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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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00:35:46

Friday Family Film Night: ELEMENTAL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/03/02

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ELEMENTAL (2023), which we caught on Disney+. Written by John Hoberg, Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh; the film is directed by Peter Sohn. The film follows Ember (Leah Lewis) a resident of Element City where fire/water/earth and air live together. Her parents came from abroad for a better life for themselves and their baby to be (Ember). She grows up healthy and happy and as she reaches maturity is on the path to inherit her father's

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00:30:16

Friday Family Film Night: NAVALNY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/24

In which the Mister and I check out NAVALNY (2022), which we caught on the Max. From director Daniel Roher, the film tells the story of the late Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, lawyer and political prisoner. The documentary follows the events a little before the lethal nerve agent poisoning during August 2020. Having the plane he was on diverted may have led to his surviving the attempt on his life. After being transported to Germany to get medical attention, he also delves into

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00:27:25

Friday Family Film Night: MARRY ME review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/24

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MARRY ME (2022), which we caught on the Starz app but you can buy/rent from several platforms. Written by John Rogers, Tami Sagher and Harper Dill; the film is directed by Kat Coiro. The film follows Kat Veldez (Jennifer Lopez) who on the day of her wedding to fellow popstar, Bastian (Maluma), finds out that he's been cheating on her so Kat then decides to marry someone in the audience, Charlie (Owen Wilson). They then work backwards from

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00:31:10

Friday Family Film Night: HAROLD AND MAUDE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/17

In which the Mister and I check out HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971), which we caught on the TCM app. From director Hal Ashby and writer Colin Higgins, the film tells the story of Harold (Bud Cort), a rich, young man who is obsessed with death and creating macabre scenes to elicit a response from his mother (played by Vivian Pickles). He meets with a shrink regularly and indulges in his favorite pastime, attending funerals. It is here that he meets 79 year old Maude (Ruth Gordon), a woman who may not have

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00:22:58

Friday Family Film Night: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/17

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004), which we caught on the TCM app but you can buy/rent from several platforms. Written by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth and winner of the 2005 Original Screenplay Oscar, this film is directed by Michel Gondry. The story follows Joel (Jim Carrey), a painfully shy man who meets a free spirited young woman named Clementine (Best Actress Nominee, Kate Winslet). They fall in love but

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00:22:48

Friday Family Film Night: RUSTIN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/10

In which the Mister and I check out RUSTIN (2023), which we caught on Netflix. From director George C. Wolfe and writers Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, the film tells the story of Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo, who is in contention for the Best Actor Oscar at this year's Academy Awards), the main architect and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. While battling racism and homophobia, Rustin channels his power for the greater good and gets to work on organizing the largest peaceful

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00:17:28

Friday Family Film Night: THE HOLDOVERS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/10

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE HOLDOVERS (2023), which you can find for streaming on Peacock. Written by David Hemingson and directed by Alexander Payne, the film follows Paul (Paul Giamatti), who's asked to watch the holdovers, kids with nowhere to go over the Christmas break. The group of kids diminishes when a parent comes to pick up their child and offers the other kids an invite but since Angus' (Dominic Sessa) mom doesn't consent because they can't

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00:19:19

Friday Family Film Night: QUIZ LADY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/03

In which the Mister and I check out QUIZ LADY (2023), which we caught on Hulu. From director Jessica Yu and writer Jen D'Angelo, the film follows Anne Yum (Awkwafina) a young, introverted woman whose mother has run away and is being shaken down to pay off her mother's debts. Anne enlists the help of her estranged sister Jenny (Sandra Oh) to help with the mother's gambling debts and to also recoup her dog Mr. Linguine. Will the sisters overcome the rift between them? The film clocks

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00:21:04

Friday Family Film Night: FROZEN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/02/03

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing FROZEN (2013), which you can find for streaming on Disney+. Written and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, and loosely based off Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," the film follows sisters, Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel) who from tragedy grow apart but rediscover the other after their parents deaths and as Elsa is to be crowned the new Queen of Arendelle. Things go wrong and Elsa flees but not before

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00:17:39

Friday Family Film Night: AMERICAN SYMPHONY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/27

In which the Mister and I check out AMERICAN SYMPHONY (2023), which we caught on Netflix. From director Matthew Heineman, the film follows musician, Jon Batiste, through a period in his life where he's approaching the Grammy awards where he happens to be nominated 11 times and is working on a new music project to be entitled AMERICAN SYMPHONY while also dealing with his wife's, Suleika Jaouad, cancer treatments. The film is heartbreakingly beautiful in recording the ups and downs in the

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00:20:34

Friday Family Film Night: THE PRINCESS BRIDE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/27

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987), which you can find for streaming on Disney+. Directed by Rob Reiner, from a script by William Goldman from his 1973 book of the same name, the film follows a young boy (Fred Savage) who is home sick in bed getting a visit from his grandpa (Peter Falk) who comes bearing a gift - a book! In the book is a tale of heroes, giants, villians, wizards and true love. Heading up the cast is Cary Elwes as Westley, a farm hand

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00:24:19

Friday Family Film Night: WINGWOMEN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/19

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WINGWOMEN (2023), which you can find for streaming on Netflix. Directed by Mélanie Laurent, from a script by Mélanie Laurent, Christophe Deslandes and Cédric Anger; the film is based off the comic, "La Grande Odalisque," from comic creators Jérôme Mulot, Florent Ruppert and Bastien Vivès. Much like the comic, the film focuses on Carole (played by Laurent) and Alex (Adèle Exarchopoulos), 2 thieves with a long history who've grown

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00:31:35

Friday Family Film Night: THE KILLER review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/19

In which the Mister and I check out THE KILLER (2023), which we caught on Netflix. From director David Fincher, from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker, the film is based on the graphic novel series "The Killer" by Alexis Nolent that was illustrated by Luc Jacamon. The film follows a nameless assassin (Michael Fassbender), who we see at the start, already on a job and who is killing time until the mark makes an appearance. When the mark finally does, the Killer makes a mistake and must

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00:31:48

Friday Family Film Night: MOONSTRUCK review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/13

In which the Mister and I check out MOONSTRUCK (1987), which we caught on the TCM app but you can also find on PlutoTv, Roku Channel and to buy/rent on Prime Video. From an Academy Award winning script from John Patrick Shanley, the film is directed by the legendary Norman Jewison. The film follows Loretta Castorini (Cher, in an Oscar winning turn) a straightlaced, bookkeeper from Brooklyn who's accepted her boyfriend, Johnny's (Danny Aiello), marriage proposal. Immediately after, Johnny

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00:31:30

Friday Family Film Night: WHISPER OF THE HEART review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/13

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WHISPER OF THE HEART (1995), which you can find for streaming on Max. Directed by Yoshifumi Kondô, from a script by Hayao Miyazaki and Aoi Hiiragi (comic), the film follows Shizuku Tsukishima, a young girl who loves reading books and writing stories as she discovers through the library cards in her books, that a certain someone had previously also checked out all the books she's selected. This is a fantastical love and coming of age story

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00:31:44

Friday Family Film Night: AFTER YANG review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/06

In which the Mister and I check out AFTER YANG (2021), which we caught on Prime Video. From the short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang" from the book "Children of the New World" by Alexander Weinstein, the film is directed by Kogonada, from a script by Alexander Weinstein and Kogonada. The film follows as a family has to deal with the aftermath of the breakdown of a beloved AI helper named Yang (Justin H. Min) who's an integral part of their family. The father, Jake (Colin

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00:42:33

Friday Family Film Night: THE CREATOR review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2024/01/06

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE CREATOR (2023), which you can find for streaming on Hulu. Directed by Gareth Edwards, from a script by Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz, the film follows Joshua (John David Washington), a secret agent who's been asked to infiltrate a group in New Asia in order to find The Creator. His mission is compromised and he tries to salvage things but in an instant loses his wife and unborn child. Years later he finds himself pulled back into the

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00:26:14

Friday Family Film Night: REMEMBER THE NIGHT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2023/12/30

In which the Mister and I check out REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1939), which we caught on TCM but is currently streaming on Plex. From writer Preston Sturges, the film is directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film follows as Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) gets caught for shoplifting right before the Christmas Holidays. In a rush to leave and get his holiday travel going, attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) gets the trial postponed but then feels sorry for her and arranges for bail to post. Original plans

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00:19:04

Friday Family Film Night: EXmas review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2023/12/30

In which Kid 2 joins me in reviewing EXmas (2023), a Freevee original movie directed by Jonah Feingold, from a screenplay by Dan Steele. This is the story of Graham (Robbie Amell) who decides he'll surprise his family for Christmas after initially saying he wouldn't be coming home for the holidays. Much to his dismay, on arrival he realizes his family has invited his ex-fiancee, Ali (Leighton Meester), and soon they engage in a battle of one-upmanship to see who the family loves best. A

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00:27:54

Friday Family Film Night: THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2023/12/29

In which the Mister and I check out THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), which we caught on Disney+ and Hulu but you can buy/rent on Amazon Prime Video. From writer Charles Dickens, the film is directed by Brian Henson, with screenplay credit to Jerry Juhl. This is the classic Dickens story of how Ebenezer lost his Christmas spirit but then recovers it after being visited by his old business partners Jacob and Robert Marley, who've come to see him and warn him about changing his ways at the

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