The Midnight Film Society

Tatsuya Nakadai Dies at 92Ankler Prediction’sWhat Damian’s Been Watching: The Mastermind, Bugonia, Blue Moon, Chainsaw Man, Die My Love, Train Dreams, PluribusWhat Derick’s Been Watching: Predator: Badlands, Motorama, Die My LoveLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - Big Night, Derick - ThiefFor next time: November 14th - Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, Osgood Perkins’ Keeper, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Jay Kelly November 21st - Rental Family, Wicked: For Good, SISU: Road to Revenge, Train Dreams on Netflix, Good Boy on ShudderCheck Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, and Letterboxd. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Best of Hooptober 12RIP Drew StruzanTop 5 Best Post 2000 HorrorWhat Damian’s Been Watching: The Man Who Laughs, Black Phone 2,  What Derick’s Been Watching: Black Phone 2, RoofmanLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Swimming Pool/The Plague of the Zombies, Derick - Hard 8Next Time Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Big Night, Derick - ThiefFor next time: October 31th - Bugonia, Nouvelle Vague (Limited Release) November 7th - Nuremberg, Predator: Badlands, Die, My Love, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, and Letterboxd. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Rip Diane KeatonLast Episode Of WTFWhat Damian's Been Watching: Cloud, Misery, Hooptober 12, What Derick's Been Watching: TRON: Ares, Peacemaker, Bringing Out the DeadLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Swimming Pool/The Plague of the Zombies, Derick: The Thin Red LineLetterboxd Assignment; Derick - Hard 8 For next time: October 17th; After The Hunt, Black Phone 2, October 25th; Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, A House Of DynamiteCheck Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

What Damian’s Been Watching: Casablanca, The Long Walk, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel, Caught Stealing, One Battle After Another, Tampopo, Motocrossed!What Derick’s Been Watching: Alien: Earth, Scorigami, One Battle After AnotherLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - Tampopo, Derick - The Thin Red LineNew Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Swimming Pool/The Plague of the ZombiesFor next time: October 3rd - The Smashing Machine, Black Phone 2, limited release Anemone October 10th - Tron: Ares, RoofmanCheck Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Instagram, Bluesky, and Letterboxd. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Robert Redford RIPBugonia Trailer, Marty Supreme Trailer, Hamnet Trailer, The Mastermind Trailer2025 Fall Movie Preview, TIFF Lineup, Telluride Lineup Film Comment, 2024 Fall Movies RevisitRegal September ClassicsHooptober 12 RequirementsSummer Movie WagerWhat Damian's Been Watching: Vivarium, I'm Still HereWhat Derick's Been Watching: Crazy Rich Asians, Eyes of Wakanda, Top Gun, “Mexico” TrilogyLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - A Tale Of Winter, Derick - Time BanditsSummer Movie Wager Assignment: MotocrossedNew Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Tampopo, Derick - The Thin Red LineFor next time: September 19th: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Him September 26th: One Battle After Another, The Strangers: Chapter 2Check Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian Socials Here

I got to sit down with documentary filmmaker Ashley Sabin to talk about her work on films like Kamp Katrina, Girl Model, and Kim’s Video. We dug into how she approaches telling real people’s stories with care, the ethics of documentary filmmaking, and what draws her to the fringes of culture.Check out her and Davids's work on Kanopy, and here Carnivalesque Films.

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Terrance Stamp Passes AwayJames Gunn and David Corenswet On SetWhat Damian’s Been Watching: Weapons, The Naked Gun, Together, Ashley Sabin and David Redmon Docs, Warfare, The Life Of ChuckWhat Derick’s Been Watching: Nobody 2, KPop Demon Hunters, The Bad Guys 2, Jurassic Park at the Hollywood BowlLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - Witness For The Prosecution   Derick - Sullivan’s Travels/RashomonNext Letterboxd Assignment: Damian - A Tale Of Winter Derick - Time BanditsFor next time: August 22nd: Ne Zha 2, Honey Don’t!, Splitsville, Eden, August 29th: The Roses, Caught Stealing, The Toxic Avenger, Jaws 50th AnniversaryCheck Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

*Sync clap at Time.is* *Check recording* *Get room tone*Hello everybody, and welcome back, it is August 1st, 2025 and you are listening to episode 213 of Midnight Film Society🎥! I'm your host, Damian W. Sherman, joining me today as always is…On today's show, we’ve got double Pedro Pascal! He’s Stretchy McDaddy, aka Reed Richard, in Matt Shakman’s Fantastic Four! He is also a broody Mayor of a small, New Mexico town in Ari Aster’s Eddington! But, before that we’ll get into some movie and tv news, go over what else we’ve been watching, and finish up with our Letterboxd shuffle.Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Kevin Fiege On The Future Of The MCU100 Best Podcasts Of All Time100 Best Movies Of The 21st CenturyComic Con NewsWhat Damian’s Been Watching: Fantastic Four: First Steps, Sorry, Baby, EddingtonWhat Derick’s Been Watching: The Fantastic Four: First Steps,  Oh, Hi!, F1™: The Movie, The Bear S4Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Return to Seoul, Derick - Sullivan’s TravelsNew Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Witness For The Prosecution  Derick - Sullivan’s Travels/RashomonFor Next Time: August 1st: The Naked Gun, The Bad Guys 2, August 8th: Weapons, Freakier FridayCheck Out Dericks Socials Here⁠Check Out Damian's Socials HereDamian On LetterBoxdDerick On Letterboxd

AMC Will Advertise Actual Start TimesMovie Trailers: Project Hail Mary, Weapons (from Barbarian director Zach Cregger) Roofman, The Running ManSummer Movie WagerWhat Damian’s Been Watching: No Country For Old Men 4K, 28 Years Later, Elio, Materialists, Superman, The Heroic TrioWhat Derick’s Been Watching: Jurassic World Rebirth, 28 Years Later, How to Train Your Dragon, Materialists, ElioLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Heroic Trio, Derick - The OdysseyNew Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Return to Seoul, Derick - Sullivan’s Travel’sFor next time: July 18th Smurfs, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Eddington, July 25th Fantastic Four: The First Steps, The Home, Happy Gilmore 2Check out Derick's socials hereCheck out Damian's socials here

Spaceballs 2Weekend Box OfficeSummer Movie WagerWhat Damian's Been Watching: The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, Ballerina, A Hidden Life, Small Things Like These, The Ballad Of Wallis Island Carey Mulligan on the Off Menu podcastWhat Dericks Been Watching: Sunrise on the Reaping (Book), The Last of Us Season 2, Friday the 13thLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - I Like Movies, Derick - The Right StuffNew Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Heroic Trio, Derick - The Odyssey For next time: June 20th - 28 Years Later, Elio, Ironheart June 27th - F1, M3gan 2.0Check out Derick' socials hereCheck out Damian's social's here

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Drink check in‘WTF With Marc Maron’ To End After Over 15 YearsMovie Trailers; A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY New Kogonada (Columbus and After Yang) film, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein wiki November 2025 on Netflix, Materialists, Stranger Things S5 Release Date2025 Cannes WinnersTop 5 Best Of The Year So FarMission Impossible Rankings Summer Movie WagerWhat Damian’s Been Watching: New PB (four movies in one day in the theater) Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Friendship, The Accountant 2, SinnersWhat Derick’s Been Watching: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Karate Kid: Legends, Friendship, Bring Her Back, Wick is Pain, SinnersLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - Kaili Blues, Derick - The Right Stuff New Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - I Like MoviesCheck Out Derick's Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

On today’s show, the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival has kicked off in the south of France, so Derick and I will discuss some of the films competing for the coveted Palme d'Or prize. But, before that we will get into some film and tv news, do some what we've been watching, and finish up with our Letterboxd assignments.Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.HBO Max RebrandSuperman, Alien Earth, The Bear S4 Trailers78th Cannes Film Festival; Richard Linklater, Lynn Ramsey, Wes Anderson, Bi Gan, Christian Petzold, Julia Ducournau, Kelly Reichardt. Secret Agent, Full List Of Film Competing For Palm d’Or Film Comment Cannes CoverageWhat Damian’s Been Watching: Andor, Thunderbolts*What Dereck’s Been Watching: A Minecraft Movie, Thunderbolts*, Fight or Flight, Final Destination Bloodlines, AndorNew Letterboxd: Dericks Almost FamousLetterboxd Assignments: Damian - Kaili Blues, Derrick - The Right StuffFor next time: May 23rd - More Last Of Us, Love Death Robots, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Lilo & Stitch, Friendship May 30th: Karate Kid: Legends, Bring Her Back, The Phoenician Scheme, May 30th: MountainheadCheck out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

On today’s show, the summer movie season is upon us and you know what that means; the Summer Movie Wager 2025! We’ll break down all of our picks and why I will probably lose mightily again! After we’ll get into some of what we’ve been watching including; Black Mirror Season 7, The Last Of Us S2, The Ballad of Wallis Island, and much much more…Check Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.RIP Val KilmerDavid Fincher Directing Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Not A SequelMovie Trailers 🎥🍿The Phoenician Scheme, F1, The Rehearsal, Love Death And Robots V4, Naked Gun RemakeIs Florence Pugh the best actress currently in the MCU?WonderCon recapWhat Damian’s Been Watching: A Working Man, Death Of A Unicorn, Princess Mononoke 4K7. What Derick’s Been Watching: The Studio, Death Of A Unicorn,  Princess Mononoke 4KCheck Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

Write into the show at MidnightFilmSociety@gmail.com and @midnightfilmpod on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Subscribe on Pocketcasts, YouTube Podcasts, and Spotify. Rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend, family member, or stranger.Jack Black emphasizes the scares of new Anaconda: 'It's a horror film for real'*Marvel News* Chairs Marvel Unveils ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ CastWhat Damian’s Been Watching: Flow, Black Bag, Severance, The Studio, Nickel BoysWhat Derick’s Been Watching: Captain America 4, Black Bag, Severence, Flow, Mickey 17, The Brutalist, InvincibleOld Letterboxd Assignment’s: Derick - Dreamcatcher6. New Letterboxd Assignment’s: Damian - Destroyer Derick - ElementaCheck Out Dericks Socials HereCheck Out Damian's Socials Here

On today’s show, the pomp and circumstance of the 97th Oscars has come and gone, and Derick and I will break down all the winners, losers, and surprisingly few low points of Hollywood's biggest night!Check Out Damian's Social Media Here

On today’s show, the much speculated and nebulous 2025 Oscar race has finally solidified, the nominations were announced and Derick and I will break down all the many snubs, surprises, and standouts. But, before that, we will be getting into a bit of what we've been watching, including Best Picture nominated The Brutalist, rom-com thriller Companion, and Steven Soderbegh’s newest super low budget project, Presence.For Next Time: (February 14th) Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, The Gorge(February 21st) The MonkeyCheck Out Dericks Social Media HereCheck Out Damian's Social Media Here

On today’s show, in our first regular show of the year Derick and I will be going over some of the overlooked gems of 2024, as well as our yearly tradition of looking forward to our most anticipated films of 2025! But, before that we will talk some movie and tv news, do some what we’ve been watching, and finish up with our Letterboxd assignments. Letterboxd Assignment’s: Damian - To Each His Own Cinema, Derick: Dreamcatcher For Next Time: (January 17th) Wolf Man, Presence (January 24th) Flight Risk, Star Trek: Section 31, Into the Deep (January 31st) Companion, Nickel Boys, The Brutalist? Check Out Dericks Socials Here Check Out Damian's Socials Here

Crossover episode today! Derick McDuff of the Underrated podcast, and my longtime co-host of this very podcast, had yours truly on his show to discuss the 2010, Joe Johnston directed film The Wolfman! Check out the Underrated Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get podcasts! Also check out all of Dericks socials here.

Another year in the books! As with years past, this episode is always a labor of love but is one that always leaves me with a massive feeling of accomplishment. Unlike previous years, this year I'd like to give a shoutout to the Youtube Channel Wagman Studios, who's audio you'll hear at the start of this episode. And, of course, a massive shoutout and show of gratitude to my co-host and friend Derick, who makes this show the absolute joy it is to do! To many more! For Next Time: Jan 3rd; Babygirl Jan 10th; Companion, Better Man, Den Of Thieves: Pantera Jan 17th; September 5, Sing Sing, Wolf Man Check Out Derick's Socials Here Check Out Damian's Socials Here