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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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00:34:47

Friday Family Film Night: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/18

It's another edition of our DINNER & A MOVIE of FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT - in which the Mister and I review WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (2013), currently streaming on Amazon Prime/Tubi/Vudu/Sling and Pluto TV. Based off writer/director's Jorge Michel Grau's SOMOS LO QUE HAY (2010), this incarnation of the story follows the Parkers, who have lived in a non-descript remote rural town somewhere in America. In the opening sequence, the matriarch is suddenly cut down and the eldest daughter, Iris (Ambyr

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00:24:19

Friday Family Film Night: PAN'S LABYRINTH review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/17

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006), currently streaming on Netflix. Written and directed by the amazing Guillermo del Toro, the film tells the story of a young girl, Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) who goes with her mother, to live with her new stepfather, Vidal (exquisitely played by Sergi López), a cruel and sadistic general in Franco's army. Ofelia finds comfort in her books and stories and is soon swept up in an adventure in which she just maybe royalty and

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00:29:49

Friday Family Film Night: DRAG ME TO HELL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/16

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing DRAG ME TO HELL (2009), currently streaming on Hulu. Based on a script by Sam and Ivan Raimi, the film tells the story of a young loan officer (Alison Lohman), who denies another extension on loan forgiveness on an old woman's existing loan and then finds herself as the recipientof a terrible curse. Will shebe able to turn her luck around? Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of

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00:20:47

Friday Family Film Night: DEERSKIN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/15

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing DEERSKIN (2019), currently streaming on Amazon Prime, HBO Max and Hulu. Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, the film follows Georges (Jean Dujardin) who seems to be starting a new chapter in his life and decides to purchase a lovely deerskin jacket. He stops at a small small and meets Denise (Adèle Haenel) another quirky and loner, much like himself. Hilarity ensues but then things turn dark when the deerskin jacket suddenly starts

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00:27:40

Friday Family Film Night: LADY IN WHITE review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/14

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing LADY IN WHITE (1988), currently for rent on Vudu. Written, directed and with music by Frank LaLoggia, the film tells the story of a novelist who goes back to his old town and reminisces about a time in his youth that started with celebrating Halloween but slowly culminates in solving the murders of young people in and around the area over the past few years. Lukas Haas plays Frankie Scarlatti, the youngest of two sons and also a child without

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00:15:41

Friday Family Film Night: LEPRECHAUN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/13

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing LEPRECHAUN (1993), currently streaming on Amazon Prime/HBO Max and Hulu. Written and directed by Mark Jones, the film tells the story of an evil, sadistic leprechaun (Warwick Davis) who goes on a murderous rampage in search of his beloved gold. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library --- Support this podcast:

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00:22:15

Friday Family Film Night: GREEN ROOM review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/12

It's another edition of our DINNER & A MOVIE of FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT - in which the Mister and I review GREEN ROOM (2015), currently streaming on Netflix. Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, the film tells the story of four punk band members who find themselves on the road, touring. Through some mishap, a gig they were suppose to perform at falls through but another paid opportunity presents itself. Unfortunately things go horribly wrong when the protagonists find themselves in the

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00:18:22

Friday Family Film Night: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/11

It's another edition of our DINNER & A MOVIE of FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT - in which the Mister and I review THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011), currently streaming on Amazon Prime and Hulu. Directed by Drew Goddard from a script by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon, the film tells the story of five friends who come together for a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods. At first things are uneventful but they soon find themselves swept up in something bigger and unimaginable. A stellar script, fantastic

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00:24:21

Friday Family Film Night: VAMPIRES vs THE BRONX review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/10

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing VAMPIRES vs THE BRONX (2020), currently streaming on Netflix. The film tells the story of three friends, Miguel (Jaden Michael), Bobby (Gerald Jones III) and Luis (Gregory Diaz IV) who are concerned with the changing landscape of their neighborhood because of gentrification but soon discovery their new neighbors are actually vampires. Will the vampires succeed in completely taking over the neighborhood or will Miguel and his friends triumph

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00:31:32

Friday Family Film Night: THE BLACK CAULDRON review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/09

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing THE BLACK CAULDRON (1985), currently streaming on Disney+. Loosely based on the CHRONICLES OF PRYDAIN series of books by Lloyd Alexander, the film tells the story of the evil Horned King's quest for a mystical cauldron that will enable him to raise an army of the dead and conquer the world. Only a young boy named Taran (voiced by Grant Bardsley), a princess (Eilonwy/Susan Sheridan), a bard (Fflewddur Fflam/Nigel Hawthorne) and a creature

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00:18:33

Friday Family Film Night: THE HAUNTED MANSION review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/08

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing THE HAUNTED MANSION (2003), currently streaming on Disney+. Based on the Disney ride of the same name, the film tells the story of a husband and wife realtor team and their children, dropping off for a quick visit to a place that is being put on the market. We come to find out that there is more to their summoning involving ghosts who've been trapped to the mansion until Master Gracey and Elizabeth are reunited. The cast includes Eddie

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00:21:30

Friday Family Film Night: BIRDEMIC review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/07

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing BIRDEMIC (2010), currently streaming on Amazon Prime. In what can only be described as the worst movie ever made, writer/director James Nguyen tells a convoluted story with a heavy handed message of global warming with terrible acting, worse special effects and a go nowhere script that felt more like an eager college student's student film, we could find nothing positive about this movie watching experience except the sweet relief of the end

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00:22:20

Friday Family Film Night: THE ADDAMS FAMILY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/06

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019), currently streaming on Amazon Prime/Hulu and Sling TV. Based on the characters created by Charles Addams, the film tells the story of an eccentric family who moves to the suburbs and clashes with the local reality show host who's got a secret agenda but in the end, as is with most kids movies, the lesson is that we're all weird and it's okay. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT

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00:27:09

Friday Family Film Night: THE PLATFORM review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/05

It's night 4 of our countdown to Halloween and we're doing another DINNER & A MOVIE - tonight we'll be reviewing THE PLATFORM (2019) , which is currently streaming on Netflix. The movie centers around Goreng (Ivan Massagué) who decides to put himself in a program unlike anything that's every been experienced in exchange for giving up smoking and earning a degree. The story follows him as he's put into put into a prison, which he volunteers for initially, where all humanity and decency

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00:26:22

Friday Family Film Night: DON'T LOOK NOW review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/04

We thought we'd try something a little different - it's our DINNER & A MOVIE edition of FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT In which the Mister and I review DON'T LOOK NOW (1973), currently streaming on Amazon Prime/CBS All Access and Pluto TV. Directed by Nicolas Roeg and loosely based on a story by Daphne Du Maurier, the film tells the story of a couple who experiences a devastating loss. Some time later they find themselves in Italy on a job site as they try to continue a new "normal". Please note there

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00:28:25

Friday Family Film Night: THE FRIGHTENERs review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/03

In which the Mister and Monsters and our very special guest, UNCLE JAY, join me in reviewing THE FRIGHTENERS (1996), currently streaming on Amazon Prime/HBO Max and Hulu. Directed by Peter Jackson with a script by Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, the film follows Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox), a man who loses his wife in a tragic accident but then discovers he can communicate with the dead. He unfortunately uses his powers for not such good endeavors but Lucy (Trini Alvarado) sees something good in

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00:20:50

Friday Family Film Night: THE WITCHES review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/10/02

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing THE WITCHES (1990), currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Based on a children's book by Roald Dahl, the film tells the story of Luke, a young boy who stumbles on a witches convention and is thrust into an adventure where he is tasked with saving all the children of the world from the peril being planned by some pretty evil witches. Will he succeed or fail? You've got to check it out - directed by Nicolas Roeg the film features performances by

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00:20:38

Friday Family Film Night: ENOLA HOLMES review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/09/26

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing ENOLA HOLMES (2020), a new release currently streaming on Netflix. Based on the young adult series by Nancy Springer (and directed by Harry Bradbeer), the film tells the story of the youngest Holmes sibling, Enola, a precocious young girl who on the morning of her sixteen birthday finds her mother is missing. Her two older brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock (yes that Sherlock) come home to try and sort out the mess left behind with both brothers

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00:21:40

Friday Family Film Night: MATILDA review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/09/19

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing MATILDA (1996), in spectacular DVD! Based on a children's book by Roald Dahl, the film tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a budding genius who unfortunately has the misfortune of being the daughter to the worst parents ever. Like most children, Matilda just pines for love and affection, things that her own parents (played by Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito, the later who also directs and narrates the tale of Matilda's woes) are incapable of

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00:29:52

Friday Family Film Night: INHERIT THE WIND review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2020/09/11

In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing INHERIT THE WIND (1960), currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Loosely based on the real life trial in 1925 of the State of Tennessee versus John Thomas Scopes, the film is a re-imagined retelling from the stage play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The movie tells the story of the arrest of Bertram Cates (Dick York) the teacher who decided to champion evolution over creationism in the classroom and purposely going against state

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