Carpenter the Scribe: Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) & Black Moon Rising (1986)

How's this for a change of pace: this week, we're talking about
two films that John Carpenter didn't direct! However, both
1978's Eyes of Laura Mars and 1986's
Black Moon Rising began their existence
as Carpenter screenplays (both, eventually, re-worked by other
writers), and we'd be missing out on a lot of Carpenter
completionist cred if we didn't check them out!  In a
discussion that somehow ends up winding its way through early 80s
west coast punk rock, the recent Suspiria
remake, and the magnificent (and persistent!) uni-brow of Mr.
Tommy Lee Jones, Chris and Nick seek out the nuggets of
quintessential Carpenter in these two VHS-era movies -- and
consider whether they're essential viewing for the filmmaker's
fans.