clear beer and Jake revisits a noir classic.


SHOW NOTES

00:01:16 – The John Carpenter News Wire
00:10:31 – Review – Memoirs of an Invisible Man
00:49:50 – Beer Pairing: Any IPA by Springdale Beer (in collaboration with Against the Grain Brewery)
“Bad Boy” – Dragon Inn 3
00:56:35 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#81 - Solo: A Star Wars Story
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or: He has four arms, but his shoulders are his greatest weakness.


Jason Yang (aka Work More or Less / Invisible Element) returns to the Jedi Council for a spirited (and belated) discussion of Solo: A Star Wars StoryPLUS Chris recommends a funky fruit-forward farmhouse ale and a surprise guest drops by!


SHOW NOTES

00:07:20 – Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story
00:18:48 – SPOILERS – Solo: A Star Wars Story
01:01:31 – Beer Pairing: Brettaberry by Wicked Weed Brewing
“Old Friends” – Ben Rector
01:05:33 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
They Live • TCS-012
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or: Wait, a Pickle?!


Chris & Jacob discuss John Carpenter’s final film of the 80’s – They Live!  You don’t have to listen, but we’re giving you a choice: either put on this podcast or start eatin’ that trash can!


SHOW NOTES

00:01:09 – Prince of Darkness: Revisited
00:08:36 – Review – They Live
00:50:09 – Beer Pairing: Miller High Life by Miller Brewing Company
“I Will Always Be Yours” – Ben Rector
00:55:27 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Crimes
War Crimes
#80 - Being There
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or: Very Subtle Hilarity Ensues


Do you like to listen?

Special guest and Fantasy Movie League royalty Phil Lucia (aka School of Rock) joins Chris & Jacob in the War Bunker to discuss a personal War Crime, Hal Ashby’s Being There.


SHOW NOTES

00:03:36 – Review – Being There
00:23:57 – SPOILERS – Being There
00:45:41 – Beer Pairing: Hazelnut Brown Nectar by Rogue Ales
“Good Light” – Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors
00:49:32 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Prince of Darkness • TCS-002 (re-broadcast)
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or: Stop Trying to make ‘P.o.D’ Happen!


The Dudes descend to the seventh layer of the cinema to review Prince of Darkness! Is the second film in John Carpenter’s “Apocalypse Trilogy” a heck of a good time – or does it deserve to stay buried in the bowels of movie hell (a.k.a. the $5 bin at Walmart)? *PLUS* Chris picks up a sour blonde…we’re talking about beer, BTW.


SHOW NOTES

00:01:41 – Review – Prince of Darkness
00:18:22 – SPOILERS – Prince of Darkness
00:35:56- Beer Pairing: Mariposa Sour Ale by Almanac Beer Company
“Ghoul School” – Dragon Inn 3
00:39:40 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#79 - Phantom Thread (w/ guest Peterson Hill)
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or: Adam Sandler is the Comedic Nick Cage


Jacob & Chris call on resident Paul Thomas Anderson expert, Peterson Hill, to dive deep into his latest film, Phantom Thread. Dress up in your finest ensemble (nothing chic!) and join us as we discuss breakfast, debate the effectiveness of Johnny Greenwood’s lush score, and wrestle with Reynolds Woodcock’s complicated portrayal of masculinity in the wake of the #MeToo movement. PLUS! Find out what beer pairs exceptionally well with Phantom Thread and how this film is exactly like The Lego Batman Movie.


SHOW NOTES

00:05:18 – Review – Phantom Thread
00:21:36 – SPOILERS – Phantom Thread
01:07:54 – Beer Pairing: Breakfast Stout by Founders Brewing Co.
“Broken Smile” – Smokey & the Mirror
01:18:41 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Big Trouble in Little China • TCS-011
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or: The Important Thing With Tank Tops is Layering


Chris & Jacob climb aboard the Pork-Chop Express as Kurt Russell re-teams with John Carpenter – this time as a mindless motor-mouthed truck driver in Big Trouble in Little China! While out on the long haul, The Dudes pick up a drifter named Maxx Crawford and offer him a ride in exchange for his six demon bag full Big Trouble knowledge. This comedy-thriller-kung fu movie is a certified cult classic, but how does it stack up against the rest of the Carpenter cannon?

PLUS! Chris pairs with Big Trouble with a beer guaranteed to make you feel kinda invincible, Maxx confesses to watching the same movie every day for the past months and tells us all about his college roommate, Dirt, and The Dudes face the toughest Class of the Carpenter challenge to date with an all-out Kurt Russell Tussle.


SHOW NOTES

00:03:25 – Review – Big Trouble in Little China
00:56:01 – Beer Pairing: Pappy Burleson by Anthem Brewing Company
“Banana Ghost” – Man Man
01:01:04 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#78 - The Darjeeling Limited
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or: The Estuary Between Order and Chaos


Jacob ranks The Darjeeling Limited at the tippy top of Wes Anderson’s filmography and Chris ranks it dead last. Can we convince our co-hosts to reassess their respective positions on the Whitman brothers’ futile quest for enlightenment? PLUS! Get your fix of really rad recommendations, Chris’s Darjeeling beer pairing, and a full ranking of every Wes Anderson film to date (sans the ones mentioning Isles or Dogs in the title).

SHOW NOTES

00:06:39 – Review – The Darjeeling Limited
01:01:27 – Beer Pairing: Alpha Hive by COOP Ale Works
“Strangers (The Kinks Cover)” – Escondido
01:06:04 – Really Rad Recommendations

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