The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
The Carpenter Shop: A John Carpenter Podcast
Halloween (1978) • TCS-005 (Reissue)
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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
“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
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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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#41 - Independence Day: Resurgence / The Curious Case of Jeff Goldblum
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or: Is This Part of the A24 Cinematic Universe?


Chris and Hunter use their measly homo-sapien brains to review Independence Day: Resurgence. Chris continues the “IPA Summer” with a double so strong you’ll be three sheets to the wind for your next close encounter of the third kind. In Special Features, the Dudes discuss The Curious Case of Jeff Goldblum –  hear two grown men gush on The Goldblum’s strange cinematic appeal, from his unblinking stare to unwavering stammer. *PLUS* What does BitTorrentNow’s new service mean for independent film?

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SHOW NOTES

00:05:38 – Review – Independence Day: Resurgence
00:26:54 – SPOILERS – Independence Day: Resurgence
00:29:03 – Beer Recommendation: Endeavour Imperial IPA by Saint Arnold Brewing Company
“Trevor Forever” – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
00:32:48 – Special Features – The Curious Case of Jeff Goldblum
“Full Possession Of All Her Powers” – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
00:57:49 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Crimes
War Crimes
#06 – The Goonies / War Crimes
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or: It’s Better to be James Brolin’s Son Than Barbra Streisand’s Son-in-Law


In this very special episode, Hunter and Chris wax nostalgic about Spielberg movies and finally watch The Goonies in their inaugural War Crimes review. During Special Features, the dudes man-up and confess their personal War Crimes – essential films they’re ashamed to have never seen.

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SHOW NOTES

00:04:50 – Review – The Goonies
Beer Recommendation: Saint Arnold Root Beer – Saint Arnold Brewing Company
00:34:34 – Special Features – War Crimes: Confessions
00:54:10 – Really Rad Recommendations

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