Friday Night Movie by @pancake4table

Titans of the marketing and advertising business, Josh and Bobby Buttons return to celebrate Josh's 40th birthday and break down the most important part of the Super Bowl - the commercials. We also here Josh's 40 years of pop culture complains. (Please excuse the strange audio from this week. We had a freak pitch incident so at times Lily sounds like she's a chipmunk).  Subscribe, rate and review...

Hot off the presses our Oscars 2020 reaction! What did we like? What annoyed us? (Hint hint, Joker annoyed us).  Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Stitcher  |  Google Play  |  Podbean  |  Overcast . Play along with  Friday Night Movie  at home! Read the  FNM Glossary  to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told...

We won't bury the lede. Our mom cut off all of her and went gray. Tune into this ep for the top 10 reactions to this major development in the Friday Night Movie family, as well as our in-depth review of Terminator: Dark Fate. We have a HUGE shoutout to the amazing Janet Varney who we got to see perform live with Voyage to the Stars . Make sure to check out that comedically brilliant sci-fi podcast...

Learn how to fake your way out of a cab ride, bring a lightsaber as carry-on luggage, order blue milk at Galaxy's Edge (Disney World), and find out which Disney character thinks Lily looks like - all on this week's ep of the Friday Night Movie podcast. Also, we kick off the first installment in our collaboration with StazR: the World of Z  where we get to place Cast... Away with the characters tha...

Teen sex comedies and Hannukah like you've never heard them before! FNM is joined once again by  Dr. Jonathan Branfman , Professor of Gender and Media Studies, author of the award-winning book " You Be You! The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family " and  Ted talker . Jonathan takes us through the complexities of how teen sex comedies (American Pie, Booksmart, Revenge of the Nerds) have evo...

If the Friday Night Movie siblings were the Star War Trilogy, then our parents would be George Lucas. So it’s definitely time to get excited because our folks are our first guest of 2020!  In this ep, we ask the tough questions about famous trilogies. Which Star Wars movie is each sibling? What’s your favorite trilogy? What’s your favorite trilogy where there are actually more movies in the series...

The sibs look ahead at their most anticipated movies and shows for 2020 using their patented rating system - Buy/Rent/Meh. In this episode: Onward, Soul, Trolls World Tour, Minions 2 the Rise of Gru, Bloodshot, Black Widow, Wonder Woman 1984, the Mandalorian, Stranger Things, Sex Education, Glow, Good Place, Schitt’s Creek, and more! Plus a huge shoutout to the Netflix children's program - Go Go C...

It was an incredible year in podcast land for Friday Night Movie! In this episode, we look back on our top “Buys” and our “Mehs” for year. We also talk MVPs, LVPs, and MIPs (most improved). With too many shoutouts to count, here’s a list of some of the amazing humans we mentioned in this episode where we talked about our favorite pop culture creations and discoveries in 2019: our mom and dad, Cous...

This is it folks! Two years in the making - our full review of Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker. Hear the sibs' reaction to the stunning conclusion of the Skywalker Saga, as well as all of the feelings that have been brewing since Friday Night Movie Episode 7 (where we called the Last Jedi, "We Bought a Zoo: In Space). We talk about our favorite moments, our MVPs, LVPs, and our pitch for the next...

Merry Christmas FNM family! We've got a present for your under your tree! (Or Happy Hannukah and enjoy this with your latkes). As we count down to our full Rise of Skywalker review episode (dropping 12/27/19), enjoy this lost episode where review the early part of the Mandalorian season on Disney Plus (recorded 11/17/19).  Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including ...

Minutes after seeing Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker, Shai shares his instant reaction. This review definitely has spoilers. We’ll do a full episode deep dive into the movie next week once everyone in the family has seen the final chapter in the Skywalker Saga.  Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Stitcher  |  Google Play  |  Podbean...

We begin the show on a somber but joyful note, celebrating the life of our cousin Anita AKA Cousin Vanessa’s grandmother. Then the sibs catch up on all the shows and movies they’ve been watching. Becky reports from life with her new baby (and our visiting parents). Shai loses his dog (and finds him exactly where he left him). We also talk You’re the Worst (and further on the genius of Janet Varney...

Friday Night Movie  had the pleasure of interviewing one of our biggest influences - actor, writer, comedian, producer, and podcasting trailblazer, Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra, Stan Against Evil, Fortune Rookie, Voyage to the Stars, You're the Worst, the JV Club Podcast, SF Sketchfest). Listen as "JV" joins the FNM sibs for a special episode about her extensive work in television and her cre...

Actor, singer/songwriter, comedian, Mike Valdes  (Nickelodeon, Mike Valdes and the Noise , Childlike at Best with Mike Valdes Podcast ) joined the pod as Shai’s special guest for the Friday Night Movie panel at Gamer Comic Expo . In this special conversation (recorded on 11/10/19) the two pop-culture addicts think back to childhood love of Ninja Turtles and Mike tries to guess Shai’s breakfast cer...

It's the Friday Night Movie Thanksgiving Special! As you sit on traffic on I-95, enjoy this celebration of some of our favorite guests calling in to wish Shai a happy 40th birthday and talk about the pop-culture they are most thankful for in 2019. Huge thanks to Ilana, Howie, Josh, Alon, Tony ( Take Too Podcast ), Craig ( Take Too Takedown ), and Lanz ( Goldnerds ) for joining in the fun! Stay tun...

This week, FNM is joined by Dr. Jonathan Branfman , Professor of Gender and Media Studies, author of the award-winning book " You Be You! The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family " and Ted talker , to discuss gender, Jewishness and pop culture. We talk about Jewish masculinity and female stereotypes in films and TV shows like Neighbors 1 & 2, Broad City, and Mrs. Maisel.  We also break dow...

As our featured ep this week, join us for a very special in-depth and inspiring interview with internationally renowned cosplayer,  Rick Stafford AKA the True Aquaman . In this episode, Rick shares with us the powerful origin story of his dedication to bringing joy to others with cosplay. More than an expert embodying the characters he portrays, Rick is a true hero.  --- Play along with Friday Nig...

Supersized Gamer Comic Expo Special! In this jam-packed episode our amazing guests talk everything from video games and martial arts movies to FX's classic, the Shield and the iconic 1980s Bozo Show. This ep has content creators, podcasts hosts, Emmy winners, and even child actors. Guests include: Three-time Emmy-winner  Mateo Vengoechea talks documentary filmmaking and our mutual admiration for F...

The title of this ep says it all. It’s got everything - a hilarious interview with our mom, an epic conversation with visionary horror director and founder of Kwanza Con   Jeff Carroll , and cousin Luli drops by with her Jewish Day School friends (Noam, Joel, and Adam) to talk “ok, boomer,” Rush, and the Goldbergs. Another awesome installment in our Gamer Comic Expo Special ! More to come!  — Atag...

Grab your bowl of cereal and enjoy this interview with Saturday morning cartoon legends -  The Peanuts Crew  AKA the original voice cast of the Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show , Stacy Heather Tolkin, Brad Kesten, and Angela Lee Sloan. Recorded at Gamer Comic Expo , the Crew reminisces about becoming part of the iconic comic strip's television history and our host asks if he has what it takes to be a...

We caught up with wrestling legend Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake  at Gamer Comic Expo . Mr. Beefcake talked about his transition from "heel" to "face" in the mid-80s, the infamous Barbershop incident with the Rockers, and who he thinks should play him in his biopic. Then, film and television legend, Keone Young (Deadwood, Sons of Anarchy, GI Joe, Dude Where's My Car) chatted with the pod about his...

Day 1 of Gamer Comic Expo brought some fantastic creative humans to the show!  StazR  (a new fantasy sci-fi book series) creator Anay Ayarovu talks about building a universe and who she would cast in the screen-version of her writing. Spaghettie Lissetti talks about the adorable-ness of Ryan Reynolds. We also heard from competitive Fornite player, Sincere AKA thereal_smug , and played an excellent...

Friday Night Movie's adventures at Gamer Comic Expo continue! We get deep with cosplay celebrities J9Lives and GeekArtCosplay . We talk cosplay inspirations, fitness competitions, and what would happen if Wonder Woman had her own Office-style sitcom. Then we sit down with content creator and famed video game journalist, Jake James , to talk about what Hollywood has to do to finally get the video g...

Gamer Comic Expo Special : Friday Night Movie was beyond lucky to have a full sit-down conversation with Athena Finger , Heiress to the Dark Knight. She was amazing and we covered everything from our favorite incarnations of the Joker to Gone with the Wind.  Athena fought for her grandfather, Bill Finger , to receive co-credit recognition for the creation of Batman. She won her fight in 2015. Sinc...

It's that spooky time of year when the sibs talk about how they were afraid of Halloween as kids. Tune in to hear about how one of us used Shabbat as an excuse not to trick-or-treat and for our review Jordan Peele's terrifying film, Us.  Friday Night Movie host and filmmaker Becky Korman's short film Ataguttak the Hunter will be screening on November 13 , 2019 at 5:00PM at Cinepolis Chelsea as par...