'80s Flashback: Trouble in Little China and Vampires in Santa Carla

Kurt Russell as Jack Burton.Big Trouble in Little China (1986). This fourth collaboration between Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter is a mildly diverting martial arts fantasy--which has nevertheless attracted a strong cult following. Russell stars as Jack Burton, a tough-talking truck driver ... Read full article

Double Feature: Big Trouble In Little China (1986) And…

It’s hard to believe it’s been thirty years since we first got into trouble with Jack Burton, but it’s true. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of John Carpenter’s movies, from Halloween to The Thing, and even a lot of what would be considered some of his “lesse... Read full article

Big Trouble in Little China (1986, John Carpenter)

Although Big Trouble in Little China takes place in modern day San Francisco and has a whole bunch of awesome special effects, it’s really just John Carpenter doing another Western. This time he’s doing a light comedy Western and he’s got the perfect script for it. W.D. Richter (cr... Read full article

Big Trouble in Little China

Review No. 379 The Bottom Line: John Carpenter’s silly, silly, silly, fun, fun, fun cult movie. Directed by: John Carpenter Written by: W.D. Richter Based on: an early screenplay by Gary Goldman and David Z. Weinstein Jack Burton: Kurt Russell Gracie Law: Kim Cattrall Wang Chi: Dennis Dun Dav... Read full article

High Road to China (1983, Brian G. Hutton)

Upon hearing John Barry’s beautiful opening titles music, I realized it was unlikely High Road to China would live up to its score. It does not. It does, however, at times, come rather close. The film takes place in the twenties, with Bess Armstrong as a flapper who hires WWI veteran Tom Selle... Read full article