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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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00:16:33

Friday Family Film Night: ROBOT & FRANK review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/05/15

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ROBOT & FRANK (2012) currently streaming on Amazon Prime, as well as other platforms. From a script by Christopher Ford and directed by Jake Schreier, the story follows Frank (heartbreakingly beautifully played by Frank Langella), an older gentleman who is stuck in a time long past and who is set in his ways. His son (James Marsden), Hunter, brings him a robot companion (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) who is supposed to ease some of the

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00:21:59

Friday Family Film Night: ANOTHER ROUND review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/05/15

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ANOTHER ROUND (2020) currently streaming on Hulu. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, from a script by the director and Tobias Lindholm; this recent winner of the Best International Picture Oscar, is the story of four friends who work at a high school and how a social experiment they all embark on together affects their lives and the lives of those around them. Some parts are funny while others are cringey and much like real life; there are triumphs, heartaches

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00:41:30

Friday Family Film Night: NOMADLAND review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/05/08

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing NOMADLAND (2020) currently streaming on Hulu. Written and directed by Chloé Zhao, from a book by Jessica Bruder, this recent winner of Best Picture, Director, Actress and adapted Screenplay, NOMADLAND is a year in the life of Fern (Frances McDormand), a woman who, after the death of her husband and the dissolution of her hometown, decides to embrace a nomadic lifestyle. Traveling the roads and following seasonal work, she becomes part of a community of

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00:14:33

Friday Family Film Night: SHAZAM! review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/05/08

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing SHAZAM! (2019) currently streaming on the TBS app. From a script by Henry Gayden, from the character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck, this film, directed by David Sandberg, follows the story of Billy Baston (Asher Angel) a teenage boy searching for his long lost mother. After helping his newest foster-brother Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer) with some bullies, Billy finds himselfchosen by a mysterious wizard (the always formidable Djimon Hounsou)

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00:19:51

Friday Family Film Night: THE MITCHELLS VS THE...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/05/01

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES (2021) currently streaming on Netflix. Written and directed by Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe, the film follows Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson) who is eager to leave home and start college life and her Dad (Danny McBride) decides to pack up the whole family (Maya Rudolph as Linda and Michael Rianda as Aaron) and road trip it to drop Katie off at school. Along the way, the AI apocalypse begins with PAL (Olivia Colman) at

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00:23:51

Friday Family Film Night: THE MAN FROM NOWHERE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/30

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE MAN FROM NOWHERE (2010) currently streaming on Tubi/Crackle/FuboTV/Amazon Prime/Viki and Philo but also available for rent on other platforms. Written and directed by Jeong-beom Lee, the story follows a quiet pawnshop operator (Won Bin) who befriends his young neighbor (Sae-ron Kim) and how a mistake her mother makes gets mother and daughter mixed up with some very very bad men. Cha Tae-sik then goes on a journey or redemption and to save a little girl

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00:39:59

Friday Family Film Night: BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/24

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (2017) currently streaming on Amazon Prime, SlingTV, Vudu and Tubi but also available for rent on other platforms. Based off a Manga by Hiroaki Samura with a script by Tetsuya Oishi, this 100th film by director, Takashi Miike, follows Manji (Takuya Kimura), a samurai cursed with immortalityand trying to find redemption in helping a young girl, Rin (Hana Sugisaki) avenge the death of her parents at the hands of Anotsu Kagehisa (Sôta

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00:18:41

Friday Family Film Night: MORTAL KOMBAT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/24

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing MORTAL KOMBAT (2021) currently on HBO Max. Based on the video game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, with screenplay credits to Greg Russo and Dave Callaham with Simon McQuoid helming directing duties, the film tells the story of a roup of champions, chosen to defend Earth from the evils of Outworld. The film is rated R and clocks in at 1 h 50 m. Please note there are a few SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne

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00:37:27

Friday Family Film Night: THE LIGHTHOUSE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/17

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) currently streaming on Amazon Prime but also available on other platforms. Directed by Robert Eggers, from a script by Robert and Max Eggers, the film follows two men (Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson in tour-de-force perfomrances) as they arrive for a 4 week stint at a New England lighthouse in the late 1800s. Hallucinations, fear and paranoia soon emerge and wreck their fragile relationship with some unexpected consequences - we

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00:23:16

Friday Family Film Night: SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/17

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) currently on Pluto TV and Amazon Prime as well as for rent on various other platforms. Directed and written by Kerry Conran, the story follows Sky Captain (Jude Law) and Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) as they go on an adventure and try to solve the mystery of who is kidnapping these famous scientists and why. The film is rated PG and runs 1 h 46 m. Please note there are SPOILERS in this

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00:17:27

Friday Family Film Night: COHERENCE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/10

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing COHERENCE (2013) currently streaming on Hulu but also available on other platforms. Written and directed by James Ward Byrkit, from a story by James Ward Byrkit and Alex Manugian, the film follows a night in the lives of a group of friends who are gathering for dinner on the night that a comet is passing overhead. This is a low budget sci-fi thriller that more than makes up for the lack of special effects most come to expect from the genre with a tight

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00:18:09

Friday Family Film Night: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/10

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018) currently streaming on Disney+. Directed by Peyton Reed, this is the follow up to 2015's ANT-MAN, this story follows Scott (Paul Rudd) coming to the end of his two year house arrest sentence and trying to do the right thing, Scott finds himself entangled again with Hope and Hank Pym, much to his dismay because getting brought back into that will jeopardize the conditions of his sentencing. We are introduced to

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00:18:38

Friday Family Film Night: GODZILLA vs KONG review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/02

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing GODZILLA VS KONG (2021) out now in theaters but also streaming on HBO Max for a limited time. Directed by Adam Wingard, with a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein, with additional story credits to Terry Russo, Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields; this film is part of the Monsterverse and sees King Kong and Godzilla beating each other to crown a champion but there is trouble afoot when some other entity enters the arena. Who will be

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00:19:49

Friday Family Film Night: JIU JITSU review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/04/02

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing JIU JITSU (2020), currently streaming on Netflix. None of us liked this and we suggest you pass on it and instead check out John McTiernan's 1987 classic PREDATOR which is playing on STARZ and also Prime/Hulu/Sling TV with a premium subscription and for rent on other platforms. The film rums 1 h 42 m and is rated R. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening into music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library ---

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00:34:57

Friday Family Film Night: MUDBOUND review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/03/26

In which the Mister joins me in talking about MUDBOUND (2017), currently streaming on Netflix. Directed by Dee Rees, with writing credits to Dee Rees and Virgil Williams, from a novel by Hillary Jordan, the film follows The Jacksons and McAllans, during the 1940s in Mississippi. Two young male members from each family come back after WW2 to face life after the war, survivor's guilt and racism that consumes the South at this time. Fantastic actors and an incredible script make this a must watch

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00:18:18

Friday Family Film Night: THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/03/26

As we wrap up Women's History Month, our final Friday sees the Mister and Monsters checking out THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016), currently streaming on TBS but available on other streaming platforms. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, the film follows Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) a hot mess of a teenager, who's been having a bad couple of years after the death of her father. Her best friend (Haley Lu Richardson) is suddenly dating her"perfect" older brother (Blake Jenner) and her mother (Kyra

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00:31:20

Friday Family Film Night: THE ASSISTANT review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/03/20

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE ASSISTANT (2019), currently streaming on Hulu but also available on multiple platforms.The film follows in unapologetic and searing fashion, a day in the life of an assistant, Jane (Julia Garner) who works in a high stress entertainment industry admin position that caters to a high level male who is never named or seen but wreaks havoc regardless of his physical presence. The film, written and directed by Kitty Green, is at times unnerving, riveting,

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00:18:20

Friday Family Film Night: PUNISHER WAR ZONE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/03/19

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing PUNISHER WAR ZONE (2008), available on Hulu with a premium subscription or to rent on YouTube, Google Play & Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime and iTunes. Created in the 70s by Gerry Conway (writer) with John Romita Sr and Ross Andru, (artists), this 2008 incarnation is directed by Lexi Alexander with script credits to Nick Santora, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The film follows Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) as he kills his way through the

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00:26:20

Friday Family Film Night: THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/03/13

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (2020), currently streaming on Netflix. Written and directed by Radha Blank, the film tells the story of Radha (played by Radha Blank) and her life as she approaches her fortieth year on earth. What had once felt like a promising career has now become a mundane existence where Radha is trying to sort it all out. She's surrounded by a gaggle of silly yet fun high schoolers, a zany and fun and loyal BFF while also stepping into a

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00:20:23

Friday Family Film Night: RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2021/03/13

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021), currently streaming on Disney+ at an additional fee of 29.99 Directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada with co-directing credits to Paul Brigga and John Ripa, from a script by Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim, the story follows Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran) a young and fierce young girl, who has her whole world upended when a kind gesture from her father gets spun on its head and she struggles for six years to

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