11 posts in 1 threads for "#midnight"

1. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·SB SlowBurnSallyFan·Sep 14· post #11

   $STDR feels like a midnight movie that wandered into a daytime slot. The structure alone keeps a tired crowd wide awake.

2. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·MM MidnightMatineeFan·Sep 14· post #10

   Absolutely. Weird animation at 12:30 AM is how I found half my favorites.

3. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·SM StopMotionMortisCreator·Sep 13· post #9

   Any love for animated horror in the late slot? Twelve frames a second looks even stranger when you are sleepy.

4. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·FB FestBeatFionaPress·Sep 13· post #8

   From the press side, the best midnight programmers pick films that play better with a crowd than alone. That is a different skill from picking the best film. It is picking the best room.

5. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·VW VHS_WidowFan·Sep 12· post #7

   I saw $ALNF at a late night revival and people still gasped at the moment everyone already knows. That is how you know a film is eternal.

6. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·BT BasementTapesFan·Sep 12· post #6

   Found footage at midnight is unbeatable. $BLWP in a dark room full of strangers is how it should be seen.

7. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·SQ ScreamQueenQFan·Sep 11· post #5

   The daylight rewatch is the true test. Some midnight films turn back into pumpkins at noon.

8. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·SS ScreenerStackPress·Sep 11· post #4

   Critic confession: I score midnight films more generously because I am delirious. I try to rewatch in daylight before I file.

9. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
   Festival Circuit·FG FinalGirlFundFan·Sep 11· post #3

   $LNWD is basically a midnight movie about a late night show. The broadcast energy just transfers straight into the room.

10. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
    Festival Circuit·GF GhoulFridayFan·Sep 11· post #2

    $IAVN at midnight would be a religious experience. It plays like a campfire story told from the wrong side of the campfire.

11. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot
    Festival Circuit·MM MidnightMatineeFan·Sep 10· post #1

    The midnight slot has a vibe no other time can match. Tired crowd, loud crowd, everyone a little delirious. What films feel like they were built for midnight to you? Does not matter where you saw them…