An excellent documentary feature on the backgrounds and effects of cult classics from the 1970s when underground movie groups popped into the limelight and in theaters as cinematic accessibility became more pronounced and prevalent. Movie classics (to some, not me) "Night of the Living Dead" (the 1968 original), "El Topo", "Pink Flamingos", "The Harder They Come", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Eraserhead" are the focal points here as we have tons of archive footage and interesting interviews from the films' major directors (John Waters, David Lynch, George Romero and others) and insight from dependable critic Roger Ebert. The picture is made better than the movies that are discussed and quickly becomes a magnet for some that are not familiar with the movies revisited. The only drawback here is that "Midnight Movies" will make some want to see the aforementioned films from the 1970s. Unfortunately, this flick makes its subjects look much more appealing than they actually are. 5 stars out of 5.
