Christine (1983)

It took a while for me to warm up to this one, but it's a pretty solid movie overall. Part of me was reluctant to like it because it's a movie about a fucking killer car. A dumb premise can work in the right hands though, and John Carpenter was at his best in the 80s.

I guess it does have some Stephen King vibes, but it always seemed more like a Carpenter movie than a King movie to me. The soundtrack helps, which always reminded me of Halloween III (same era), and it's got that classic Albertus font for the credits, which I love so much I've incorporated into the no-theme design.

Both of our lead actors went on to become decent directors, but any movie with Harry Dean Stanton automatically gets a passing grade.