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The Midnight Matinee
by Ben York
A movie review podcast where three film loving best friends share their stupid crazy thoughts with a twinge of improv.
Episodes
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Ep. 24 - Midnight/Matinee
The hosts celebrate a most momentous occasion: one year of the show! First, we enter a cold night as an execution is the only thing on the minds of an American home is an execution set to happen….at a certain time of night. Tension is high, Bogart is young, and the film is Midnight from 1934!…
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Ep. 23 - Deathtrap/The Player
Today, the hosts find themselves in the deadly world of the entertainment industry and the even more deadly world...of murder! First up, Sidney Bruhl is a Broadway director with little success as of recent, until a former student gives him the perfect script. So good...he may need to kill him for...
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Ep. 22 - The Conversation/Blow Out
Today’s episode is dripping in paranoia as the three hosts delve into a double feature of uncovered conspiracies. For the first flick, Harry Caul gets a simple job to record a conversation between two people walking in a crowded square. However, Caul begins to feel worry and guilt over his work…
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Ep. 21 - Night of the Living Dead/One Cut of the Dead
The spookiness continues and reaches a climactic high with the hosts delving into the good ol’ movie creature we all know and love....the zombie. First up, we go back to the beginning of the zombie flick with a group of survivors locking down an old farm house in order to defeat the new onslaught...
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Ep. 20 - In The Mouth Of Madness/Event Horizon
As the spookiness arises, the hosts delve into the more conceptual and maddening side of horror. Inspired by the likes of Lovecraft and King, the hosts delve into two spiralling journeys with Sam Neill at the helm. First up, the mysterious author Sutter Caneleaves Sam Neill on the hunt for where...
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Ep. 19 - After Hours/Uncut Gems
On this episode, the hosts go on two separate chaos-filled adventures through New York City. It’ll be scary, but we’ll have each other along the way. First up, Paul Hackett has a horrible night of large characters after a date in Soho goes awry. It’s from the visionary himself, Martin Scorsese,...
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Ep. 18 - Clue/Knives Out
After a short break, The Midnight Matinee returns to discuss two genre-bending murder mysteries. First up is an ensemble comedy lead by the endlessly charismatic Tim Curry as a dinner party tries to find out the killer amongst them. It’s 1985’s classic Clue! Following Clue is a more modern take…
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Ep. 17 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail/Tampopo
On today’s episode of The Midnight Matinee, the hosts kick back and watch a couple fun and comfortable films with some genuine filmmaking behind them. First up, we take a look at the classic tale of King Arthur and his Knights through the mind of 5 Brits and 1 American at a surprisingly low…
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Ep. 16 - Lawrence of Arabia/1917
This week on The Midnight Matinee, the hosts go back to the turn of the century with the battles of World War I. Particularly, looking back at Britain’s involvement in the war. First up, a war hero rises as he must cross the desert to help the Arabs defeat the Ottoman Empire. However, the mental...
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Ep. 15 - 12 Angry Men/Do the Right Thing
On this episode of The Midnight Matinee, we explore themes of race and justice as the summer sun beats down on the characters. First, 12 men are put into a jury to vote on a young man’s death sentence. An “open and shut case” gets turned on it’s head with a single non guilty vote in 1957’s 12…
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Ep. 14 - The Flintstones/10 Cloverfield Lane
Today, we celebrate the birth of one of the best working actors and personal friend of the show, John Goodman. First up, we look as John Goodman charismatically kicks off his career with a fun comedy adaptation of the classic Saturday Morning Cartoon...The Flintstones. Next, we go to a later...
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Ep. 13 - The Breakfast Club/A Goofy Movie
On this episode, the hosts return Trevor back to the show just in time for summer. We start our trek of school closure with five students stuck in Saturday School. What’s thought to be a boring couple of hours turns into a very fun and rebellious time in John Hughes’s 1985 film, The Breakfast…
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Ep. 12 - Eraserhead/Stranger Than Paradise
12- In today's episode, we continue our Trevor-less trek through movies with a returning, but still special guest as we look at the black and white debut films from two filmmakers. First up is David Lynch’s cult classic debut that leaves you more confused and disturbed than anything, it’s 1977’s...
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Ep. 11 - Spirited Away/Howl's Moving Castle
In today’s episode, the hosts fill the Trevor-shaped hole in their hearts with a special guest and some warm Studio Ghibli movies. First up, we get whisked away with a girl named Chihiro to a world parallel to ours, filled with fun and chaotic spirits. It’s Miyazaki’s 2001 film, Spirited Away....
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Ep. 10 - Thief/Heat
On this episode, the hosts delve into the filmography of American action director, Michael Mann. First, we start at the world of LA Safecracking as James Caan’s Frank tries to escape from crime and start a family with his girlfriend in the 1981 film, Thief. Then, we scale up to a string of major...
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Ep. 9 - Come and See/There Will Be Blood
Today, the Hosts take a delve into humanity, or more accurately, the dehumanization that humanity can face. Up first is Elem Klimov’s horrific Soviet classic, Come and See. Following that is a film that looks into the corruption of a businessman, Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood....
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Ep. 8 - Ed Wood/The Other Side of the Wind
The hosts take a look at movies about movies with the tales of two directors. First with Tim Burton’s lovingly rose-tinted look at “The Worst Director of All Time”, 1994’s Ed Wood. What follows is a whiplash inducing look at directing and legacy with Orson Welles’s final film released 40 years...
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Ep. 7 - Pulp Fiction/Shorts
In today’s episode, the hosts are joined by special guest Nico Diviccaro as they discuss the monumental 90’s American Classic, Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction…and Shorts. Instagram: @themidnightmatinee
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Ep. 6 - M/Man Bites Dog
The Hosts continue their journey into Foreign Film February with some serial killer fun! First up we have Fritz Lang's classic German thriller M and after that we travel to Belgium for the dark comedy Man Bites Dog. Join us in our discussion as Trevor questions the films... as well as underwater...
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Ep. 5 - Seven Samurai/The Seventh Seal
Foreign Film February has arrived! And with it, our Hosts cover a samurai epic with Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai and a stunning tragedy with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal. The Hosts dive deep into discussions about life, death... and cheese in an episode...
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Ep. 4 - Real Genius/October Sky
In today's special episode of The Midnight Matinee, we're celebrating one of our hosts 18th birthday with the "Trevor Special!" The Hosts cover two of Trevor's childhood films with Real Genius and October Sky in an episode that'll astound you with how great our Southern accents are! Instagram:...
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Ep. 3 - Best and Worst of 2020
The three hosts scramble through the previous mess of a year to bring out the honorable (and dishonorable) contenders for the title of "Best Film of The Year" and "Worst Film of the Year". Each host has their own thoughts on the matter, but through a glorious ride of random tangents...they'll…
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Ep. 2 - Citizen Kane/Mank
This week, the Hosts cover the "Film Student's Greatest Film of All Time", Citizen Kane, and Dear Lord Fincher's newest release, Mank, in an episode that'll make you ponder, "Why does Aaron hate modern filmmakers so much?" and "Is Gary Oldman under my bed?" Instagram: @themidnightmatinee
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Ep. 1 - The Shining/The Lighthouse
The hosts discuss the 1980 classic, The Shining, and one of A24's recent masterpieces, The Lighthouse, to delve into the horrors of solitude as well as Robert Pattinson's climax in this week's double feature. Instagram: @themidnightmatinee
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A movie review podcast where three film loving best friends share their stupid crazy thoughts with a twinge of improv.
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The Midnight Matinee is created and hosted by Ben York.
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