Friday Night Movie by @pancake4table

The sibs review Andy Samberg's Palm Springs (Hulu) and discuss the mind-bending genre of time loop movies and TV shows.    The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations:  NAACP Legal Defense Fund  |  Equal Justice Initiative . Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Stitcher  |  Google Play  |  Podbean  |  Overcast . P...

In a rare timely episode, we play our signature game - Buy / Rent / Meh - with the 2020 Emmy nominations. Lily even snuck in a "Bleh" for one particular nomination. Tell us what you think of our picks!   The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations:  NAACP Legal Defense Fund  |  Equal Justice Initiative .   Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, incl...

The FNM sibs dive into the high stakes world of real estate (both real and fictional). Shai gifts his sisters the hilarious mock reality show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, while Lily decides to visit open houses and gets Becky to watch Selling Sunset on Netflix. The sibs also talk The Good Place (which Shai finally finished), Love Life, and Old Guard. Don’t miss this ep - it’s in escrow (whatever t...

Eurovision dreams come true! In partnership with Camp Tel Yehuda  AKA TY (the Jewish summer camp where our parents met and we went as teenagers), we present a very special event episode of the Friday Night Movie Podcast. As part of TY's virtual summer programming, Shai got the opportunity to interview S-Curve Records CEO , Steve Greenberg , and S-Curve Recording Artist and 2018 Eurovision Song Con...

Renowned author, poet, CEO, entrepreneur, professor, and SO MANY OTHER THINGS, Dr. Pamela Gurley, D.M., returns to Friday Night Movie to talk about her inspiring and empowering book, I am not a Stereotype I am H.E.R. We also talk TV, movies, and more! You can catch up with Pam on her national book tour  and the Black Authors Matter Tour . You can also purchase the book and other Herspirational and...

This week, the sibs review Jon Stewart's film "Irresistible," starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, and Mackenzie Davis. We also learn about the seven types of milk Lily has to keep in her fridge for each of the five people living in her house right now. Also, a huge shoutout to Grace Toner for fixing her dad's HDMI connection on vacation. The Friday Night Movie Family supports the foll...

This week, the FNM sibs go ALL IN on Netflix's Eurovision Song Contest: the Story of Fire Saga, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. This episode is filled with spoilers and JaJa Ding Dong. We loved the film! (See the movie and you'll get what we're talking about).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund |  Equal Justice Initiative . Subsc...

This week the FNM sibs are joined by iconic DC rock musicians and identical twins, Rhea and Courtney Tucker. They form two-thirds of the all-girl rock band Sheila , described as "not just a band but a representation of the change that these three strong black women want to see in themselves as well as the world." We talk about musical inspirations, what it means to "protect your art", and YouTube...

Sidecar , the latest musical release from What Does It Eat , is officially live on Spotify and iTunes ! Howie - Shai's lifelong musical partner - joins the sibs to talk music and favorite TV side characters. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a sneak preview of the album's 16 minute song cycle tribute to 1980s and 1990s sitcom side characters. Huge shoutouts to  Jasmine Gillison  and Daniel...

#BlackLivesMatter |  NAACP Legal Defense Fund |  Bay Area Animation Alliance art auction for the Equal Justice Initiative | The Conscious Kid We also review Space Force (Netflix) and talk recs, including Jasmine Gillison , Outer Banks, Waco, and of course, Avatar: the Last Airbender.  Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Stitcher  |  Go...

Ever love a show or movie so much you actually don't tell anyone that you like because you can't handle them not liking it? We've coined a new term - "Show-motional" and that's how Becky feels about Outlander! We bring emotional beacon and dear friend, Melanie Lubin Zimmerman, on the show to talk about pop culture that we all love deep in our hearts (to the point of doing some pretty ridiculous th...

Saxons! Danes! The Last Kingdom! The sibs dive deep into the #1 show you should be watching on Netflix (if you aren't already). Avid Gladiator fan, Mark Toner, joins the show for his first time to analyze Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Cnut, and more! Also, returning FNM All Star, Josh, joins to accept his momentous "I Told You Show" for recommending the Last Kingdom and share his latest complaints about q...

The one, the only Fanny Z. Korman (aka mom aka Fanya) hosts this very special episode of FNM! The gang gets deep (not that deep) on what defines motherhood while making sure to tell a few hilarious “Fanya” stories. We also play some new and old pop culture games so don’t miss this mother of a Mother's Day ep! Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including  iTunes  |  Sp...

Renowned cosplayer, game master and overall beautiful human Jay Stilipec joins FNM to talk about the importance of great backstories as she introduces us to her character backstory generator tool - Better Backstories -  which is fantastic for gaming and for all kinds of creative endeavours. We also make up some hilarious backstories for famous side characters and play a great game of Buy-Rent-Meh...

FNM welcomes special guest Helen of the legendary Friday Night Movie  Podcast will be at  Baltimore Comic Con  - October 23-25, 2020. Join the hosts for an interactive audience experience where YOU get to be on the show, win prizes, and take pictures at our photo booth. Get your  tickets  now!  Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Stitc...

After a few weeks of guests, the siblings get together and catch up on what they've been watching, eating, and anticipating. We talk Tiger King casting, movies under 10% on Rotten Tomatoes that we love, the Last Kingdom, Avenue 5, A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Big Show Show, some reality garbage on Netflix, and dipping sauces.  The  Friday Night Movie  Podcast will be at  Baltimore Comic Con...

The sibs talk all things Cosplay with professional cosplayer Shady Haze, founder of the upcoming Virtual Comic-Con 2020 . We discuss Shady's character inspirations, personal favorites and the differences between crossplay, closet cosplay and race facing. Of course, the ep wouldn't be complete without some hilarious new and classic FNM games. The sibs had an especially fun time enlisting Shady's he...

The sibs hang with returning guest star, Josh, to talk Bloodshot (aka Bloodsnot). You’ll have see what makes all four of us crack up as we discuss a pivotal moment in Vin Diesel’s latest action flick. Shai and Beck also discuss Downhill and the dangers of mis-marketing a movie that’s NOT a comedy. Bonus: Josh gives us his top quarantine complaints! Shoutouts: Stein, Ilana, and Cathy and Chris from...

This very special LIVE ep of FNM was streamed on our Jewish summer camp’s Facebook page in partnership with Young Judaea and Tel Yehuda. We got to welcome our special guest, famed comedian, camp kitchen manager, and Broadcasting teacher at  Bellmore-Merrick, Stu Stein to chat about funny and food. We talked best movie food moments, best movie chefs and took some outrageous live callers. Enjoy and...

Returning FNM All-star, director, Mike Roberts (Dallas and Robo, Final Space) joins us for an epic ep. We talk quarantine recs and break down Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where we are also joined by actor Bree Williamson and dive into a feminist critique of the film. We also chat about the Rise of Skywalker cause it wouldn’t be a Mike ep without some Star Wars.  Shoutouts: Sugar highway (Cathy D...

It's campaign season so Politics Editor of the National Journal  and host of the Against the Grain Podcast , Josh Kraushaar , joins the sibs to rank favorite fictional politicians, political movies, and dream up our best celebrity cabinet. We talk everything from Wag the Dog and All the President's Men to Election and Napoleon Dynamite.  The  Friday Night Movie  Podcast will be at  Baltimore Comic...

A very special 90s ep! We exclusively talk shows that began and ended between 1990-1999. We delve into great classics and discover some very random, lost shows that could have only be made in the 90s but would have been popular today!? After ranking our top 90s comedies, we list some awesome "one and done" shows that only had 1 season. Come for the 90s nostalgia, stay for some hilarious reboot ide...

C'est Film du Vendredi Soir! Friday Night Movie takes a dip into foreign films with our review of Bong Joon Ho's Parasite. We discuss our different perspectives on the film and which character impacted us the most. We also discuss that ending! To top off the ep, we list our top 5 foreign language films and make some very "highbrow" reality TV recs (courtesy of Becky). ¡Bella Ciao!    Shoutouts in...

Our legendary uncle, Tia Mario, makes his Friday Night Movie debut. He takes us through his favorite Spanish-language TV commercials from growing up in 1970s Puerto Rico and tells the story of escaping from Cuba in 1960 under the cover of night. We also review the first episode of Hunters (Amazon Prime) and analyze the depiction of Nazis in a wide range of films, including Schindler's List, Jojo R...

It's winter time and ski season is in full swing. So we thought we'd take a walk down memory lane and talk about what it was like growing up as a skiing family and discuss our favorite skiing movies. Hear about how Lily lost a tooth and how Becky was repeatedly left in the care of strangers. We also get mouth watering with our favorite ski hill foods (ahem, looking at you - poutine, Skor bars, and...