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John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981) and Neil Marshall’s Escape from Glasgow (Doomsday) (2008)

John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981) and Neil Marshall’s Escape from Glasgow (Doomsday) (2008)

Published December 12, 2020

So much is written about Escape From New York already, it’s hard to know how to come at it. It’s harder still for me, because…

Too many cooks: John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Prince of Darkness (1987)

Published May 11, 2020

I used the pandemic bank holiday to take in Big Trouble in Little China (86), a genre-splicing, freewheeling cult favourite, and the more unloved Prince…