In the Mouth of Madness (3.5 stars)

This is a pretty good film. It's another John Carpenter piece. It carries an interesting message about religion and reality as it is dictated by the masses. Hayden Christiansen (from the Star Wars prequels) has a short appearance as a paperboy. In a way, this movie is sort of like a John Carpenter book-centered version of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (watch for a review of this great film in later posts). There are a couple shifts in reality, and it becomes difficult (and at times impossible) to say exactly what's actually happening and what is only imagined. It's good though. There's not too much gore but just enough to get by as a horror movie from the 90's. There's a quote on the cover to my copy of this movie that says "This is the best film in John Carpenter's career!" I'm not sure what clown wrote that or how much he was paid to say it, but still this is worth checking out. Look for the actor who played Vigo in Ghostbusters II. I don't know the guy's name, but you'll see him. Nice visual effects, good performance by Sam Neill. 3.5 stars. Definitely all Carpenter fans should see this movie. And in reality, everybody should be a Carpenter fan. You do the math.