FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing WOLFMAN'S GOT NARDS (2018), currently available on Plex/Pluto TV/Tubi and for buy/rent on Prime Video.  Directed by Andre Gower, who played Sean in the original 1987 film, THE MONSTER SQUAD, this film is a love letter to the fans and a people's history of the actors, crew and creatives behind the cult 1987 film.  The documentary catches up with d...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) which is currently streaming on Paramount+, Roku & Amazon Prime with a premium subscription and for free on Pluto TV.  Directed by Fred Dekker, with a screenplay by Fred Dekker and Shane Black, from a story idea by Fred Dekker; the film follows the Monster Squad, headed up by Sean (Andre Gower), Patrick (Robby...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THOROUGHBREDS (2017), currently streaming on HBO Max.  Written and directed by Cory Finley, the film stars Olivia Cooke as Amanda and Anya Taylor-Joy as Lily, two young women of privilege that rekindle their friendship and in the process plot to kill one of their father's.  The film is 1 h and 32 m and is rated R.  Please note there are SPOI...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing DO REVENGE (2022) which is currently streaming on Netflix.  Directed by  Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, with a screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Celeste Ballard, the film follows two girls, Drea (Camila Mendes) and Eleanor (Maya Hawke) who happen to form a bond and then concoct a plan to have the other extract revenge fr...

In which the Mister and oldest Monster join me in reviewing MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM (2022), currently streaming on Amazon Prime.  Based on Grady Hendrix's Quirk Books novel, with a teleplay credit to Jenna Lamia, the film is directed by Damon Thomas and stars Elsie Fisher as Abby and Amiah Miller as Gretchen.  The film follows Abby, Gretchen and their friends Margaret (Rachel Ogechi Ka...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing HOCUS POCUS 2 (2022) which is currently streaming on Disney+.  Based on characters created by David Kirschner and Mick Garris, this follow up to 1993's  film has screenplay credits to David Kirschner, Blake Harris, Jen D'Angelo and is directed by Anne Fletcher.  The film follows Becca (Whitney Peak) and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo) wh...

In which the Monsters join me in reviewing PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) which is currently streaming on HBO Max.  Based on the novel by Alice Hoffman and directed by Griffin Dunne, the screenplay credits for the film go to Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks.  The film follows the Owens Sisters, Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (Nicole Kidman), who lose both their parents as a...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing MAD GOD (2021), currently streaming on AMC+.  Conceived, written, directed and 30 years in the making, Phil Tippett offers a story of unspeakable horrors with nightmarish and unsettling imagery from start to finish.  Tippett, a stop-motion master, weaves a non-stop gruesome story in macabre detail from his characters to the landscape being explor...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing INCEPTION (2010) which is currently streaming on HBO Max.  Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the film follows Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a man who heads a team with a very specific and special skillset - they are able to extract information from people in the dream world.  When an assignment goes wrong, the wronged party, Sait...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE SEA BEAST (2022) which is currently streaming on Netflix.  With screenplay credits to Chris Williams and Nell Benjamin and directed by Chris Williams, the film follows Maisie (Zaris-Angel Hator) a young orphan who stows away on a celebrated sea monster hunter's, Captain Crow (Jared Harris), ship and forges a relationship with Jaco...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing PINOCCHIO (2022) which is currently streaming on Disney+.  "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi, this latest Disney feature gets the live action treatment with screenplay credits to Robert Zemeckis and Chris Weitz and is directed by Robert Zemeckis.  In this classic tale wishes made on stars, an old man named Geppeto (Tom Ha...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing LANGUAGE LESSONS (2021), currently streaming on HBO Max.  The film, written by Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass, is directed by Natalie Morales who plays Cariño, a woman who has been paid to teach Adam (Mark Duplass) conversational Spanish for 100 lessons.  In that time, Adam suffers a devastating personal loss and Cariño becomes a life...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022) which is currently streaming on Disney+.  In the latest installment of the Thor story, director Taika Waititi shares screenplay credits with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson to continue Thor's (Chris Hemsworth) story after the events of INFINITY WAR.  It's explained that Thor has carried on with the Gua...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014), currently available to watch on AMC+ and Tubi, but also for rent on Prime.  The film, written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, follows the Girl (Sheila Vand), a vampire who inhabits an Iranian town called Bad City and who watches over and doles out punishment on the worst of the town's citizens.  He...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing COLOSSAL (2016) which is currently streaming on HBO Max.  The film, written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, follows Gloria (a superb Anne Hathaway), a total mess of a girl who's forced to get it together when her boyfriend (Dan Stevens) forces her out of the apartment.  She moves back to her abandoned childhood home and meets up with...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE GRAY MAN (2022), a new original release that is streaming on Netflix.   The film, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, is based on the book by Mark Greaney.  The screenplay was attributed to Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.  The film follows Six (Ryan Gosling) a young man who while in prison meets Fitzroy (Billy...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ALIENS (1986) which is currently streaming on the Starz app.  The film, directed by James Cameron, is based on characters by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.  The screenplay was attributed to Cameron from a story by James Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill and is the sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 horror masterpiece.  The f...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing PREY (2022), a Hulu original currently streaming on Hulu and Disney+.  The film,  written by Patrick Aison, from a story by Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg, is directed by Dan Trachtenberg.  The film follows Naru (newcomer Amber Midthunder who we hope to see more of) a young woman in the Comanche Nation circa 1719.  We are intro...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing PREDATOR (1987) which is currently streaming on Hulu.  The film, written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, is directed by John McTiernan.  The film follows as Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his team of commandos are brought in to go into the jungle to help extract some assets.  They meet up with an old colleague of Dutch's, Dillo...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing EX MACHINA (2014), currently streaming on HBO Max.  The film,  written and directed by Alex Garland follows Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) a shy programmer at BlueBook who's won the opportunity to spend some 1 on 1 time with the company founder, Nathan (Oscar Isaac), an obviously eccentric and brilliant man who has an ulterior motive for having Caleb c...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing BELLE (2021) which is currently streaming on HBO Max.  The film, written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, follows Suzu, a shy young woman trying to navigate life as a teen and the crushing loss of her mother when she was a little girl; a hurt she still carries with her.  The story follows her as she joins "U", a virt...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing ALL THE OLD KNIVES (2022), currently streaming on Prime Video.  The film, with a script from the book by Olen Steinhauer, is directed by Janus Metz.  The film follows Henry (Chris Pine) who's been tasked by a secret group in the CIA to wrap up the loose ends from a terrorist attack that left over 100 innocent people dead.  He reconnects&nbsp...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THE BAD GUYS (2022) which is currently streaming on Peacock but also for buy/rent on Prime.  The film, with screenplay credits to Etan Cohen, Yoni Brenner and Hilary Winston, from the books by Aaron Blabey, is directed by Pierre Perifel.  The story follows a gang that fakes being reformed to get out of doing jail time but along the wa...

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022), in theaters but also for rent.  The film, directed by The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) from a script by The Daniels, follows a day in the life of Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), who is under extreme stress as she is pulled in a million directions -  trying to save a floundering business, taking care...

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (2022) which is currently streaming on Epix and Paramount+, but also for buy/rent on Prime.  The film, with screenplay credits to Josh Miller, Pat Casey and John Whittington, is directed by Jeff Fowler.  The story continues immediately after the first and Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) as he settles into...