Clint’s Top Ten Scores of 2022

I revel in my scores the whole time, revisiting my favorite tracks and moments as I dance through the insidious process of choosing only a few to highlight each year.

Halloween Ends – Review

Something woke up in 2018. Fans of the Halloween franchise rejoiced, eating up the new sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 … More

Firestarter – Review

There’s a lot to talk about with the latest Stephen King adaptation. There’s also somehow not much to say. When … More

Studio 666 – Review

I’m pretty fond of The Foo Fighters, a band formed by Dave Grohl in ’94 during the aftermath of Cobain’s … More

Clint’s Top Ten Scores of 2021

I agonize over this list on an annual basis. Some years I feel like there aren’t enough, some years I’m … More

Halloween Kills – Review

Halloween [1978] is the best slasher film. It’s the granddaddy, the godfather of all that spewed forth (for good and … More

The Hot Seat – John Carpenter

John Carpenter is a filmmaker that I’ve always considered complicated. He’s made classics, no doubt, but I’ve heard a lot … More

Do I Like This? – A Cure for Wellness

Gore Verbinski is a very strange figure in my life. I’ve seen every one of his films in theatres, going … More

Halloween Scores with a Desperately Needed Course-Correction

Those Carpenter piano notes get me right in the terror bone every single time they pop up. Seriously, that still gets to me.