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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

tv & film film reviews

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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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00:39:50

Friday Family Film Night: ROBOCOP review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/12/06

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ROBOCOP (1987), from director Paul Verhoeven with a screenplay by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. In a city overrun by violent criminals, a newly transferred police officer, Alex Murphy (Peter Weller), is killed in the line of duty only to have his body transformed by a greedy and unscrupulous corporation into a cyborg enforcer of justice - RoboCop. This iconic 80s classic blends police drama with sci-fi elements, exploring themes of

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00:22:11

Friday Family Film Night: THE FATHER review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/30

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE FATHER (1988), from a play from Florian Zeller, the film has a screenplay from Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller and is directed by Zeller. Presented through the diminishing and confused perspective of an elderly man, Anthony (an absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful Sir Anthony Hopkins) suffering from dementia, this film tells the story of a father and his daughter (Olivia Colman as Anne) struggling to deal with his condition. The film clocks in

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00:45:25

Friday Family Film Night: WICKED LITTLE LETTERS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/29

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (2023), from director Thea Sharrock with a screenplay by Jonny Sweet. Scandal and outrage tear the small English town of Littlehampton apart as extremely vulgar letters begin first appearing and targeting the Swan household, and in particular, Edith (Olivia Colman), and rowdy Rose (Jessie Buckley) is soon charged. But once the bawdy letter writer targets more of the local's mailboxes and suspecting there's more here than

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00:15:16

Friday Family Film Night: ORIGIN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/23

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ORIGIN (1988), from writer/director Ava DuVernay. This film is a biographical dramatization based on the life and writings of American journalist and author, Isabel Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), dealing with multiple familial deaths while researching the origins behind systemic racism after the death of Trayvon Martin rocks the nation. This research becomes her critically acclaimed book, CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS. The film clocks in at 2

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00:31:09

Friday Family Film Night: EMILIA PÉREZ review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/23

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing EMILIA PÉREZ (2024), from director Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain and Léa Mysius. After a dangerous drug lord presents a young lawyer, Rita, (Zoe Saldana) with an offer she can't refuse, she finds herself in the center of an intriguing story that transforms the lives of everyone involved. The film clocks in at 2 h and 12 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS

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00:20:50

Friday Family Film Night: THEY LIVE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/16

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THEY LIVE (1988), from writer/director John Carpenter from the short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. After donning a pair of seemingly ordinary sunglasses, a homeless drifter named Nada (wrestling legend, Roddy Piper) finds his eyes literally opened to a reality that is far more twisted and terrifying than what They want you to believe. Keith David stars as Frank and Meg Foster is Holly. The film clocks in at 1 h and 34 m, is rated R

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00:26:29

Friday Family Film Night: POLTERGEIST review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/16

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing POLTERGEIST (1982), from director Tobe Hoopers with a screenplay by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor. In this classic 80's horror film, the Freeling family face their worst nightmare when the youngest among them, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is abducted into the spirit world by the lost souls that haunt their suburban home. Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams star as her parents, Dominique Dunne and Oliver Robins play her

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00:14:34

Friday Family Film Night: ARTHUR review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/09

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ARTHUR (1981), from writer/director Steve Gordon. An alcoholic playboy (Dudley Moore) must choose between an arranged marriage which would allow him to continue his life of hedonistic debauchery or the only woman (Liza Minnelli) he was ever truly loved. The film clocks in at 1 h and 37 m, is rated PG and is available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#Arthur #SteveGordon #DudleyMoore #Arthur #LizaMinnelli

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00:22:32

Friday Family Film Night: MADAME review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/09

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MADAME (2017), from director Amanda Sthers with a screenplay by Amanda Sthers and Matthew Robbins. After filling a seat at a dinner party for her pretentious employer, a maid, Maria (Rossy de Palma), finds herself swept up in an unexpected romance that threatens to break the norms of the social hierarchy. The film clocks in at 1 h and 31 m, is rated TV-14 and is streaming on Fandor, Fawesome, Prime Video, The Roku Channel and Tubi but is

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00:22:49

Friday Family Film Night: LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/02

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023), from writers/directors Cameron and Colin Cairnes. The last episode of a would-be late night talk show king is finally unearthed showing the deadly consequence of summoning the supernatural on live television. The film has a run time of 1 h and 41 m, and is rated R. It is streaming on AMC+ and Hulu but also to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #LateNightWithTheDevil #CameronCairnes

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00:16:25

Friday Family Film Night: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/11/02

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983), from director Jack Clayton and a screenplay by Ray Bradbury, from the novel by the same name, written by Ray Bradbury. When a mysterious carnival comes to a small town two young boys, Will Halloway (Vidal Peterson) and Jim Nightshade (Shawn Carson) find themselves the target of an ancient evil. The film clocks in at 1 h and 35 m, is rated PG and is available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there

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00:20:42

Friday Family Film Night: LIFEFORCE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/10/26

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing LIFEFORCE (1985), from director Tobe Hooper, and screenplay credit to Colin Wilson, Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby. Horror from beyond the stars is unleashed upon the UK as space-vampires threaten to turn the entire populace into exploding zombies. Humanity's only hope is an American astronaut who is somehow psychically bonded to one of the alien/vampires. The film has a run time of 1 h and 41 m, and is rated R. It is streaming on Freevee, PlutoTv, Prime

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00:20:26

Friday Family Film Night: BEETLEJUICE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/10/25

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing BEETLEJUICE (1988), from director Tim Burton and a screenplay by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson and Warren Skaaren. A recently deceased couple, the Maitlands (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) do their best to rid their home of it's obnoxious new residents, the Deetzs (Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones) but in doing so, will all of them fall victims to the mischievous "bio-exorcist" named Beetlejuice? The film clocks in at 1 h and 32

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00:29:59

Friday Family Film Night: DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/10/19

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY (2022), from director Luis Javier Henaine, and screenplay credit to Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes and Luis Javier Henaine. In a race against time, a crime scene photographer, Santiago (Harold Torres) desperately hunts for a cure after he is inflicted with a crippling supernatural curse. The film has a run time of 1 h and 40 m, and is rated TV-MA. It is streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this

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00:16:50

Friday Family Film Night: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/10/18

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE (2024), from director Tim Burton and a screenplay by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson and Alfred Gough. The self proclaimed "ghost with the most", Beetlejuice returns to haunt three generations of the Deetz family in this sequel to the 1988 film. The film clocks in at 1 h and 45 m, is rated PG-13 and currently in theaters and to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice

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00:19:04

Friday Family Film Night: ABIGAIL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/10/12

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ABIGAIL (2024), from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and screenplay credit to Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. A kidnapping takes an unexpected and horrific turn for a group of criminals when the child they abducted turns out to be a bloodthirsty vampire. The film has a run time of 1 h and 49 m, and is rated R. It is streaming on Peacock and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#Abigail

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