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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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00:48:12

Friday Family Film Night: KRULL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/06/11

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing KRULL (1983), which is currently streaming on HBO Max. The film is directed by Peter Yates, from a script by Stanford Sherman, and melds sci-fi and fantasy to tell the story of Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) and Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). On their wedding day, their nuptials are interrupted by alien invaders who come and steal Lyssa. Colwyn assembles a rag tag group and goes on a rescue mission to retrieve his love and fight the evil that has come to

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00:16:05

Friday Family Film Night: MOONSHOT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/06/10

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MOOSHOT (2022), which is currently streaming on HBO Max. The film, directed by Christopher Winterbauer with a screenplay credit to Max Taxe, tells the story of Walt (Cole Sprouse) and Sophie (Lana Condor), two people who are trying to get to Mars to reunite with their significant other and crush but wind up falling in love with each other instead. Tagged as a rom-com, this film has an underwhelming romance, zero comedy and 2 unlikable leads - our

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00:18:14

Friday Family Film Night: WE FEED PEOPLE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/06/04

In which the Monsters (the Mister had a work deadline) join me in reviewing WE FEED PEOPLE (2022). The film, directed by Ron Howard, is currently streaming on Disney+. The documentary chronicles chefJosé Andrés, who decided during the 2010 Haiti earthquake, that he could not stand idly by as a spectator. He decided to cut short a family vacation and go to Haiti and see how he could help. Being a world renowned chef, he got to thinking that in times of disaster, he could offer comfort through a love

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00:33:34

Friday Family Film Night: EASY A review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/06/03

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing EASY A (2010). The film, directed by Will Gluck with a screenplay credit to Bert V. Royal, tells the story of Olive (Emma Stone), an ordinaryhigh school teen who just blended in. Afterbeing asked to participate in a smalllie thatturns into a rumor that just keeps going, our heroine must makesome toughchoices as herstory and choices have come toultimately impactmore than just Olive. Decent writing and performances make this an enjoyable watch

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00:26:44

Friday Family Film Night: THE LOST CITY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/05/21

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE LOST CITY (2022), from directors Aaron and Adam Nee, with screenplay credits to Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee and Aaron Nee, from a story by Seth Gordon. The story follows romance novelist, Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) as she embarks, begrudgingly, on a book tour to promote her latest novel. Her publisher and friend, Beth ( Da'Vine Joy Randolph) enlists the cover model of all of Loretta's "Dash" novels, a young man named Alan (Channing Tatum) to join

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00:13:07

Friday Family Film Night: THE PROPOSAL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/05/21

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE PROPOSAL (2009). The film, directed by Anne Fletcher with screenplay credit to Peter Chiarelli, follows the story of Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock), a tough-as-nails editor at a NY publishing house who is facing deportation for an expiredvisa. With her options running out, she hatches a plan and recruits her assistant, Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) into entering into a sham engagement to keep her in the country in exchange for him getting a

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00:31:00

Friday Family Film Night: NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/05/14

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (2020), from writer/director Eliza Hittman, which is currently streaming on Freevee (old IMDB TV). The film follows the story of a pair of young girls from rural Pennsylvania who travel to New York City after one of them, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan), discovers she is pregnant. Unable to get the procedure she wants without her parents being alerted, Autumn and her cousin, Skylar (Talia Ryder) soon pool their resources and make their

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00:27:18

Friday Family Film Night: DEAR EVAN HANSEN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/05/14

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing DEAR EVAN HANSEN (2021). The film, directed by Stephen Chboskyand screenplay credit to Steven Levenson, is basedon the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The film adaptation of theTony and Grammy Award-winning musical, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, follows the story of Evan Hansen (Ben Platt), a young man with deep social anxiety and possible other issues, who is trying to navigate his senior year and keep his head above

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00:29:35

Friday Family Film Night: THE LOST LEONARDO review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/05/07

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE LOST LEONARDO (2021), from director Andreas Koefoed and writing credits attributed to Andreas Dalsgaard, Christian Kirk Muff, Andreas Koefoed, Mark Monroe and Duska Zagorac. The film follows the story of how a painting found in New Orleans that sold for $1,175.00 then made an epic journey to ultimately end up at auction and selling for $450 million dollars. The story talks to critics, historians, a restorer who winds up more invested in the story's

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00:20:57

Friday Family Film Night: UNCHARTED review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/05/07

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing UNCHARTED (2022). The film, directed by Ruben Fleischer and screenplay credits to Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Halloway, follows the story of Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) who's forced to grow up alone after his brotherleaves him to escape the consequences of some terrible youthful decisions. Years later, now an adult, working in a bar, Nathan meets Victor Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) who comes to him with a proposition and some terrible news about

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00:21:15

Friday Family Film Night: CRUSH review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/30

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing CRUSH (2022), currently streaming on Hulu. The film, directed by Sammi Cohen, follows Paige (Rowan Blanchard) as she struggles to maneuver high school, trying to get into Cal Arts, a mom who's a smidge over the top, a best friend who is constantly sucking face with his girlfriend all while not trying to look foolish in front of her own crush, Gabi (Isabella Ferreira). To get closer to her crush, she tries out for the track team and is paired with

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00:36:01

Friday Family Film Night: MASS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/29

TRIGGER WARNING: In which the Mister joins me in reviewing MASS (2021), from writer/director Fran Kranz. The film follows the story of two couples in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy and how six years later they come together to try and get closure and heal. There are some sublime performances and all the main actors: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton give gut wrenching, powerhouse performances. The film has a run time of 1 h 51 m and is rated PG-13 and is available on

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00:27:33

Friday Family Film Night: ANTLERS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/23

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ANTLERS (2021), from director Scott Cooper and a script from Henry Chaisson and Nick Antosca and based on the short story, THE QUIET BOY: A SHORT HORRORSTORY by Nick Antosca. The film follows the story of a young woman who's come back home to a remote Pacific Northwest town and is a middle school teacher. She encounters a young boy, Lucas (in a luminescent performance by Jeremy T. Thomas). The teacher, Julia (Keri Russell) and her brother, the town sheriff

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00:20:10

Friday Family Film Night: THE BATMAN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/23

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE BATMAN (2022), currently streaming on HBO Max. The film, directed by Matt Reeves, follows Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) who's trying to solve the mystery of all these high ranking officials being taken out throughout Gotham City. With help from an inside contact, Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) and a young woman named, Selina (Zoë Kravitz), Bruce/The Batman navigates the treacherous landscape of Gotham. With stellar performances by an ensemble

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00:21:59

Friday Family Film Night: STEEL MAGNOLIAS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/16

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989), from writer/playwright Robert Harling and directed by Herbert Ross. The film follows the story of a group of Southern women friends as they navigate their lives and relationships. The star studded cast includes Sally Field (M'Lynn), Dolly Parton (Truvy), Shirley MacLaine (Ouiser), Olympia Dukakis (Clairee), Daryl Hannah (Annelle) and Julia Roberts (Shelby). The actresses all shine as the script unfolds and we're swept up in the lives,

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00:15:58

Friday Family Film Night: BETTER NATE THAN EVER review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/15

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing BETTER NATE THAN EVER (2022), currently streaming on Disney+. The film follows Nate (Rueby Wood) who's biggest goal in life is to go to Broadway and be a star, following in the footsteps of his Aunt Heidi (Lisa Kudrow). His BFF Libby (Aria Brooks) puts him onto the NY castingfor a new Broadway show based on LILO AND STITCH. Theyformulate a plan and soon find themselves in the Big Apple and Nate so close to realizing his dreams. Thefilm is written

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00:27:39

Friday Family Film Night: THE PIANO review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/09

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE PIANO (1993), from writer/director Jane Campion. The film follows the story of Ada (Holly Hunter - Best Oscar Actress winner) and her daughter, Flora (Anna Paquin - Best Supporting Actress winner), who travel to New Zealand to come and live with Ada's new husband (Sam Neill). Her husband gives her prized possession, a piano, to George Baines (Harvey Keitel) who then proposes to Ada that she can get back her piano if she agrees to do something for him

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00:15:34

Friday Family Film Night: MONSTER TRUCKS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/09

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MONSTER TRUCKS (2016), currently streaming on Prime and Paramount+, as well as for rent on other platforms. The film follows Tripp (Lucas Till) who discovers Creech, a creature he finds in the local junkyard he works at. The two instantly bond and form a friendship that is threatened by large corporations that are trying to capture Creech and exploit him for financial gain. The film is directed by Chris Wedge and has screenplay credits attributed

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00:22:17

Friday Family Film Night: THE EXORCIST review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/02

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE EXORCIST (1973), which is currently streaming on Netflix. Written for the screen, from his novel of the same name, WilliamPeter Blatty's story is one of faith and sacrifice. Exquisitely directed by WilliamFriedkin, this film was the first horror movie to be nominated at the Oscars and won awards in the Adapted Screenplay and Sound categories. The story is based on real life events and in the novel we follow Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), an actress who

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00:13:39

Friday Family Film Night: THE ADAM PROJECT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2022/04/02

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE ADAM PROJECT (2022), currently streaming on Netflix. The film tells the story of Adam Reed in 2050 (Ryan Reynolds) who time jumps to the past and accidentally finds himself in 2022 where he meets 12 year old Adam Reed (Walker Scobell), a young man who is still grieving the loss of his father. From here we get swept up in something bigger than anyone's imagined. The film is directed by Shawn Levy and has writing credits attributed to Jonathan

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