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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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00:22:42

Friday Family Film Night: THE FALL GUY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/07/12

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE FALL GUY (2024), from writers Glen A. Larson and Drew Pearce, the film is directed by David Leitch. Stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) suffers an almost fatal injury and is pulled out of a self-imposed retirement when he's asked to work on a movie directed by his former girlfriend, Jody (Emily Blunt), but quickly learns there's more to this job than taking a few bumps and possibly rekindling an old romance. He must also find the

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00:45:58

Friday Family Film Night: ORDINARY PEOPLE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/07/06

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ORDINARY PEOPLE (1980), from the writers Alvin Sargent and Nancy Dowd (uncredited), from Judith Guest's novel, the film is directed by Robert Redford and garnered 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing/Screenplay based on Material from another Medium and Best Supporting Actor). Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) struggles with the guilt of going on after a tragic accident claims the life of his older brother, as his mother (an electrifying

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00:23:29

Friday Family Film Night: THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/07/06

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN (1987), from writer Stu Silver and director Danny DeVito. In this dark comedy, a writing teacher, Larry (Billy Crystal) unwittingly becomes entangled in a murder plot when one of his students, Owen (Danny DeVito) mistakes his advice for an agreement to kill for each other. The film clocks in at 1 h and 28 m, is rated PG-13 and we watched on the TCM app but the film can be found streaming on MGM+, PlutoTV and Tubi but

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00:30:30

Friday Family Film Night: ALL OF US STRANGERS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/29

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ALL OF US STRANGERS (2023), from the writers Andrew Haigh and Taichi Yamada, the film is directed by Andrew Haigh. Adam (Andrew Scott), a solitary writer, finds himself in a new relationship with his neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal). As they grow closer Adam decides to revisit the home where he grew up, finding himself welcomed by his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) who had died when he was still a child. The film has a run time of 1 h and 45 m, is rated

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00:24:00

Friday Family Film Night: BILLY ELLIOTT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/28

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing BILLY ELLIOTT (2000), from writer Lee Hall, the film is directed by Stephen Daldry. Despite the negative views and prejudices of those around him, the youngest son, Billy (Jamie Bell), of a working class English family finds himself irresistibly drawn to the practice of ballet. The film clocks in at 1 h and 50 m, is rated R and we watched on the TCM app but can be found streaming on Peacock and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are

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00:41:26

Friday Family Film Night: CIVIL WAR review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/22

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing CIVIL WAR (2024), from the writer/director Alex Garland. A hardened news photographer named Lee (Kristen Dunst) and two fellow news men (Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson) are joined by a young woman named Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) who hopes to follow in Lee's footsteps and become a war photojournalist, as they brave a deadly journey across a war-torn America. The film has a run time of 1 h and 49 m, is rated R and is available to buy/rent on

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00:20:25

Friday Family Film Night: BRING IT ON review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/21

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing BRING IT ON (2000), from writer Jessica Bendinger, the film is directed by Peyton Reed. In this light-hearted high-school comedy, Torrance Shipman (Kristen Dunst) achieves her dream of becoming the Captain of her high school's championship-winning cheerleading squad. But her hopes of leading them to another championship are threatened when she uncovers the truth behind the squad's amazing routines. The film clocks in at 1 h and 38 m,

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00:34:59

Friday Family Film Night: AFTERSUN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/15

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing AFTERSUN (2022), from the directorial debut of Charlotte Wells, with a screenplay by Charlotte Wells. As an adult, Sophie (Celia Rowlson-Hall), attempts to piece together and better understand her father, Calum (Paul Mescal) by revisiting old home videos and delving into childhood memories of the last vacation she as an eleven year old (wonderfully portrayed by Frankie Corio) spent with her Dad. Through the course of the film and story, we are given small

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00:16:06

Friday Family Film Night: OLD DADS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/14

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing OLD DADS (2023), from writers Bill Burr and Ben Tishler, the film is directed by Bill Burr. The story follows three close friends - Jack (Burr), Connor (Bobby Cannavale) and Mike (Bokeem Woodbine) - who have become/are becoming dads later in life and takes a comedic look at a family man and his friends navigating the social structure of a world that no longer shares their Gen X sensibilities. The film clocks in at 1 h and 44 m, is rated R and

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00:22:00

Friday Family Film Night: WHITE HEAT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/08

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing WHITE HEAT (1949), from director Raoul Walsh and a screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Robnerts, and comes from Virgina Kellogg's story. In order to bring the psychopathic gangster Cody Jarret (James Cagney) to justice, an undercover cop Vic Pardo/Hank Fallon (Edmond O'Brien) must earn the madman's trust and infiltrate his gang before their next deadly heist. The film clocks in at 1 h and 54 m, is rated Approved and can be found streaming currently

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00:28:40

Friday Family Film Night: SOME LIKE IT HOT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/08

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), from writers Billy Wilder and I.A. L. Diamond, based on a story from Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan, the film is directed by Billy Wilder. After witnessing a mob hit, two struggling musicians - Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) - have no choice but to hide out with a traveling musical act but there's one catch. In order to be part of the band, they must pretend to be women. The film clocks in at 2 h and 1

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00:34:49

Friday Family Film Night: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/01

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014), from directors Anthony and Joe Russo and a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and based off Marvel characters created by Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby. The "Winter Soldier" storyline by Steve Epting, Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark is also credited. Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America (Chris Evans) returns in the thrilling second film of the Captain America trilogy. After Nick Fury

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00:24:20

Friday Family Film Night: MADAME WEB review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/06/01

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MADAME WEB (2024), from writers Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker, based on characters created by Denny O'Neil, the film is directed by S.J. Clarkson. After a near death experience, Ben Parker's coworker, Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson) discovers she has the ability to see the future; a power which will help her protect the lives of three young women - Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney), Anya Corazón (Isabel Merced) and Mattie

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00:35:32

Friday Family Film Night: DUNE: PART TWO review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/25

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing DUNE: PART TWO (2024), from Frank Herbert's 1965 novel. This film has a screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts and is directed by Denis Villeneuve. In the second part of this adaptation of Herbert's Dune, Paul Atredis (Timothée Chalamet) struggles with the possibility that to defeat the Harkonnen, he may need to become something far more terrible. The film clocks in at 2 h and 46 m, is rated PG-13 and can be found streaming currently on

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00:20:38

Friday Family Film Night: WONKA review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/25

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WONKA (2023), from writers Simon Farnaby and Paul King, based on characters created by Roald Dahl, the film is directed by Paul King. In this musical origin story, young Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) must outwit an evil chocolate consortium headed up by Slugworth (Paterson Joseph) and accompanied by Prodnose (Matt Lucas) and Fickelgruber (Mathew Baynton) and the very corrupt Chief of Police (Keegan-Michael Key). He also takes on the

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00:42:30

Friday Family Film Night: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/18

In which the Mister and I check out MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1993), which is currently available on Tubi, Freevee, MGM+, but you can also buy/rent on Prime Video. Kenneth Branagh, directs/writes and stars in this witty and vibrant film adaptation of Shakespeare's beloved comedy/drama/romance of the same name. This version brings Shakespeare's comedic battle of wills between Beatrice (Emma Thompson) and Benedick (Branagh) to life, with a star-studded cast including Denzel Washington, Keanu

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00:32:42

Friday Family Film Night: ANYONE BUT YOU review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/18

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ANYONE BUT YOU (2023), from writers Ilana Wolpert and Will Gluck, the film is directed by Will Gluck. In this loosely based adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) must overcome their mutual animosity and pretend to be a loving couple while attending a destination wedding for her sister and one of his closest friends. The film clocks in at 1 h and 43 m, is rated R and

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00:35:54

Friday Family Film Night: MILLER'S GIRL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/11

In which Kid 1 and I check out MILLER'S GIRL (2024), which is currently available on Netflix. The film is written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett. After taking an interest in one of his students, Cairo Sweet (Jenna Ortega), a high school English teacher, Jonathan Miller (Martin Freeman, who also shares an executive producer credit for this film) finds himself at the center of a scandal that threatens to destroy his career and marriage. This film clocks in at 1 h 33 m and is rated R.

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00:52:41

Friday Family Film Night: THE IDEA OF YOU review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/11

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE IDEA OF YOU (2024), from writers Michael Showalter and Jennifer Westfeldt, the film is directed by Michael Showalter. In the film, the world loses their collective shit over the idea of Anne Hathaway's withered flesh comingling with that of a sexy young musician.just kidding... After an accidental meeting at Coachella, a single 40 year old mother, Solène (Anne Hathaway) becomes romantically involved with the 26 year old singer Hayes

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00:20:30

Friday Family Film Night: 3000 YEARS OF LONGING review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/05/04

In which the Mister and I check out THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING (2022), which is currently available on MGM+, but you can also buy/rent on Prime Video. The film is directed by the legendary George Miller, with a screenplay by George Miller and Augusta Gore from A.S. Byatt's short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye". An ancient djinn (Idris Elba) recounts tales of his history and heartbreaks to Althea (Tilda Swinton) whom he must grant three wishes. This film clocks in

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