Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012)

As a claustrophobic, I got tremendous discomfort from Argo 's crushed shots against throngs of hostile crowds packed so tightly that nav...

Carpenter's Tools: Someone's Watching Me!

In between 1978's Halloween and 19890's The Fog , John Carpenter directed two made-for-TV films, Someone's Watching Me! and an...

Carpenter's Tools: Escape From New York

I still can't believe how well I responded to Halloween , but for my money Carpenter hit his stride in the '80s. After the fun but s...

Carpenter's Tools: The Fog

In retrospect, Halloween was as damaging to John Carpenter's career as it was beneficial. It launched the director from low-budget film...