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Halloween with film critic Tom Percival | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #66

February 19, 2020 by Tom Beasley

Originally published February 19, 2020. Updated December 9, 2022.

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Tom Percival discusses John Carpenter’s early slasher classic Halloween…

On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Tom Percival stops by for a chat about Halloween – the movie which cemented the formula of the slasher movie. We talk about the iconic Carpenter score, the genius of the opening sequence and the changes to the character throughout his many, many sequels.

SEE ALSO: Listen to last week’s episode with comedian and podcaster Deborah Frances-White

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Pick of the Flicks host Tom Beasley also appeared on this week’s episode of the For Your Reconsideration Podcast, hoping to improve the reputation of horror sequel Final Destination 2.

Tom Beasley is a freelance film journalist and wrestling fan. Follow him on Twitter via @TomJBeasley for movie opinions, wrestling stuff and puns.

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: halloween, jamie lee curtis, john carpenter, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Tom Percival

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