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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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00:18:57

Friday Family Film Night: STAND BY ME review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/27

In which the Mister and Kid 1 join me in reviewing STAND BY ME (1986), from a script by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans, from a novella by Stephen King, the film is directed by Rob Reiner. In the late summer of 1959, four young friends in the small town of Castle Rock, Oregon, set out on a weekend trek through the woods to find the body of a missing boy hit by a train. As they follow the railroad tracks, Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Chris (River Phoenix), Teddy (Corey Feldman), and Vern (Jerry

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00:21:04

Friday Family Film Night: GREMLINS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/20

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing GREMLINS (1984), from a script by Chris Columbus, the film is directed by Joe Dante. When a struggling inventor (Hoyt Axton) buys a mysterious, adorable creature called a Mogwai as a Christmas gift for his son Billy (Zach Galligan), he is warned of three strict rules: keep it away from bright light, don't get it wet, and never feed it after midnight. After the rules are inevitably broken, the creature spawns a brood of mischievous, scaly monsters that

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00:11:41

Friday Family Film Night: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/20

In which Kid 2 joins me in reviewing FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2 (2025), from director Emma Tammi and writer Scott Cawthon, the film is currently in theaters. One year after the original nightmare, the survivors of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza find their trauma turned into a local spectacle as the town hosts its first "Fazfest" celebration. When young Abby (Piper Rubio) sneaks away to reconnect with her animatronic friends, she accidentally uncovers a second, more sinister restaurant location

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00:23:39

Friday Family Film Night: FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/13

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK (2025), from a screenplay by Lester Cole and John Wexley, a play from Ladislas Fodor, Jeffrey Dell and Bernard Merivale ("Blondie Wthe), the film is directed by Lloyd Bacon. Francis Warren (Errol Flynn) is a wealthy, respectable stockbroker who secretly leads a double life as a successful writer of mystery novels under a pseudonym. When a mysterious pearl necklace goes missing and a dancer who was involved in the crime turns up

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00:13:09

Friday Family Film Night: WAKE UP DEAD MAN : A KNIVES...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/13

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (2025), from writer/director Rian Johnson. Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for a third time and travels to Upstate NY to solve the murder of Monsignor Wicks (Josh Brolin). As the details of the crime are revealed, Blanc must navigate a series of twists and hidden motives to unravel a mystery that proves to be exceptionally challenging and even with inconclusive evidence at best, the suspicion

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00:20:00

Friday Family Film Night: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/06

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955), from a story by Edna L. and Harry Lee, screenplay by Peggy Thompson, the film is directed by Douglas Sirk. Cary Scott (Jane Wyman), a wealthy widow living in affluent New England suburbia, begins a scandalous affair with Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson), a significantly younger and unconventional gardener who lives a simple, natural life. The couple faces immediate and intense social condemnation from Cary's judgmental friends and

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00:30:49

Friday Family Film Night: GIGI review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/12/06

In which the Mister and Kid 1 joins me in reviewing GIGI (1958), from directors Vincente Minnelli and Charles Walters (uncredited) with a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and based on the novella by Colette. In turn-of-the-century Paris, the young, spirited Gigi (Leslie Caron) is being groomed by her grandmother (Hermione Gingold) and sophisticated great-aunt (Isabel Jeans) to become a successful courtesan in the manner of their own glamorous family tradition. Gigi spends her time with Gaston

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00:36:27

Friday Family Film Night: A REAL PAIN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/29

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing A REAL PAIN (2024), from writer/director Jesse Eisenberg. Estranged cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Ben (Kieran Culkin) reunite on a flight to Poland after the death of their beloved grandmother to take part in a Holocaust heritage tour intended to honor her memory. The trip forces the perpetually anxious David and the confidently detached Benji to confront their complicated relationship and contrasting personalities while navigating the emotional

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00:14:01

Friday Family Film Night: UNCLE BUCK review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/28

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing UNCLE BUCK (1989), from writer/director John Hughes. When their parents must unexpectedly travel out of town due to a family emergency, the three Russell children are left in the reluctant care of their father's black sheep brother, Buck Russell (John Candy). Buck, who is known for his unconventional habits and general unreliability, must quickly adapt to the responsibilities of domestic life, which includes navigating the rebellious streak

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00:12:58

Friday Family Film Night: THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB...

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/22

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB (2025), from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote director Chris Columbus, and based on Richard Osman's book. At the luxurious Cooper's Chase retirement village, four sharp and witty retirees—Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley), and new member Joyce (Celia Imrie) — meet weekly as "The Thursday Murder Club" to casually solve cold cases. Their amateur sleuthing turns

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00:21:27

Friday Family Film Night: NONNAS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/22

In which the Mister and Kid 2 join me in reviewing NONNAS (2025), from writer Liz Maccie and director Stephen Chbosky, and based on Jody Scaravella's life story. The film follows Joe (Vince Vaughn) who decides to open a restaurant after his mother's passing. To honor his mother's memory he decides to take a chance on a group of wise, outspoken Italian grandmothers, or "Nonnas," who agree to lend their culinary expertise and wisdom for the restaurant. As the Nonnas (Susan

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00:20:58

Friday Family Film Night: FIELD OF DREAMS review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/15

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing FIELD OF DREAMS (1989), from W.P. Kinsella's book and writer/director Phil Alden Robinson. An Iowa corn farmer named Ray Kinsella (Keivn Costner) hears a mysterious voice in his cornfield telling him, "If you build it, he will come." Inspired by the message, Ray risks financial ruin to plow under his crops and build a pristine baseball diamond, which soon attracts the ghosts of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox, led by the legendary Shoeless Joe

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00:14:59

Friday Family Film Night: BULL DURHAM review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/15

In which Kid 1 joins me in reviewing BULL DURHAM (1988), from writer/director Ron Shelton. The film centers on the minor-league baseball team, the Durham Bulls, where veteran catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) is assigned to mentor Ebby Calvin LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), a talented but wildly undisciplined pitching prospect. Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), a local baseball groupie who chooses one player each season to initiate and educate, selects the young pitcher, leading to a complicated love

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00:12:53

Friday Family Film Night: HELLBOY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/08

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing HELLBOY (2004), from a comic by Mike Mignola, a script by Guillermo del Toro and Peter Briggs, the film is directed by Guillermo del Toro. Hellboy introduces the world to Anung Un Rama, a demon infant rescued from Nazis by Allied forces during World War II and raised by Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm (Kevin Trainor/John Hurt) to become Hellboy (Ron Perlman), a powerful agent for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD).

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00:25:11

Friday Family Film Night: FRANKENSTEIN review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/08

In which the Mister and Kid 1 join me in reviewing FRANKENSTEIN (2025), from a story by Mary Shelley, the film is directed and has screenplay credits to Guillermo del Toro. The film follows the driven and egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac), who, to conquer death after a childhood tragedy, assembles and brings to life a monstrous Creature (Jacob Elordi). Victor immediately recoils in horror and abandons his creation, forcing the intelligent, but emotionally childlike Creature

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00:21:21

Friday Family Film Night: THE THING review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/11/01

It's a wrap!On the thirty-first night of our #31DaysToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing THE THING (1982), from the master, director John Carpenter, the film has a screenplay by Bill Lancaster , from a short story "Who Goes There?" from the author, John W. Campbell Jr. A team of American researchers at a remote Antarctic outpost encounters a sled dog fleeing a Norwegian helicopter, only to discover a terrifying, shape-shifting alien entity. After the entity infiltrates their

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00:14:49

Friday Family Film Night: THE HOWLING review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/10/31

On the thirtieth night of our #31DaysToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing THE HOWLING (1981), from director Joe Dante, the film has a screenplay by Gary Brandner, John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless. Scarred after a terrifying encounter with a serial killer, Los Angeles television news anchor Karen White (Dee Wallace) is sent with her husband to "The Colony," a secluded, New Age-style self-help retreat for trauma patients in the countryside. As her husband is seduced by one of

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00:20:38

Friday Family Film Night: EVIL DEAD 2 review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/10/30

On the twenty-ninth night of our #31DaysToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing EVIL DEAD 2 (1987), from director Sam Raimi, the film has a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel. Continuing his gruesome ordeal, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) is left alone and trapped at a remote cabin after his terrifying encounter with the evil forces unleashed by the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. He spends a horrific night battling the demonic entity, which possesses his own hand and drives him to the brink of

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00:17:16

Friday Family Film Night: GOOD BOY review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/10/29

On the twenty-eighth night of our #31DaysToHalloween the Mister and Kid 1 join me in reviewing GOOD BOY (2025), from director Ben Leonberg, the film has a screenplay by Alex Cannon and Ben Leonberg. This horror film is uniquely told from the perspective of Indy, a loyal Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, who moves to a secluded family home with his ailing owner, Todd. While Todd hopes to recover in the isolation of the house, Indy immediately senses a lurking, sinister presence that threatens his

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00:09:56

Friday Family Film Night: GRETEL & HANSEL review

FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT ·

2025/10/28

On the twenty-seventh night of our #31DaysToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing GRETEL & HANSEL (2020), from director Osgood Perkins, the film has a screenplay by Rob Hayes based on the Grimm fairy tale. Separated from their desperate mother, teenage Gretel (Sophia Lillis) leads her younger brother Hansel (Samuel Leakey) through a desolate, distant fairytale countryside in a desperate search for food and work. After a long journey, the siblings are lured by the scent of a lavish feast

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