1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 John Carpenter! How has he been forgotten by the collection? We talk about his 1982 sci-fi horror classic, The Thing, featuring great performances from Kurt Russel, Wilford Brimley and Keith David, and a wonderful score from Ennio Morricone. Bonus material: - New reissue of the OST from 2020 - Story of the origins of the partnership of Morricone and Carpenter Background reading: - On the writer of the short story “Who Goes There?” and why a literary award was renamed after the winner, Jeannette Ng, criticized him - Cory Doctorow’s essay about why the award’s name was rightly changed and it being a good decision Music: “The Endless Scroll” by Absolutely Free courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts &amp;amp; Crafts Music Inc. Follow us online: Twitter: @SurprisingCrit Instagram: @SurprisingCrit Surprisingly Criterion http://surprisinglycriterion.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19010624/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/102671765