https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-midnight-matinee--4692274enFilm ReviewsCopyright Ben Yorkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0a30c58ab10c80f44f201ca10271e962.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-midnight-matinee--4692274Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:21:00 +0000Ben YorkBen Yorkfeeds@spreaker.comA movie review podcast where three film loving best friends share their stupid crazy thoughts with a twinge of improv.true900aac06-8533-540a-bff2-8e5d842c2706episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-24-midnight-matinee--47746706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47746706Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:54:18 +0000Ben YorkThe 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...5435anniversary,bogart,dante,film,goodman,joe,john,matinee,midnighttruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-23-deathtrap-the-player--47538032https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47538032Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:23:05 +0000Ben YorkToday, 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...4661altman,caine,christopher,deathtrap,films,lumet,michael,movie,murder,player,reeve,robbins,robert,sidney,the,tim,writingtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-22-the-conversation-blow-out--47292267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47292267Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:00:02 +0000Ben YorkToday’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,...4929brian,conspiracy,coppola,de,film,gene,hackman,john,lithgow,movies,palma,thriller,travoltatruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-21-night-of-the-living-dead-one-cut-of-the-dead--47062105https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47062105Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:00:04 +0000Ben YorkThe 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...5599classic,comedy,double,feature,george,halloween,horror,japan,movies,romero,zombietruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-20-in-the-mouth-of-madness-event-horizon--46848043https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46848043Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:00:04 +0000Ben YorkAs 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...4507carpenter,double,feature,film,fishbourne,john,lawrence,lovecraft,neill,sam,spacetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-19-after-hours-uncut-gems--46634905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46634905Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:00:17 +0000Ben YorkOn 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....3799adam,film,martin,movies,new,nyc,safdie,sandler,scorsese,yorktruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-18-clue-knives-out--46427626https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46427626Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:00:12 +0000Ben YorkAfter 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...5174chris,christopher,comedy,curry,evans,film,johnson,lloyd,movies,murder,mystery,rian,timtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-17-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-tampopo--45880069https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45880069Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:26:34 +0000Ben YorkOn 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...3573comedy,film,grail,holy,matinee,midnight,monty,movie,python,ramen,tampopo,westerntruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-16-lawrence-of-arabia-1917--45700350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45700350Thu, 15 Jul 2021 01:00:08 +0000Ben YorkThis 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...50961917,alecguinness,benedictcumberbatch,davidlean,dean-charleschapman,georgemackay,lawrenceofarabia,midnightmanatee,midnightmatinee,omarsharif,peterotoole,sammendes,thegreatwar,themidnightmatinee,worldwar1,ww1truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-15-12-angry-men-do-the-right-thing--45519732https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45519732Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:00:06 +0000Ben YorkOn 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...531612angrymen,courtroom,dotherightthing,film,filmreview,giancarloesposito,henryfonda,leejcobb,moviereview,samuelljackson,sidneylumet,spikeleetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-14-the-flintstones-10-cloverfield-lane--45328488https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45328488Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:00:03 +0000Ben YorkToday, 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...557410cloverfieldlane,brianlevant,cloverfield,dantrachtenberg,johngallagherjr,johngoodman,johngoodmanbirthday,kylemaclachlan,maryelizabethwinstead,moviereview,rickmoranis,theflintstonestruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-the-breakfast-club-a-goofy-movie--45135796https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45135796Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:00:03 +0000Ben YorkOn 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...5234bender,disney,goofy,hughes,mickey,molly,ringwald,school,summertruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-12-eraserhead-stranger-than-paradise--44914164https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44914164Wed, 19 May 2021 19:00:20 +0000Ben York12- 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...4920blackandwhite,cult,debut,directors,film,jarmusch,lynchtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-11-spirited-away-howl-s-moving-castle--44646319https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44646319Wed, 05 May 2021 19:00:08 +0000Ben YorkIn 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...4590animation,fantasy,film,ghibli,kiki,miyazaki,movie,review,studioghiblitruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-10-thief-heat--44425828
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Instagram: @themidnightmatinee]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43150655Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:00:15 +0000Ben YorkIn 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...
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Instagram: @themidnightmatinee]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42523433Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:00:11 +0000Ben YorkThis 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...
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Instagram: @themidnightmatinee]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42273261Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:00:10 +0000Ben YorkThe 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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