The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Halloween • TCS-005
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or: All the parents are goin’ away.
All the teenagers are babysittin’.
And all the former child murders are murderin’.


We’ve reached the end of an era. With this episode, we can no longer endlessly taunt Jake for one of the most shameful cinematic sins ever confessed on the War Starts at Midnight and The Carpenter Shop, because today Jake finally watched John Carpenter’s Halloween!  Listen as we analyze this indie horror juggernaut, discuss the what does (or doesn’t) make The Master of Horror a certified auteur and debate who would win in a fight to the death between R.J. MacReady and The Shape (aka Michael Myers.)


SHOW NOTES

00:03:39 – Review – Halloween
Clash of the Carpenter – VOTE: Reigning Champion R.J. MacReady vs. The Shape (Michael Myers)
00:49:34 – Beer Pairing: Oktoberfest by Saint Arnold Brewing Company
“Catahoula Man” – Generationals
00:53:55 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Week 05
“Keep it Low” – Generationals
01:10:11 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Dark Star • TCS-004
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or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Bomb No. 20


This transmission was recorded 20 years ago on a spaceship blasting through the cosmos and only recently found its way to Earth. It is the private audio diary of two podcasters known as Beardo and Crawdaddy – two intergalactic podcasters with one mission: seek out and discuss every single film in director John Carpenter’s canon. This entry is entitled: “Dark Star,” and appears to be a conversation of the director’s earliest know piece of feature-length filmmaking.


SHOW NOTES

00:11:53 – Review – Dark Star
00:36:54 – Beer Pairing: Lone Star Lager by Lone Star Brewing Company
“Benson Arizona”  – Dominik Hauser
00:40:53 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Fall: Week 03
“When Twilight Falls On NGC 891” – Martin Segundo And The Scintilla Strings
00:53:13 – Really Rad Recommendations

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Civil War
Civil War
#45 - Civil War: Stand by Me vs. The Sandlot (Re-Broadcast)
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or: #DonaldForEveryone


Chris and Jacob get in the biggest pickle they’ve ever seen when they pit The Sandlot vs. Stand By Me in a head-to-head Civil War Showdown! Will the ever-quotable baseball flick live on FOR-EV-ER as the essentialiest coming of age summer film of all time? Or will River Phoenix and the legend of Lardass rally to win the pinnate?


SHOW NOTES

00:11:30 – Review – The Sandlot
Rent/Buy: iTunesAmazon, Google Play
00:32:32 – Review – Stand by Me
Stream:
 Sundance NowRent/Buy: iTunesAmazon, Google Play
America You Look Good – Reubens Accomplice
00:57:27 – Civil War Showdown – The Sandlot vs. Stand by Me
01:24:45 – Beer Recommendation: Puff – Double IPA by Sixpoint Brewery
This Desert – Reubens Accomplice
01:28:30 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
In the Mouth of Madness • TCS-003
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or: Never Trust a Geriatric Youngster Riding a Bicycle


The Dudes critique Carpenter’s cosmic horror flick In The Mouth of Madness!  Does the trio get turnt over Carpenter’s insane spectacle? Is the final film in the “Apocalypse Trilogy” a Lovecraftian let-down? Does it even matter what we thought because none of us actually exist and reality is a cruel illusion and we’re all just tiny mites on Cthulhu’s tentacled big toe…find out! *PLUS* Chris continues The Summer of Sours with a crazy complex ale that will either seduce your senses or drive your taste buds completely cuckoo.

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SHOW NOTES

00:04:52 – Review – In the Mouth of Madness
00:12:25 – SPOILERS – In the Mouth of Madness
00:45:21 – Beer Pairing: Wild Sour Series: Flanders Red by DESTIHL Brewery
“Crime” – Sports
00:49:55 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Week 11
“You Are the Right One” – Sports
01:04:57 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#72 - Dunkirk
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or: The Case of the Curious Time Hole


The Dudes discuss Dunkirk! Does Christopher Nolan’s ferocious war epic give a fresh new take on a familiar genre – or is sitting through the film a fight for survival? *PLUS* Chris continues his “Summer of Sours” with a red-wine-barrel-based beer, Hunter chips in with the Budweiser of British brews, and Jake gives his week 9 recap of FML summer season. Cheers!


SHOW NOTES

00:10:23 – Review – Dunkirk
00:59:46 – SPOILERS – Dunkirk
01:04:11 – Beer Pairing: Oblivion by Wicked Weed Brewing
“Home” – Ben Rector
01:10:55 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Week 09
“Never Gonna Let You Go” – Ben Rector
01:21:34 – 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
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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.

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SHOW NOTES

00:01:08 – What is The Carpenter Shop?
00:05:51 – Review – Prince of Darkness
00:22:28 – SPOILERS – Prince of Darkness
00:39:57- Beer Pairing: Mariposa Sour Ale by Almanac Beer Company
“Ghoul School” – Dragon Inn 3
00:44:20 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Summer Week 07
“Up in the Business” – Dragon Inn 3
00:54:15 – Really Rad Recommendations

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The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Thing • TCS-001
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or: Can I Borrow Your Flamethrower?


To celebrate the launch of our new limited series, The Carpenter Shop, we’re re-broadcasting our special Halloween 2016 review of John Carpenter’s The Thing. Do The Dudes see the humanity in this film, or is it as cold and alien as a creepy crawly head-spider? Grab a flamethrower and handful of dynamite, because there’s a 75% chance at least one of us has been infected by the intruder organism!


SHOW NOTES

00:00:47 – Review – The Thing
00:05:18 – SPOILERS –The Thing
00:31:48 – Beer Recommendation: Ogletoberfest by Anthem Brewing Company
“Someone You’d Rather Be Dating” – Sports
00:34:42 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#71 - Baby Driver + Okja
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or: It’s Not a Car Chase; It’s a Car Fight!


You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll fall in love. And you’ll throw your iPod Classic across the room in utter rage while listening to this episode! Collider.com’s Adam Chitwood returns to the War Bunker for a double feature review of Bong Joon-ho’s Netflix original movie, Okja, and Edgar Wright’s musical heist film, Baby Driver. PLUS – Chris continues the Summer of Sours pairing Driver with a melony-malt beverage. And Jacob recaps a simply perfect week in the Midnight Warrior Fantasy Movie League.


SHOW NOTES

00:03:46 – Micro-Review – Okja
00:18:56 – Review – Baby Driver
00:27:28 – SPOILERS – Baby Driver
00:58:23 – Beer Pairing: Briney Melon Gose Anderson by Valley Brewing Company
“Horsepower” – Cheyenne
01:02:17 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Week 05
“Broken English” – Cheyenne
01:12:19 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#70 - Slow West
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or: Analyzing Schrödinger’s Dream


Jacob and Chris field a listener request and set out on a long journey to review John Maclean’s Slow West. Does this Fassbender flick capture the spirit of the Western genre and score a direct hit? Or is it just left to bleed out on a dusty wooden floor? PLUS – The guys give their take on the girl with the metal cuffs in a micro-review of Wonder Woman.


SHOW NOTES

00:04:07 – Micro-Review – Wonder Woman
00:14:54 – Review – Slow West
00:33:58 – SPOILERS – Slow West
00:44:26 – Beer Pairing: Prairie & Friends Trve Edition by Prairie Artisan Ales
“Field Science” – Reubens Accomplice
00:51:25 – Fantasy Movie League Recap – Summer Season – Week 03
“In and Out of Key” – Reubens Accomplice
01:07:43 – Really Rad Recommendations

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Civil War
Civil War
#69 - War Crimes: Civil War: Alien vs. Aliens: Part II
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or: It’s Like Somethin was Wearin James Carville. Like a Suit… a James Carville Suit.


In Part II of this very special War Crimes: Civil War episode, The Dudes pit two essential sci-fi flicks against each other to determine which is essentialier – Alien vs. AliensDoes Ridley Scott’s atmospheric, outer space spine-tingler scare up the win? Or do the Dudes fall for the oozing machismo and automatic machine guns of James Cameron’s testosterone-drenched shoot ’em up? Only one can win –  and remember folks, in space, no one can hear you complain. Game over, man, game over!

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SHOW NOTES

00:00:59 – Civil War Showdown: Alien vs. Aliens
“Step Brother City” – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
00:37:01 – Really Rad Recommendations

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