The Midnight Film Review

Michael (2026)

In this episode of Midnight Film Review, Brian is joined by the most special guest. We break down Michael. The newest biopic about Michael Jackson. We discuss the performances, direction, production design, and the challenge of telling such a massive story while balancing spectacle with the darker complexities surrounding Jackson’s legacy. Does Michael deliver a compelling portrait of an icon, or does it struggle under the weight of its subject matter? Tune in as we review one of the year’s most talked-about releases. Check out more of Brian's work: ⁠Substack⁠ [https://midnightfilmreview.substack.com/] TikTok @Midnightfilmreview TheMidnightfilmreview@gmail.com Facebook.com/kultofpop Find us on Twitter @kultofpop

Top 10 Films of 2025

It's that time of year again! Dan and Jimmy AKA MovieDeathblow, join Brian to discuss their favorite films of 2025. Jimmy is a content creator extroidinere. Please check out his YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/MovieDeathblows] and TikTok. [https://www.tiktok.com/@moviedeathblow]Dan is a TikTok creator and podcaster with thoughtful and engaging content! Please give him a follow ⁠⁠@reel.takes⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@reel.takes] on TikTok and check out Good Will Podcasting. ⁠⁠⁠Kultofpop.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://kultofpop.com/] Kultofpop@gmail.com Facebook.com/kultofpop Find us on Twitter @kultofpop

Shelby Oaks

This week on The Midnight Film Review, Brian is joined by special guest Brandon White for another deep dive into movies, media, and more. In our open discussion, Brian and Brandon discuss the rumored sale of Warner Bros Discovery and what it could me for the future of film. For Media Hot Takes, we talk about a few movies, but Brandon brings some music to the pod! Check out the song Berghain by ROSALÍA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQBS2Ikz6c] We wrap up with our featured review of Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks. Please check out Brandon's work: TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@lamphead97?lang=en] Check out more of Brian's work: Substack [https://midnightfilmreview.substack.com/] TheMidnightfilmreview@gmail.com Facebook.com/kultofpop Find us on Twitter @kultofpop

Alien Earth

This week on The Midnight Film Review, Brian is joined by special guest Jimmy AKA MovieDeathblow for another deep dive into movies, media, and more. In our open discussion, we read an email that leads to a discussion about the current state of horror. For Media Hot Takes, we talk about the book Rotten to the Core, the television shows The Paper, The Foundation, and Chief of War. We wrap up with our featured review: Alien Earth. Please check out Jimmy's work: Youtube [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFBvvZxp7l7LBgkjeAYabOA&ved=2ahUKEwizkJKjtvqPAxVwj4kEHSxcNFoQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw3ozdaqjgdrq2ZkWPxwO7Jg] TikTok [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.tiktok.com/%40moviedeathblow&ved=2ahUKEwizkJKjtvqPAxVwj4kEHSxcNFoQFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3-1Xihv0Yh09c2GTjdRcTW] X [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://x.com/MOVIEDEATHBLOWS%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&ved=2ahUKEwizkJKjtvqPAxVwj4kEHSxcNFoQ6F56BAgaEAE&usg=AOvVaw0moQGVYBQj5HxKgs3d8kA6] Check out more of Brian's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kultofpop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://kultofpop.com/] TheMidnightfilmreview@gmail.com Facebook.com/kultofpop Find us on Twitter @kultofpop

Summer Movie Wager 2025 Results

The results are in, and we have a winner. Brian is joined by The Good Will Podcasting crew: Dan, aka Reel Takes; Stone, aka Medicalmovieman; Conor, aka Movieshark. He's also joined by ole pal Adam, aka Sunset Loner Cinema, and Jay, aka Cinema Coconut, to find out who won the summer movie wager. The Summer Movie Wager was created by the awesome guys over at ⁠The Filmcast⁠ [https://audioboom.com/posts/8711636-ep-821-the-2025-summer-movie-wager]. We've copied their format and would appreciate it if you sent them love by listening to their ⁠episode. ⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-821-the-2025-summer-movie-wager/id281400220?i=1000705307100]You can find the history of the game and play along at ⁠thesummermoviewager.com⁠ [http://thesummermoviewager.com/]. The goal is to predict the highest-grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, in the correct order. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager will begin on May 1, 2025, and last through September 1, 2025, Labor Day, as usual.Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:-If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.-If your picked movie for 2-9 is correct, you score 10 points for it.-If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.-If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.-If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.-If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.-For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied that assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead, you only get 13 points for it.