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Deep Downey: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2h

My Guy, rooted in Evan Dossey's (edossmfj.bsky.social) appreciation of Guy Pearce, continues w/ a special appearance by Aly Caviness (alyravenous.bsky.social), who has Guy Pearce to blame for her marriage &, in this essay, her defense of PROMETHEUS & ALIEN: COVENANT.

Find Aly's essay in the reply.

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2h

Look up "acerbic buddy action film released on this day in 2005" in the dictionary. You know what you'll find? KISS KISS BANG BANG, celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Check out Ben Thorp's (sadradiolad.bsky.social) essay from our Deep Downey series.

midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/04/21/d...

“Deep Downey,” Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to Robert Downey, Jr., to celebrate his 60th birthday, continues with Ben Thorp’s reflection on “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.”…

Late Night with the Devil

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2h

Mitch Ringenberg's review of LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/03/20/l...

Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:

drafthouse.com/indianapolis...

Formally ambitious and refreshingly simple in its pleasures, “Late Night with the Devil” features great actors giving delightful performances and goopy, gross-out scares.

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2h

Sometimes great actors giving delightful performances & goopy, gross-out scares are all you need. Catch LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL at 7:15p Thursday at Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis (alamodrafthouse.bsky.social).

In the reply, find Mitch Ringenberg's review and a ticket link.

No Sleep October: Found (2012)

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 1d

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal's monthlong ode to horror films — continues with Sam Watermeier's (sammovieman.bsky.social) look at 2012's FOUND, a bizarre blend of grounded human drama and 1980s-esque gore that's a Hoosier horror gem.

midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/20/n...

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror films — continues with Sam Watermeier’s look at “Found,” a bizarre blend of grounded human drama and 1980s-esque gore that’s a Hoosier...

No Sleep October: The Invisible Man (1933) / The Invisible Man Returns

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Bob Bloom's essay on THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) and THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/10/09/n...

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong celebration of horror — continues with contributor Bob Bloom’s look back at “The Invisible Man” and “The Invisible Man Returns.”…

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Get your fill of classic frights with 1933's THE INVISIBLE MAN, screening Wednesday at Regal (regalmovies.bsky.social) ocations nationwide in its monthlong horror series.

Check local listings for showtimes and find Bob Bloom's (bobbloom1948.bsky.social) essay on the film & its sequel in the reply.

No Sleep October: Creepshow (1982)

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Shearer's essay on CREEPSHOW:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/10/n...

Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:

drafthouse.com/indianapolis...

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror that terrifies, titillates or transfixes us — continues with Joe Shearer’s look at 1982’s “Creepshow.”…

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 1d

You've got another chance to catch the original CREEPSHOW on the big screen — at 7:15p Tuesday at Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis (alamodrafthouse.bsky.social).

Find Joe Shearer's essay from this year's crop of No Sleep October entries in the reply, along with a ticket link.

In the introduction to The New Annotated Frankenstein (2017), Guillermo del Toro writes, “All my life, I was in love with monsters; this is a fact.” It is no wonder, then, that Frankenstein (2025) is…

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 3d

@alyravenous.bsky.social writes about @realgdt.bsky.social's Frankenstein and the fascinating way he re-interprets Shelley's original text to create his own personal spin on the iconic story about a madman trying to play mother. midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/17/f...

Frankenstein (2025)

Recurring Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Sam Watermeier's essay on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984):

midwestfilmjournal.com/2022/09/02/r...

Flix Brewhouse Carmel ticket link:

flixbrewhouse.com/showtimes/18...

Sam explores the personal, universal power of the 1984 horror classic that birthed one of the best onscreen bogeymen.

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Did you think you'd missed your chance to catch Freddy Krueger on the big screen? Flix Brewhouse Carmel has your back, with screenings at 6, 6:30 & 7p Monday.

In the comments, find Sam Watermeier's (sammovieman.bsky.social) essay from our Recurring Nightmares series as well as a ticket link.

No Sleep October: The House on Sorority Row

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Tim Brouk's essay on THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2019/10/26/n...

Kan-Kan screening information:

www.goelevent.com/Kan-KanCinem...

Tim Brouk is a former arts and entertainment reporter and freelance writer. He is currently writing for academia in Indianapolis.

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Initiate yourself in bizarre imagery of breasts, blood & a bird-shaped walking cane as THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW screens for FREE at the Kan-Kan Cinema & Bar (@KanKanCinema) at 8p Monday.

Find Tim Brouk’s essay from our No Sleep October series in the reply & a link w/ more info.

In the introduction to The New Annotated Frankenstein (2017), Guillermo del Toro writes, “All my life, I was in love with monsters; this is a fact.” It is no wonder, then, that Frankenstein (2025) is…

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 3d

@alyravenous.bsky.social writes about @realgdt.bsky.social's Frankenstein and the fascinating way he re-interprets Shelley's original text to create his own personal spin on the iconic story about a madman trying to play mother. midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/17/f...

Frankenstein (2025)

No Sleep October: Sweeney Todd(s)

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Lou Harry's essay on the various incarnations of SWEENEY TODD:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/17/n...

Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:

drafthouse.com/indianapolis...

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No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror that terrifies, titillates or transfixes us — continues with Lou Harry’s exploration of the long history of the tale of Sweeney Todd.

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Catch Tim Burton's take on the tale at the Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis (@alamodrafthouse.bsky.social) at a 3 p.m. screening Sunday (and then stick around for trivia at 6 p.m. hosted by Lou himself)!

In the next reply, find Lou's essay along with a ticket link for the Sunday screening.

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No Sleep October: Sweeney Todd(s)

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

No Sleep October — our monthlong ode to horror that transfixes, terrifies or titillates us — continues with Lou Harry's (louharry.bsky.social) extensive exploration of the various incarnations of the tale of Sweeney Todd.

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Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Lou Harry's essay on the various incarnations of SWEENEY TODD:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/17/n...

Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:

drafthouse.com/indianapolis...

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No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror that terrifies, titillates or transfixes us — continues with Lou Harry’s exploration of the long history of the tale of Sweeney Todd.

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Catch Tim Burton's take on the tale at the Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis (@Alamo_Indy) at a 3 p.m. screening Sunday (and then stick around for trivia at 6 p.m. hosted by Lou himself)!

In the next reply, find Lou's essay along with a ticket link for the Sunday screening.

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Class of 1985: The Last Dragon

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Can you catch a 40th-anniversary screening of THE LAST DRAGON on a big screen? Sho'nuff!

Check local listings for showtimes of this Fathom Entertainment event on Sunday, Monday & Wednesday.

Nick Rogers' (nickrogers.bsky.social) essay on the film is below.

midwestfilmjournal.com/2015/03/30/c...

The “Class of …” series continues with “The Last Dragon.”…

No Sleep October: Drag Me to Hell

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Joe Ostrander's essay on DRAG ME TO HELL:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/10/16/n...

Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis ticket link:

drafthouse.com/indianapolis...

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror that terrifies, titillates or transfixes us — continues with Joe Ostrander’s look at Sam Raimi’s 2009 horror whirligig…

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

No Sleep October — our monthlong ode to horror — continues with Joe Ostrander's look at Sam Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL.

Catch the film on the big screen, too, at 10p Saturday at Alamo Drafthouse Indianapolis (alamodrafthouse.bsky.social).

In the comments, find Joe's essay and a ticket link.

Nick’s “Class of …” series continues with 1992’s “Sneakers.”…

Midwest Film Journal @midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Nick Rogers' essay on SNEAKERS:

midwestfilmjournal.com/2022/09/26/c...

Living Room Theaters Indianapolis ticket link for SNEAKERS:

ind.livingroomtheaters.com/movies/5562/...

(Tickets are also available for the other screenings on the theater's website.)

Class of 1992: Sneakers