Escape from New York

Joshua Rothkopf

The movie proudly wears its affection for crusty Sergio Leone archetypes and countdown clock suspense sequences; Carpenter was Tarantino long before Tarantino was. ( Read More )

Phil Hoad

But the ending feels rushed, with surprisingly good mannered revenants who like to knock before their hook handed eviscerations. ( Read More )

Ed Gonzalez

The oppressive power of Carpenters Scope framing is matched only by his ability to speak to contemporary affairs. ( Read More )

Jaime N. Christley

Most of the images are elaborate confections of urban blight, etched against a nearly unlit soundstage, and the sound mix, until the finale, is rarely louder than Snakes elbow busting out an old windowpane. ( Read More )

The plot gradually winds down into predictable though highly enoyable histrionics. ( Read More )