The Midnight Film Society

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1. What Damian’s Been Watching: Elle (Rent), Secret Mall Apartment (Rent), The Stuff (Hoopla), Ghost in the Shell (Hoopla), The Skin I Live In (Tubi), Repulsion (Rent), Redline (Kanopy), Mash (Rentable, Leaving Prime Oct 1), Lanterns,  Primetime (Theaters), Resident Evil (Theaters)

2. What Derick’s Been Watching: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Mulholland Drive, Primetime, Resident Evil

3.  Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Four Weddings and a Funeral, Derick - The Broadway Melody 

4. Next Letterboxd Assignments: 

5. For next time: October 2nd Digger, Verity, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother October 9th Other Mommy, The Social Reckoning

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Bonus ep! Damian is joined by Micheal from the Ifanboy discord to discuss what they've been watching the past week!

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1. Nathan Fielder Elizabeth Holmes Documentary

2. Summer Movie Wager

3. Fall Movie Preview Honorable Mentions (List)

4. TIFF/Venice/Telluride (Film Comment Podcast)

5. Best And Worst Of The Summer

6. What Damian’s Been Watching: King of New York (Kanopy, Criterion, Intro by Fennessy), A Chinese Ghost Story (Amazon Prime), Viridiana (1961 Palme d'Or Winner, Kanopy, Criterion), Winter Sleep (2014 Palme d'Or Winner, Kanopy), Dheepan (2015 Palme d'Or Winner, Criterion, Kanopy), New York, New York (DVD), Mārama (Shudder), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Criterion), Dredd (Amazon Prime), Hope (In Theaters), Coyote vs. Acme (In Theaters), Buddy (In Theaters), Akira (In Theaters, 4k Blu Ray)

7. What Derick's Been Watching: Star Trek TOS: The City on the Edge of Forever, Star Trek IV: The One With the Whales

8. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Cabaret, Derick - The Hurt Locker

9. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Four Weddings and a Funeral, Derick - The Broadway Melody

10. For next time: Friday September 18th - Resident Evil, The Weight, Ghost in the Shell Re-Release September 25th - Primetime, Forgotten Island, Heart of the Beast, Avengers: Endgame - Encore

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1. Rip Dolly Parton, Peter Cullen (voice of Optimus Prime and Toonami), Tim Curry

2. Hooptober 2026

3. Summer Movie Wager

4. Fall Movie Preview

5. What Damian’s Been Watching: Tony (In Theaters), Seconds (Kanopy), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Criterion), Alpha ($5.99), Miroirs No. 3 (Kanopy), They Will Kill You (HBO Max), Pillion (HBO Max), The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion), The Silent World (Youtube), Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (In Theaters)

6. What Derick’s Been Watching: Coyote vs. Acme, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Death of a Pastor’s Wife, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

7.  Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Last Temp OF Christ, Derick - Your Name.

8. Next Time Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Caberte, Derick - The Hurt Locker

9. For next time: Friday September 4th Onslaught, By Any Means, Fall 2: Deadpoint Friday September 11th The Uprising, Practical Magic 2, Runner,

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1. Letterboxd Movies Watched

2. RIP Hayden Panettiere

3. Phoebe Bridgers New Album

4. Odyssey In IMAX 70

5. What Damian's Been Watching: Who’s That Knocking at My Door (HBO Max), Boxcar Bertha (Amazon Prime), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Rent), The Samurai and the Prisoner (In Limited Theaters), The Sheep Detectives (PVOD), Ace in the Hole (Rent), The Wrong Girls (In Limited Theaters), One Night Only (In Theaters), The End of Oak Street (In Theaters) The Duellists (Kanopy)

6. What Derick's Been Watching: The Princess Diaries, Evil Dead Burn, The End of Oak Street

7. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Duellists, Derick - The Runaways

8. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Last Temp OF Christ, Derrick - Your Name

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A conversation with author and journalist Paul Fischer about his work, storytelling, and the intersection of film, history, and culture and how they inspired his book The Last Kings Of Hollywood.

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On today’s show, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can. Tom Holland trades in the swords and sandals for webshooters and quips. This week Derick and I will untangle the web of the newest entry in the MCU.

But, before that, we will go over some movie and tv news, discuss more of what we've been watching, and finish up with our Letterboxd assignments. 

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1. RIP Glen Hansard

2. Comic Con 2026

3. What Damian's Been Watching: Tokyo Sonata (Tubi), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Rent), Dancer in the Dark (Mubi), Taste of Cherry (HBO Max), 48 Hrs. (Netflix), To Each His Own Cinema (DVD), Taste of Cherry (HBO Max), Golden Army (Peacock), Affliction (Amazon Prime)

4. What Derick's Been Watching: Stuart Little, Spider-Man: Downsizing (MGM+,Rent), Mimic (Rent), Hellboy II: The Brand New Day

5. Letterboxd Assignments: Derrick - The Runaways Damian - Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Tape Derick - Stoker

6. The Duellist

7. For Next Time August 7th: One Night Only, Ice Cream Man, Super Troopers 3, Tony August 14th: The End of Oak Street, The Wrong Girls,

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1. RIP Sam Neil

2. What Damian's Been Watching: Tuner, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, The Invite, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Ne Zha 2, X-Files, Widows Bay, Evil Dead Burn, The Odyssey

3. What Derick’s Been Watching: The Invite, Disneyland Handcrafted, The Odyssey 

4. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Terrorizers, Derrick - Pan's Labyrinth

5. Letterboxd Assignments: 

6. For Next Time July 10th:

   
   

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This week, we're joined by writer, critic, podcaster, and assistant professor Cameron Kunzelman to discuss his work in game studies, the intersection of video games and philosophy, his various podcasts, and his latest deep dive into The Lord of the Rings on Shelved by Genre.

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1. Summer Movie Wager

2. Most Anticipated Fall 2026

3. Way Too Early Oscars Predictions

4. What Damian’s Been Watching: Jackass: Best and Last, Supergirl, The Square (Hulu), Penda’s Fen (Youtube), Tourist Trap (Amazon Prime), Blue Heron (Criterion Channel starting July 21), Exit 8 (PVOD), The Moment (HBO Max, Hulu), The Agency (Paramount Plus), The X-Files (Hulu, HBO Max)

5. What Derick’s Been Watching: Minions and Monsters, National Treasure, History of the World: Part I, Supergirl

6. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Penda’s Fen, Derick - Shakespeare In Love

7. Damian - Terrorizers, Derrick - Pan's Labyrinth  

8. For Next Time July 10th: Evil Dead Burn, Moana (Live-Action), Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, The Invite, My Neighbor Totoro - Ghibli Fest, July 18th - The Odyssey, Kill Trip, The Bay

   
   

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