Midnight Screening Podcast

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On the Midnight Screening Podcast, co-hosts Eliza and Noah Janssen stay up past their bedtime to rot their brains with the very best (and the very worst) that genre cinema has to offer. Whether it's comparing two films with some sort of tenuous connection on our double feature format episodes Twin Picks, diving deep into the the history of the genre with Midnight Marathons, or watching in awe/terror/confusion/annoyance at the biggest pieces of shit ever made in The Slop Bucket, there’s no film these creatures of the night aren’t ready to welcome into the family. There's always time for one more movie... New episodes every Monday! Become ONE_OF_US over on PATREON to gain access to exclusive members-only episodes every other week, early access to our other projects, and the chance to vote on what movies we survive next... Follow us on our WEBSITE, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, LETTERBOXD Co-Hosts: Eliza Janssen + Noah Janssen Music and Sound Design by Anthony Carr Artwork by Kazuki Komatsu

  1. RUSS MEYER - A Triple Feature of Double Ds

    3 DAYS AGO

    RUSS MEYER - A Triple Feature of Double Ds

    Most of us grow up n get boring n stop playing with dolls…but not Russ Meyer. A supreme leader in sexploitation, the director of 1965’s FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL KILL!, 1970’S BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, and 1975’S SUPERVIXENS gets a mini-marathon of sorts in this boobalicious episode. In the first episode of season three, Noah and Eliza watched the three mentioned cult films and dig into the ever-complex line between empowerment and exploitation, all in celebration of their short I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS! dropping online. (Russ would’ve rlly dug our indulgent use of an exclamation point in the title imo) Between scorching one liners, outrageous performances and one notably disturbing murder scene, the trio of films shows off Meyer at his breast and worst (uuugggggh) CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault SHOW NOTES: Watch our Super 16mm baby I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT VALLEY OF THE DOLLS! now on YouTube or Vimeo VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = How do you solve a problem like Carrie The Musical?

    1h 26m
  2. RISKY QUIZNESS: 2025 Annual Movie Quiz by Noah

    19 JAN

    RISKY QUIZNESS: 2025 Annual Movie Quiz by Noah

    Prepare ur brain n body for RISKY QUIZNESS: it’s exactly like the Tom Cruise movie Risky Business but w way more mentions of The Electric State (2025, dir. Joe and Anthony Russo) Noah’s the quizmaster this year, torturing Team Anthony and Eliza by asking the who’s, what’s, how’s and WHY’s of cinema in 2025. After a disastrous attempt at guessing movies from their film festival standing ovations, can the good guys crawl their way to victory with a moving original song composed live for Wicked: For Good? Play along and let us know what you scored. Who knows: you might be a Very Smart Guy when it comes to screen stuff from last year. This will be our last episode until the start of February: see ya in a few weeks friends!! SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu

    1h 24m
  3. Our TOP 10 FILMS of 2025

    13 JAN

    Our TOP 10 FILMS of 2025

    Welcome to the new year mama…2006 is going to b crazyyyy I can’t wait to see uhhh The Benchwarmers this year!! Ha Ha No, we’re only goofin - it’s 2026, which means Noah + Eliza are already a tad late to list out their top 10 movies of 2025. Screw awards season this is the only awards ceremony u gotta worry your pretty lil head about. Follow along as we climb from honourable mentions to our absolute faves of the year gone by. And! Let us know what modern classics we might’ve missed - which movie defined 2025 for u?? Much much love to friends of the pod Hersh, Ivana, Tyler, Buster, Darcey, Karis and Meg for their audio contributions offering up some other great stuff to watch from 2025. SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = RISKY QUIZ-NESS: Noah's 2025 Movie Quiz

    1h 44m
  4. Read It ‘n Weep: GREMLINS by George Gipe

    26/11/2025

    Read It ‘n Weep: GREMLINS by George Gipe

    a brand new format on the pod ?? dedicated to hasty film-to-book adaptations, ie artless exercises in turning the written word into studio merch?? why, what a NOVEL concept !! yea that’s right, we can and DO read books - and this nutty, troubling novelisation of the classic Christmas comedy-horror Gremlins is a great place to start. Noah and Eliza both read George Gipe’s tie-in novel and are horrified to realise the thus-far-untold depths of Mogwai suffering. Are all movie novelisations like this, and why are they like this, and can we find one that stands on its own merits as a work of literary fiction? Let us know if you’ve read one and we’ll give it a try. as long as there’s a few pages of sick movie stills in the middle. SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Now Screaming: Runnin' with THE RUNNING MAN and Walkin' with THE LONG WALK

    1h 23m
  5. We're Dyin' for Diane Warren, the Unrequited Oscars Queen

    18/11/2025

    We're Dyin' for Diane Warren, the Unrequited Oscars Queen

    You might not know songwriter Diane Warren, but u for sure know her songs - 'Don't Wanna Miss a Thing'! 'If I Could Turn Back Time'! etc etc ! And you might also know her as the most Oscar-nominated woman in history without a win. Memed for her schmaltzy one-size-fits-all romantic ballads and perceived desperation to win a stupid lil statue, Diane is actually a goddamn legend and this episode is a deep dive into why. How much does asexuality and autism influence her insanely prolific discography? What Best Original Song Oscar did she TOTAlly deserve to win ? All this stuff n much more, as we randomly spotlight a showbiz striver who should really get her flowers at this point. SHOW NOTES: Interview w Diane in The Guardian Mariah Carey shoving Diane (not Ghislaine Maxwell) out of the way VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Read It ‘N WEEP: GREMLINS

    1h 8m
  6. Halloween campfire story hullaballoo

    02/11/2025

    Halloween campfire story hullaballoo

    Here we are on ur doorstep this All Hallows Eve, raising our voices to shriek TWICK O TWEAT and accept your sugary, rotten donations: a selection of scary stories, kindly submitted by haunted listeners!!! Joined around the campfire by head camp counsellor Darcey Eagle, the team read YOUR spooky tales of cries in the night, accursed car maintenance and cats that see dead people. There’s also classic childhood urban legends revisited, plus short but sweet masterpieces from the r/twosentencehorrorstories subreddit. Have we lost the illicit magic of the oral storytelling tradition? Are there actually any good creepypasta ? And most importantly, who was licking my fingers in the night if it wasn’t Garrett, the escaped madman I keep as a pet?? Seasons Creepings, listeners >:) Thanks to Areti, Tyler, Nat, “Smedley”, Hersh and Marianna for your screamworthy stories xx VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: BRIGHT FUTURE x RETRIBUTION // Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 3

    1h 56m
  7. Twin Picks: FROGS x SLUGS

    22/10/2025

    Twin Picks: FROGS x SLUGS

    It’s about that time…the time…for SLIME… Comparing two swampy creature features, Noah and Eliza wonder if there are some animals that simply are not scary enough to power a horror movie. Juan Piquer Simon’s 1988 movie SLUGS sics millions of black, writhing, gooey gastropods on a small town of hilariously hateful and rude characters, resulting in some gnarly SFX moments and sexual subtext. But 1972’s FROGS doesn’t have nearly enough critters!! It’s got Sam Elliott and an interesting bayou mansion setting, but not enough actual webbed-hands-around-throats action :( Which film is the scariest and the squishiest? Do these movies actually make us care more about the environment or just wanna stomp it to death? How did Noah overcome his childhood leech fear ? All good questions but u won’t get answers today, we’re talking about other frog and slug stuff you couldn’t possibly comprehend. U can listen in and try though. ribbit. SHOW NOTES: TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC: Noah’s critter movie recommendations: The Bay , Long Weekend, Tremors Eliza’s assorted shrieking frog memes (sorry I could not find the actual amazing clip in question of one chill frog and one loser frog battling one another maybe it was a dream who knows): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-GEnvlkRM + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaLTeyPFP_0&list=PLxCZu_T6u7IYWUsagWNHr7kWGe8O9kFrf&index=378 + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5o1E8NPMQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5o1E8NPMQ)VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: BRIGHT FUTURE x RETRIBUTION // Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 3

    1h 13m
  8. Midnight Marathon: CURE x CLOUD// Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 1 feat. Tyler Bain !!

    29/09/2025

    Midnight Marathon: CURE x CLOUD// Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 1 feat. Tyler Bain !!

    We are HYPNOTISED, HAUNTED and HACK’D by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose unsettling Japanese thrillers are finally getting the Midnight Marathon treatment. Best of all - filmmaker, Kurosawa megafan and good buddy TYLER BAIN (@tyler.internet) is riding shotgun with us in the cloud-shrouded nightmare bus to hell! weeeeee We start with Kurosawa’s 1997 breakout CURE, a disorienting detective story with a stunning final shot and enough atmospheric scares to inspire the then-budding J-Horror movement. Then, as recently as last year, the director weaponised sinister internet communities to comment on societal sickness, in the darkly comic thriller CLOUD. Everybody needs an assistant Sano in their life. SHOW NOTES: Listen to Noah + Eliza on Tyler’s Triple R radio show Orange Juice right here! VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD midnightscreeningproductions@gmail.com Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: PULSE x CHARISMA // Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 2

    1h 56m
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On the Midnight Screening Podcast, co-hosts Eliza and Noah Janssen stay up past their bedtime to rot their brains with the very best (and the very worst) that genre cinema has to offer. Whether it's comparing two films with some sort of tenuous connection on our double feature format episodes Twin Picks, diving deep into the the history of the genre with Midnight Marathons, or watching in awe/terror/confusion/annoyance at the biggest pieces of shit ever made in The Slop Bucket, there’s no film these creatures of the night aren’t ready to welcome into the family. There's always time for one more movie... New episodes every Monday! Become ONE_OF_US over on PATREON to gain access to exclusive members-only episodes every other week, early access to our other projects, and the chance to vote on what movies we survive next... Follow us on our WEBSITE, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, LETTERBOXD Co-Hosts: Eliza Janssen + Noah Janssen Music and Sound Design by Anthony Carr Artwork by Kazuki Komatsu

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  • Creator
    Midnight Screening Productions
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Midnight Screening Productions 2024
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