FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT
400 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt'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.
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Episodes
Friday Family Film Night: THE MARVELS review
April 13, 2024 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn which the Mister and I check out THE MARVELS (2023), which is streaming on Disney+. With a screenplay by Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik, the film is directed by Nia DaCosta. After an accident entangles Captain Marvel's powers with those of new heroes Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau, the three women must team up to save the universe from a vengeful enemy. This film clocks in at 1 h 45 m and is rated PG-13. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro mus...
Friday Family Film Night: DAMSEL review
April 13, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBIn which the Monsters join me in reviewing DAMSEL (2024), from writer Dan Mazeau, the film is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Millie Bobby Brown stars in this fantasy film about a young Princess Elodie who upon marriage to Prince Henry (Nick Robinson) soon finds herself thrown into a life or death struggle against an ancient dragon (Shohreh Aghdashloo). Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright and Brooke Casrter round out the cast and its streaming on Netflix. The film clocks in at 1 ...
Friday Family Film Night: THE WIZARD OF OZ review
April 06, 2024 00:23 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBIn which the Mister and I check out THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), which is streaming on Max and to buy/rent on Prime Video. With a screenplay by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, the film has directing credits attributed to Victor Fleming and King Vidor and comes from L. Frank Baum's book. In this iconic MGM musical, young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) finds herself transported from Kansas to the magical world of Oz. With her new friends the Scarecrow (Ray Bulger), the Tin Man...
Friday Family Film Night: MEAN GIRLS 2024 review
April 05, 2024 22:46 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBIn which the Monsters join me in reviewing MEAN GIRLS (2024), from writers Tina Fey and Rosalind Wiseman, the film is directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. In a movie that's based on a musical that's based on a far better movie a home-schooled girl finds herself thrust into the dog eat dog world of public high school where she must navigate the perils of staying true to herself or succumbing to the superficial lure of popularity. The film clocks in at 1 h and 52 m and is rated PG-1...
Friday Family Film Night: DREAM SCENARIO review
March 29, 2024 23:00 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBIn which the Mister and I check out DREAM SCENARIO (2023), which is streaming on Max and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, the film tells the story of Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage), a remarkably, uncharismatic, bland man who finds himself at the center of the world's attention after he unexpectedly begins appearing in people's dreams. This film clocks in at 2 h 10 m and is rated R. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. This episode of the podc...
Friday Family Film Night: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN review
March 29, 2024 20:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017), from writers Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, the film is directed by Michael Gracey. A poor young man grows up to become the famed P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman ) in this musical biopic on the man who crafted the art of the spectacle through his sensational presentations of oddities. Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya round out the primary roles in the story and include music from Benj Pasek ...
Friday Family Film Night: THE BIG SHORT review
March 23, 2024 02:50 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBIn which the Mister and I check out THE BIG SHORT (2015), which is streaming on MGM+ and Paramount+ and to buy/rent on Prime Video but we caught this on the Hoopla App. From a script by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay; this is based on Michael Lewis' novel of the same name. Adam McKay directs an all star cast in this funny, entertaining and incredibly frustrating look at the true story behind the 2008 global financial crisis that almost destroyed the world's economy. This film clocks in at ...
Friday Family Film Night: ROAD HOUSE review
March 23, 2024 02:39 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ROAD HOUSE (2024), from writers Anthony Bagarozzi, Chuck Mondry and R. Lance Hill, the film is directed by Doug Liman. A former MMA fighter named Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) with a dark past becomes the bouncer at a violent roadside bar in Florida and has to face off with some bland baddies in this poorly conceived remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic. The film clocks in at 2 h and 1 m and is rated R for violence, language and some nud...
Friday Family Film Night: A SIMPLE FAVOR review
March 15, 2024 21:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBIn which the Mister and I check out A SIMPLE FAVOR (2018), which is streaming on MGM+ and Prime Video and to buy/rent on Prime Video. From director Paul Feig and a script by Jessica Sharzer, this is based on Darcey Bell's novel of the same name. After her son's playdate with the child of the neighborhood's most impressive and intimidating mom (Blake Lively) a woman (Anna Kendrick) finds herself in the center of a web of lies, mystery and murder. This film clocks in at 1 h 57 m and is rated ...
Friday Family Film Night: NO HARD FEELINGS review
March 15, 2024 20:30 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ROBOT DREAMS (2023), from writers Gene Stupnitsky and John Phillips, the film is directed by Gene Stupnitsky. In this somewhat raunchy comedy, a 30-something year old woman, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) is desperate to save her childhood Montauk home and answers an online ad from a pair of concerned parents who will give her a car if she can covertly seduce their introverted 19-year old son, Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman), before he heads of...
Friday Family Film Night: ANATOMY OF A FALL review
March 09, 2024 02:00 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MBIn which the Mister and I check out ANATOMY OF A FALL (2023), which is still in theaters, coming soon to streaming and to buy/rent on Prime Video. From director Justine Triet and a script by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, the film follows Sandra (Sandra Hüller) who at the start of the film is being interviewed by a student but then has to reschedule because of her husband. Shortly after, her partially blind son, Daniel (an outstanding performance by young actor, Milo Machado-Graner), com...
Friday Family Film Night: ROBOT DREAMS review
March 09, 2024 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ROBOT DREAMS (2023), from writers Pablo Berger and Sara Varon, the film is directed by Pablo Berger. The film follows Dog, who while living in New York in the 80s, decides to purchase a Robot to offset some of the loneliness in their life. Once they connect, the two get to know each other and have adventures and a lovely friendship blossoms. On an excursion to the beach, Dog forgets to bring anything to protect Robot and soon Robot is ...
Friday Family Film Night: MAY DECEMBER review
March 02, 2024 02:00 - 37 minutes - 32.6 MBIn which the Mister and I check out MAY DECEMBER (2023), which we caught on Netflix. From director Todd Haynes and a script by Samy Burch and story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, the film is loosely based on the Mary Kay Letourneau story from the 1990s. In this version, actress Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) is going to spend time with a couple who endured in spite of the scandal that their relationship created. Grace (Julianne Moore) first meets Joe when he is a 12 year old and proceeds to...
Friday Family Film Night: ELEMENTAL review
March 02, 2024 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn 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 busi...
Friday Family Film Night: NAVALNY review
February 24, 2024 02:00 - 30 minutes - 29 MBIn 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 delve...
Friday Family Film Night: MARRY ME review
February 24, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBIn 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 f...
Friday Family Film Night: HAROLD AND MAUDE review
February 17, 2024 03:30 - 31 minutes - 27.6 MBIn 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 ...
Friday Family Film Night: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND review
February 17, 2024 03:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn 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 lov...
Friday Family Film Night: RUSTIN review
February 10, 2024 02:00 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBIn 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 peac...
Friday Family Film Night: THE HOLDOVERS review
February 10, 2024 01:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIn 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 get in t...
Friday Family Film Night: QUIZ LADY review
February 03, 2024 02:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBIn 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 in at...
Friday Family Film Night: FROZEN review
February 03, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBIn 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 casting ...
Friday Family Film Night: AMERICAN SYMPHONY review
January 27, 2024 02:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBIn 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 li...
Friday Family Film Night: THE PRINCESS BRIDE review
January 27, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn 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 far...
Friday Family Film Night: WINGWOMEN review
January 19, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes - 21.9 MBIn 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 tired o...
Friday Family Film Night: THE KILLER review
January 19, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBIn 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 then ...
Friday Family Film Night: MOONSTRUCK review
January 13, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn 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 ...
Friday Family Film Night: WHISPER OF THE HEART review
January 13, 2024 00:00 - 31 minutes - 27.9 MBIn 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 sto...
Friday Family Film Night: AFTER YANG review
January 06, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBIn 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 Farrell) goes on a...
Friday Family Film Night: THE CREATOR review
January 06, 2024 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBIn 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 ...
Friday Family Film Night: REMEMBER THE NIGHT review
December 30, 2023 02:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIn 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. Origina...
Friday Family Film Night: EXmas review
December 30, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIn 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 w...
Friday Family Film Night: THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL review
December 29, 2023 18:12 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIn 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...
Friday Family Film Night: A CHRISTMAS CAROL review
December 29, 2023 17:50 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) which you can find on Plex but also to buy/rent on Prime Video. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, from the screenplay by Noel Langley and comes from Charles Dickens classic tale of the same name. This is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim), who's lost his humanity but is then visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley (Michael Horden), who's come to warn him that he should be a caution...
Friday Family Film Night: KRAMPUS review
December 16, 2023 02:15 - 21 minutes - 32.3 MBIn which the Mister and I check out KRAMPUS (2015), which we caught on the TCM app but you can catch on Peacock, TBS, TNT and to buy/rent on Amazon Prime Video. From writers Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields, the film is directed by Michael Dougherty. When the bickering of a young boy's family causes him to lose faith in Christmas he unwittingly brings forth an ancient spirit that is anything but merry. The film clocks in at 1 h 38 m and is rated PG-13. Please note there are ...
Friday Family Film Night: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS review
December 16, 2023 02:00 - 16 minutes - 14.5 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011) which you can find on Max,. Prime Video, TBS and TNT but also to buy/rent on Prime Video. Directed by Sarah Smith and Barry Cook, from the screenplay by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith and is brought to viewers by production companies Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations. The unthinkable happens when Santa and his heir apparent fail to deliver a child their gift. The only man willing to ...
Friday Family Film Night: CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS review
December 16, 2023 00:23 - 19 minutes - 17.2 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (2004) which you can find on AMC+ or on Prime Video. Directed by Joe Roth, from John Grisham's novel and screenplay by Chris Columbus' the film follows Luther and Nora Krank (Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis), who decide to skip Christmas when their only daughter decides to join the Peace Corp and not spend the holidays home. They encounter pushback from friends, colleagues and neighbors but are committed to their ...
Friday Family Film Night: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER review
December 09, 2023 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBIn which the Mister and I check out THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1954), which we caught on the TCM app but you can catch on Max and to buy/rent on Amazon Prime Video. From director William Keighley and from George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's stage play, the screenplay credit for the film goes to Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein. The film follows Sheridan Whiteside (a MAGNIFICENT Monty Woolley), a very popular and revered critic who is making a quick stop with his assistant, Maggie (Bette Davi...
Friday Family Film Night: MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION review
December 02, 2023 02:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIn which the Mister and I check out MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954), from director Douglas Sirk and from Lloyd C. Douglas' novel of the same name. There was a 1935 film which shared screenplay credits to Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman and Finley Peter Dunne. This 1954 version also has a screenplay credit to Robert Blees and an adaptation credit to Wells Root. In this version, Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson) is a spoiled rich young man who's carelessness leads to an accident that takes resources aw...
Friday Family Film Night: THE INVISIBLE MAN review
December 02, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) which we caught on the TCM app or currently to buy/rent on Prime. Directed by James Whale, from H.G. Wells' novel, a screenplay by R.C. Sherriff and uncredited screenplay credits to Preston Sturges and Philip Wylie. The story revolves around Dr. Griffin (a deliciously demented Claude Rains in his first speaking role), who's found a formula that enables him to be invisible which he plans to use to gain fame and f...
Friday Family Film Night: LA PÍCARA SOÑADORA review
November 25, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn which the Mister and I check out LA PÍCARA SOÑADORA (1956), an Argentinean production from director, Ernesto Arancibia; from a script by Abel Santa Cruz and which starred Mirtha Legrand, Alfredo Alcón, Amalia Sánchez Ariño and Ricardo Galache. The story revolves around Silvia (Legrand, who as of this date is still with us), a young woman who works in the toy section of the famed Gándaras department stores. In order to make ends meet, she convinces her Godfather to let her "live" in the ...
Friday Family Film Night: RICH IN LOVE review
November 24, 2023 22:00 - 26 minutes - 23 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing RICH IN LOVE (2020) which we caught on Netflix. Directed by Bruno Garotti, Jessica Blue and Anita Barbosa from a script by Bruno Garotti and Sylvio Gonçalves; the film follows Teto (Danilo Mesquita), a very spoiled rich kid who's had a charmed life and everything handed to him without much effort. That all changes when he meets Paula (Giovanna Lancellotti), a laser focused young woman who's in a pre-med program with aspirations of bein...
Friday Family Film Night: YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER review
November 19, 2023 20:26 - 20 minutes - 18.2 MBIn which the Mister and I check out YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER (2021) which you can stream on Hulu. From writer/director Kate Dolan, the film follows Char (Hazel Doupe), a young woman who's living with her Grandmother (Ingrid Craigie) and Mother (Carolyn Bracken). Her mother suffers from depression and after a tense scene in the car, Char storms away but then later discovers the empty car. The police are called in and a missing persons report is put in but a few days later her mother comes bac...
Friday Family Film Night: THE HOST review
November 18, 2023 02:00 - 24 minutes - 21.2 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE HOST (2006) which we caught on the Showtime app. Directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a script by Bong Joon Ho, Won-jun Ha and Chul-hyun Baek; the story follows a family on a race against time, trying to save their daughter/niece from a strange monster that's been lurking right under the Han River's surface. Commentary on government, how we're hurting the local wildlife and a family drama are all wrapped up within a monster movie - chef's...
Friday Family Film Night: YOU AR ENOT MY MOTHER review
November 18, 2023 02:00 - 20 minutes - 18.2 MBIn which the Mister and I check out YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER (2021) which you can stream on Hulu. From writer/director Kate Dolan, the film follows Char (Hazel Doupe), a young woman who's living with her Grandmother (Ingrid Craigie) and Mother (Carolyn Bracken). Her mother suffers from depression and after a tense scene in the car, Char storms away but then later discovers the empty car. The police are called in and a missing persons report is put in but a few days later her mother comes bac...
Friday Family Film Night: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA review
November 11, 2023 03:05 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBIn which the Mister and I check out ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (2023) which you can stream on Disney+. From director Peyton Reed, and writing credits to Jeff Loveness, Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. This third film in the Ant-Man storyline follows Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his extended family getting dragged into and separated in the Quantum Realm, which holds many secrets for Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer) and introduces the Langs (Kathryn Newton as Cassie) and the Van Dynes (Evangeline Li...
Friday Family Film Night: LIGHTYEAR review
November 11, 2023 01:00 - 37 minutes - 33.1 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing LIGHTYEAR (2023) which is available to stream on Disney+. Directed by Angus MacLane, from a script by Angus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich and Jason Headley; the story follows space ranger, Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), who spends decades trying to fix a mistake while everyone around him learns to adapt and accepts their new normal. After many failed solo attempts, Buzz learns to let go a little and relies on Izzy (Keke Palmer), Sox (Peter So...
Friday Family Film Night: GAMER review
November 04, 2023 01:00 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBIn which the Mister, Uncle Jay and I check out GAMER (2009) from writers/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) is an egregiously rich and powerful gaming creator whose games deal in exploitation - whether as a user or as a surrogate immersed in a shooter world where the stakes are high. A mediocre script that missed an opportunity to really deep dive into some interesting ethical questions and social commentary. The best part of the watch was hanging with...
Friday Family Film Night: FIVE NIGHT AT FREDDY'S review
November 04, 2023 00:00 - 48 minutes - 42 MBIn which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing FIVE NIGHT AT FREDDY'S (2023) which is available in theaters and is streaming on Peacock. Directed by Emma Tammi, from a script by Emma Tammi, Seth Cuddeback and Scott Cawthon; the story follows Mike (Josh Hutcherson) a young man with a tragic history who's been forced to grow up quickly and is is raising his younger sister, Abby (Piper Rubio). A job opportunity comes his way that he can't refuse which introduces him into the strange wo...
Friday Family Film Night: HALLOWEEN review
October 28, 2023 01:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn which the Mister and I check out HALLOWEEN (1978) from director John Carpenter. With a script from Debra Hill and John Carpenter, the film starts on Halloween night, 1963, and we see the Myers House from the viewpoint of Michael Myers. Fifteen years later we return to the small town of Haddonfield where Halloween is once upon its inhabitants and Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis in her first movie role) Strode finds herself swept up in the night Michael has returned home. A film that resides as...