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FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT

It"s FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT in which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing and discussing films - we"re not experts, just film fans. Please note there will be SPOILERS. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library All artwork/pictures from IMDb

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00:23:55

Friday Family Film Night: THE MUMMY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/02/15

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE MUMMY (1999), from writers Stephen Sommers, Lloyd Fonvielle and Kevin Jarre; the film is directed by Stephen Sommers. After finding a map to the lost city of Hamunaptra, a group of treasure hunters and historians unwittingly release the 3000 year old mummy of high priest Imhotep who will destroy the world on his quest to resurrect his lost love. The film clocks in at 2 h and 4 m, is unrated and is currently streaming on Hulu and to buy/rent

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00:15:44

Friday Family Film Night: THE BLACKENING review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/02/08

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE BLACKENING (2022), from writers Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, the film is directed by Tim Story. In this horror-comedy, a group of old college friends reunite after 10 years to celebrate Juneteenth at a remote cabin in the woods. But their celebration is short lived as an unknown killer has set up a deadly game that will test their horror movie knowledge and that they all must play in order to survive. The film clocks in at 1 h and 37 m, is rated R

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00:20:00

Friday Family Film Night: MISS JUNETEENTH review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/02/08

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MISS JUNETEENTH (2020), from writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples. After her youthful ambitions are sidelined by life, Turquoise (Nicole Beharie), a hardworking single mom pushes her daughter, Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), to compete in the same beauty pageant she herself won as a teen in the hopes that her daughter fulfills her dreams via opportunities created by the event. The film clocks in at 1 h and 39 m, is unrated and is currently streaming

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01:09:03

Friday Family Film Night: HERETIC review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/02/01

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing HERETIC (2024), from writers/directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. A pair of young women on a recruitment mission for the Mormon church are lured into a deadly debate that will leave them and the audience questioning everything. The film clocks in at 1 h and 38 m, is rated R and is currently to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.Shout out to @MadMorphMovieClub - you can find the review of this film we reference

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00:35:59

Friday Family Film Night: NOTTING HILL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/02/01

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing NOTTING HILL (1996), from writer Richard Curtis, the film is directed by Roger Michell. A mild mannered bookstore owner unexpectedly finds himself in a romantic relationship with the most famous actress in the world. The film clocks in at 1 h and 59 m, is rated PG- and is currently streaming on Netflix and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. This episode goes out to the lovely Faye - all the

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00:37:00

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT: THE BLACK HOLE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/25

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE BLACK HOLE (1979), from writers Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Barbash and Richard H. Landau and directed by Gary Nelson. A group of space explorers boards a long lost ship hovering at the edge of a gigantic black hole where it appears the crew has been replaced by robots and the captain has quite possibly gone insane. The film clocks in at 1 h and 38 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Disney+ and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are

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00:40:01

Friday Family Film Night: ALIEN: ROMULUS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/25

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024), from writers Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues from characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. The film is directed by Fede Álvarez. Desperate to leave a mining colony, a group of young workers decide to salvage an abandoned space station unaware of the horror that lurks within. The film clocks in at 1 h and 59 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Hulu and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note

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00:29:57

Friday Family Film Night: LONGLEGS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/18

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing LONGLEGS (2024), from writer/director Osgood Perkins. Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is an investigator selected because of her peculiar talents, to help track down a mysterious figure who has orchestrated a series of murders of local families over several decades. The cast includes Blair Underwood as Agent Carter, Alicia Witt as Ruth (Lee's mother), Michelle Choi-Lee as Agent Browning, Dakota Daulby as Agent Fisk, Kiernan Shipka as Carrie Anne and

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00:16:14

Friday Family Film Night: STING review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/17

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing STING (2024), from writer/director Kiah Roache-Turner. A creative young girl's decision to make a pet of the strange little spider that she finds in her grandmother's apartment proves to be a deadly mistake. The film stars Alyla Browne as Charlotte, Ryan Corr as Ethan, Penelope Mitchell as Heather, Jermaine Fowler as Frank, Noni Hazlehurst as the grandmother, Helga, and Robyn Nevin as Gunter, Helga's sister. The film clocks in at 2

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00:22:33

Friday Family Film Night: RETURN TO OZ review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/11

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing RETURN TO OZ (1985), from script writers Walter Murch and Gill Dennis, based on characters from the novels of L. Frank Baum, the film is directed by Walter Murch. In this poorly conceived sequel to the 1939 classic, young Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) must return to Oz to help rescue her friends and save Emerald City from the evil Nome King. This film clocks in at 1 h and 53 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Disney+ but also to buy/rent on Prime

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00:23:02

Friday Family Film Night: WICKED review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/11

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WICKED (2024), from director Jon M. Chu with screenplay credits to Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox from the novel by Gregory Maguire. In this film adaptation of the award winning Broadway musical based off characters from L. Frank Baum's novel, two young women named Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande), with nothing in common, become friends while attending University in the magical land of Oz. The film clocks in at 2 h and 40 m, is

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00:22:08

Friday Family Film Night: TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS:...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/04

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (2024), from scriptwriters Kin-Yee Au, Tai-Lee Chan, Li Jun and Kwan-Sin Shum, from a comic book by Yi Yu, the film is directed by Soi Cheang. Gangs collide in this martial arts extravaganza. Broken and alone, a young man finds a sense of purpose and community in Kowloon Walled City. But unbeknownst to him he is the target of a gang lord's vengeance that threatens to destroy his new home. This film clocks in at 2 h and 6

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00:27:35

Friday Family Film Night: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/01/04

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 (2024), from director Jeff Fowler with screenplay credits to Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington. Team Sonic is back with a vengeance. When a mysterious new hedgehog named Shadow (Keanu Reeves) seeks to avenge himself by destroying the entire planet proves too powerful for Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and his friends, Tails and Knuckles (Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba) they reluctantly must ally themselves with their

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00:31:24

Friday Family Film Night: TRADING PLACES review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/28

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing TRADING PLACES (1983), from scriptwriters Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod and directed by John Landis. In one of the best classic comedies from the 80s, Dan Ackroyd (as Louis Winthorpe III) and Eddie Murphy (as Billy Ray Valentine), put in hilarious performances as the helpless subjects of a wager by two heartless old millionaire brothers, The Dukes (Ralph Bellamy as Randolph and Don Ameche as Mortimer) looking to answer the age old question of nature

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00:32:59

Friday Family Film Night: THE MERRY GENTLEMEN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/28

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE MERRY GENTLEMEN (2024), from director Peter Sullivan with a screenplay by Jeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan and Marla Sokoloff. In this romantic comedy that seems to closely follow a Hallmark movie formula, a woman named Ashley (Britt Robertson) returns to her small town for the holidays after losing her dream job right before Christmas. There she finds new purpose in saving her parent's failing business by staging an all-male dance show while

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00:24:34

Friday Family Film Night: THE BISHOP'S WIFE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/21

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1947), from scriptwriters Robert Sherwood and Leonardo Bercovici (uncredited screenplay credit to Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett) from a novel by Robert Nathan and directed by Henry Koster. In this very strange holiday film, an angel (Cary Grant) is sent from Heaven to help a Bishop (David Niven) understand the true meaning of the holidays by stealing the affections of his wife (Loretta Young), child (Karolyn Grimes) and everyone he

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00:18:19

Friday Family Film Night: HOME ALONE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/21

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing HOME ALONE (1990), from director Chris Columbus with a screenplay by John Hughes. After a mistake by his family, a young boy named Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) finds himself home alone for Christmas. While this is initially cause for celebration, he soon finds the holidays just are not the same without a family to share them with. He also hilariously brutalizes two bumbling thieves (excellently played by Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci) who are trying to

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00:24:57

Friday Family Film Night: SILENT NIGHT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/14

TRIGGER WARNING: In which the Mister joins me in reviewing SILENT NIGHT (2021), from writer/director Camille Griffin. In what is allegedly a dark comedy, old friends decide to get together at a remote English country mansion to celebrate their last Christmas ever. The film clocks in at 1 h and 32 m, is not rated but be aware of language and talk of suicide in the story. This is currently streaming on Netflix but also available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this

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00:18:25

Friday Family Film Night: THAT CHRISTMAS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/14

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THAT CHRISTMAS (2024), from director Simon Otto with a screenplay by Richard Curtis, Peter Souter and Andrew Dawson. In this animated feature, several characters' stories become somewhat entwined as a blizzard hits a small English town of Wellington-on-Sea during Christmas with Santa (Brian Cox) narrating. The film clocks in at 1 h and 31 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this

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00:30:03

Friday Family Film Night: LOGAN'S RUN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/07

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing LOGAN'S RUN (1976), from the novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson and a screenplay by David Zelag Goodman, the film is directed by Michael Anderson. In a futuristic society where everyone is assigned a lifespan of 30 years, a Sandman named Logan 5 (Michael York) is tasked with hunting down "Runners" who defy this mandate. During an investigation he is forced by the computer systems controlling society to become a Runner himself so that he

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