Debra Hill

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)
Rating: ★★★★
Jul 5, 2002Action/New York as a Future Prison
One of the key films from John Carpenter with Kurt Russell giving his best ever performance, a slick exciting action film that imagines a future Manhattan Island having been transformed into a lawless prison
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 19, 2001Mad Scientist's Occult Revenge Plot
Unrelated to the Michael Myers saga, John Carpenter tried to use the Halloween name to launch an original horror series. The plot is a baffling mix of Celtic magic and hi-tech but Tommy Lee Wallace creates some way out effects scenes
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The Dead Zone (1983)

The Dead Zone (1983)
Rating: ★★★
Jun 7, 2000Clairvoyance/Stephen King Adaptation
David Cronenberg adapts a Stephen King novel with Christopher Walken waking from a coma with clairvoyant abilities. An okay film if one that lacks the personal intensity and rich themes of Cronenberg's original works
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The Fisher King (1991)

The Fisher King (1991)
Rating: ★★★★½
Sep 14, 2002Modern-Day Grail Quest
Terry Gilliam's finest moment, a modernised knightly quest where radio dj Jeff Bridges is dragged into helping homeless man Robin Williams find the Holy Grail. A film made by its performances and warm and eventually soaring characterisations
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Escape from L.A. (1996)

Escape from L.A. (1996)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 11, 2003Action/Los Angeles as a Future Prison
John Carpenter’s sequel to Escape from New York falls in the shadow of its predecessor, but has some effective moments of its own, with Carpenter in particular creating a satiric fundamentalist future
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