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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Twin Picks: FESTEN x JULIEN DONKEY BOY x TRASH HUMPER ?? feat. Underground Film Collective !!

    10/09/2025

    Twin Picks: FESTEN x JULIEN DONKEY BOY x TRASH HUMPER ?? feat. Underground Film Collective !!

    Who let the dogme out ?? Our fingers are aimed squarely at returning pals PARKER AND FLYNN of Sydney’s @underground.film.collective !! they let the dogme out !! Inspired by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Vows of Chastity’ and how they can inform rawer, truer, more POWERFUL cinema, we get into the first (and probably best??) movie made in accordance with the Dogme 95 manifesto: Vinterberg’s dark, funny and provocative family reunion drama FESTEN/THE CELEBRATION. No script, lighting, non-diegetic music, ‘superficial action’ allowed !! Real shit only !!! Remembering David Stratton !!! Discussing the crabs-in-a-bucket phenomenon! Incredible conversational segues ! And ya maybe everybody didn’t watch second pick JULIEN DONKEYBOY, Harmony Korine’s crack at Dogme glory, but isn’t that so profoundly Dogme yknow ? Let the chaos wash over you like your seventh red wine at a disastrous family event… SHOW NOTES: CONTENT WARNING: The films we discuss in today's episode contain heavy themes of sexual assault, incest and abuse. Meaningful video of crabs in a bucketHarmony Korine on LettermanWerner Herzog on InstagramBADBADBAD.EXE files uploaded to our website: noonecametohisbirthdayparty.mp4~{findingxOxmyxOxbliss}~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 = The Slop Bucket: ?? feat. Darcey Eagle !!

    1h 35m
  7. Now Screaming: WEAPONS x EDDINGTON

    23/08/2025

    Now Screaming: WEAPONS x EDDINGTON

    Nice day for a white Weddington - i now pronounce u to be two f****d up, distressing, long and entertaining movies !! Noah has been destructively hyped for Zach Creggers’ sophomore feature WEAPONS since the first teaser dropped: a ‘horror epic’ depicting the aftermath of a bizarre disappearance from multiple townsfolk perspectives. but sometimes delayed gratification and mysterious marketing can work against a movie?? Ari Aster’s fourth movie EDDINGTON is also about a small town gone violent n insane, but it seems Eliza and Noah find more to grapple with in its difficult comedy and social perspective. BOTH movies offer HEAPS of strong performances, scares and standout scenes worth grappling with. reach out, tell us what u thought and remember: YOUR BEING MANIPULATED 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 = TITANIC QUIZ

    1h 25m
  8. Twin Picks: BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE x I BLAME SOCIETY

    12/08/2025

    Twin Picks: BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE x I BLAME SOCIETY

    We are so beyond breaking the fourth wall: in this pair of found footage horrors, the killers direct, write and star. Dw, neither Romanian indie BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE or scathing LA satire I BLAME SOCIETY are actual snuff films. They merely take us about as close as possible to one sick n twisted character’s vision of serial murder, whether sparked by Hollywood rejection or a deep fanboy love for Anne Hathaway. Noah and Eliza find both films to be funny, clever and creatively inspiring - in fact, this Twin Picks might be the only possible comfort, as the Midnight Screening website remains plagued by its own string of upsetting found footage videos under the label BADBADBAD.EXE. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to see if the pair can actually solve their glitchy problems by calling upon a higher…or perhaps lower…power. SHOW NOTES: BADBADBAD.EXE files uploaded to our website: noonecametohisbirthdayparty.mp4~*{findingxOxmyxOxbliss}*~TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC: Eliza: Rap World, dir. Connor O’Malley and Danny Scharar Noah: Creep, dir. Patrick Brice 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 = The Slop Bucket: ??

    1h 11m
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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 - 2025
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Midnight Screening Productions 2024
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