Art Hennessey
@arthennessey.bsky.social
Hopeless Middlebrow. Boston-bred Californian.
I hadn't seen Ken Russell's The Lair of the White Worm since its initial release when I was in college! Had a blast talking about it with my co-host on this week's Midnight Cinema podcast!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Q9S...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I hadn't seen Ken Russell's The Lair of the White Worm since its initial release when I was in college! Had a blast talking about it with my co-host on this week's Midnight Cinema podcast!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Q9S...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Q9S...
Erik Rodenhiser and I return to Haddonfield, but this time we're taking an ambulance to the most deserted hospital you've ever checked into! We had a blast discussing Halloween II! 😆🎃
Our Halloweeen episode blew the doors our first week download record!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/hall...
Our Halloweeen episode blew the doors our first week download record!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/hall...
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Erik Rodenhiser and I return to Haddonfield, but this time we're taking an ambulance to the most deserted hospital you've ever checked into! We had a blast discussing Halloween II! 😆🎃
Our Halloweeen episode blew the doors our first week download record!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/hall...
Our Halloweeen episode blew the doors our first week download record!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/hall...
Just looked at my Letterboxd stats for 2025 so far, and usually this slot is some silent film or a comedy from the 1930's or even a weird cult horror curio. 😆
I saw this in theaters when I was younger! Don't people remember this?
I saw this in theaters when I was younger! Don't people remember this?
September 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just looked at my Letterboxd stats for 2025 so far, and usually this slot is some silent film or a comedy from the 1930's or even a weird cult horror curio. 😆
I saw this in theaters when I was younger! Don't people remember this?
I saw this in theaters when I was younger! Don't people remember this?
Wake up, hypersleepy heads! We're headed down to LV-426!
We're diving into Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece Alien.
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We're diving into Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece Alien.
Listen: midnightcinemapod.com/episode/alie...
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6EWp...
September 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Wake up, hypersleepy heads! We're headed down to LV-426!
We're diving into Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece Alien.
Listen: midnightcinemapod.com/episode/alie...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6EWp...
We're diving into Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece Alien.
Listen: midnightcinemapod.com/episode/alie...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6EWp...
We just dropped our Predator episode, and it is so true that Dutch goes through more Final Girl beats than most horror protagonists! 🤣
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/pred...
#Predator #HorrorPodcasts #80sMovies
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#Predator #HorrorPodcasts #80sMovies
September 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We just dropped our Predator episode, and it is so true that Dutch goes through more Final Girl beats than most horror protagonists! 🤣
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/pred...
#Predator #HorrorPodcasts #80sMovies
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/pred...
#Predator #HorrorPodcasts #80sMovies
Phantasm! It's like floating in and out of a nightmare.
So many iconic moments, one right after another: Death spheres, killer cloaked dwarves, fingers in boxes, demon insects....
We had a blast doing a whole Midnight Cinema episode on it:
🎧https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/phantasm
So many iconic moments, one right after another: Death spheres, killer cloaked dwarves, fingers in boxes, demon insects....
We had a blast doing a whole Midnight Cinema episode on it:
🎧https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/phantasm
August 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Phantasm! It's like floating in and out of a nightmare.
So many iconic moments, one right after another: Death spheres, killer cloaked dwarves, fingers in boxes, demon insects....
We had a blast doing a whole Midnight Cinema episode on it:
🎧https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/phantasm
So many iconic moments, one right after another: Death spheres, killer cloaked dwarves, fingers in boxes, demon insects....
We had a blast doing a whole Midnight Cinema episode on it:
🎧https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/phantasm
We had fun diving into the wild, weird mashup that is Demon Knight! This was the first attempt at a Tales from the Crypt-branded movie and has found a cult following with its cool effects, stacked cast, and Billy Zane chewing all the scenery and props he can find!
open.spotify.com/episode/2uJA...
open.spotify.com/episode/2uJA...
August 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We had fun diving into the wild, weird mashup that is Demon Knight! This was the first attempt at a Tales from the Crypt-branded movie and has found a cult following with its cool effects, stacked cast, and Billy Zane chewing all the scenery and props he can find!
open.spotify.com/episode/2uJA...
open.spotify.com/episode/2uJA...
If feel like if they tried harder, they could have got at least one more Robert onto the marquee!
Crossfire (1947), a gritty noir procedural set just after the war, involves military men being transistioned to civilian life who are caught up in a murder involving bigotry.
Crossfire (1947), a gritty noir procedural set just after the war, involves military men being transistioned to civilian life who are caught up in a murder involving bigotry.
August 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If feel like if they tried harder, they could have got at least one more Robert onto the marquee!
Crossfire (1947), a gritty noir procedural set just after the war, involves military men being transistioned to civilian life who are caught up in a murder involving bigotry.
Crossfire (1947), a gritty noir procedural set just after the war, involves military men being transistioned to civilian life who are caught up in a murder involving bigotry.
Stick to the roads and stay off the moors!
We had a blast talking about the John Landis film An American Werewolf in London. It has it all, from Oscar-winning makeup, to indelible nightmares of Nazi Werewolves and Muppets, to Dr. Pepper in the buff.
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We had a blast talking about the John Landis film An American Werewolf in London. It has it all, from Oscar-winning makeup, to indelible nightmares of Nazi Werewolves and Muppets, to Dr. Pepper in the buff.
open.spotify.com/show/65ODauh...
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Stick to the roads and stay off the moors!
We had a blast talking about the John Landis film An American Werewolf in London. It has it all, from Oscar-winning makeup, to indelible nightmares of Nazi Werewolves and Muppets, to Dr. Pepper in the buff.
open.spotify.com/show/65ODauh...
We had a blast talking about the John Landis film An American Werewolf in London. It has it all, from Oscar-winning makeup, to indelible nightmares of Nazi Werewolves and Muppets, to Dr. Pepper in the buff.
open.spotify.com/show/65ODauh...
Before James Gunn was making Superman fly or guarding the galaxy he made a gnarly little horror comedy that sank at the cinema, but lives on through its fandom!
So pack your Mr. Pibb and crank the Air Supply because we're headed to Wheelsy, SC for Slither!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/slit...
So pack your Mr. Pibb and crank the Air Supply because we're headed to Wheelsy, SC for Slither!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/slit...
July 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Before James Gunn was making Superman fly or guarding the galaxy he made a gnarly little horror comedy that sank at the cinema, but lives on through its fandom!
So pack your Mr. Pibb and crank the Air Supply because we're headed to Wheelsy, SC for Slither!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/slit...
So pack your Mr. Pibb and crank the Air Supply because we're headed to Wheelsy, SC for Slither!
midnightcinemapod.com/episode/slit...
Put this on last night after a busy week! Such a fun film and I still love this closing shot. One of the best!
June 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Put this on last night after a busy week! Such a fun film and I still love this closing shot. One of the best!
This is moving fast. We'll be at the Renaming French Fries stage in no time.
June 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is moving fast. We'll be at the Renaming French Fries stage in no time.
Trump's America summed up in 24 hours of headlines...
April 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trump's America summed up in 24 hours of headlines...
In this episode of Midnight Cinema, I had a wild time diving deep into the 1995 cult horror classic Rumpelstiltskin! 😆
A first time watch for me!
You can listen to the episode here! midnightcinemapod.com/episode/rump...
A first time watch for me!
You can listen to the episode here! midnightcinemapod.com/episode/rump...
April 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In this episode of Midnight Cinema, I had a wild time diving deep into the 1995 cult horror classic Rumpelstiltskin! 😆
A first time watch for me!
You can listen to the episode here! midnightcinemapod.com/episode/rump...
A first time watch for me!
You can listen to the episode here! midnightcinemapod.com/episode/rump...
Facebook memories reminding me how fast 2020 got crazy!
March 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Facebook memories reminding me how fast 2020 got crazy!
Acting teachers over the next decade, hearing yet another student introduce a certain monologue.
March 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Acting teachers over the next decade, hearing yet another student introduce a certain monologue.
Share some of the best eyes in movies
March 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Share some of the best eyes in movies
The unexpected, weird, wild ride that is Osgood Perkins' The Monkey
March 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The unexpected, weird, wild ride that is Osgood Perkins' The Monkey
Look, I know news sites have to pay the bills with ads, but.... 😆
February 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Look, I know news sites have to pay the bills with ads, but.... 😆
I saw a recent local production of Wait Until Dark. The script feels very, very creaky these days, especially in the first act. But, WOW, that climax still has the power to thrill when executed well!
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I saw a recent local production of Wait Until Dark. The script feels very, very creaky these days, especially in the first act. But, WOW, that climax still has the power to thrill when executed well!
Anybody know if the play 2:22 A Ghost Story will be produced in the U.S. anytime soon? I missed the LA run several years ago and expected it would play New York and then start touring. But so far I haven't heard anything. #theater #playwriting
January 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Anybody know if the play 2:22 A Ghost Story will be produced in the U.S. anytime soon? I missed the LA run several years ago and expected it would play New York and then start touring. But so far I haven't heard anything. #theater #playwriting
Isobel Elsom in Ladies in Retirement (1941) was reprising her lauded performance in the Broadway play. The character could have been one-note, but the writing and Elsom give her layers. In the span a few minutes she can be cheeky, flirtatious, wise, stern, understanding and selfish. #noir #filmsky
January 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ladies in Retirement (1941) Right from its fun opening titles, this gothic/melodrama/noir keeps surprising with interesting characters, lighting, and direction. A great cast of supporting actors orbit Ida Lupino, who gets to hit almost every register as her tightly-wound spinster unravels.
#noir
#noir
January 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ladies in Retirement (1941) Right from its fun opening titles, this gothic/melodrama/noir keeps surprising with interesting characters, lighting, and direction. A great cast of supporting actors orbit Ida Lupino, who gets to hit almost every register as her tightly-wound spinster unravels.
#noir
#noir