Friday Night Movie by @pancake4table

What happens when our mom watches the Minecraft movie without ever having played the game? She crashes the pod to explain it in the most hilarious and mom-est way possible. Then, just when you think the surprises are over—Dad jumps in with his hot take on Reacher Season 3. In this family-packed episode of the Friday Night Movie Podcast, hosts Lily and Shai also review buzzworthy titles including B...

With White Lotus, Righteous Gemstones, Severance, and other big shows finishing up there seasons, Shai and Becky guide you through how to fill your watchlist during the coming TV drought. We also feature special interviews from Awesome Con 2025, including writer/director and host of The Scrary Movie Project podcast , Matt Lolich, Javier and Karen Lopez, Violetteverse, Jay Aress, and more! Sign up...

We're live from the floor at Awesome Conm 2025 with Timmy Da Tiger, the world's biggest Home Alone fan. He ranks all 6 movies and shows off his Macaulay Culkin leg tatoo. Then we hang with The JCU to her hot takes on Creature Commandos, Orphan, and the trailer for Megan 2. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including o...

She went to the mall and Sephora with his daughters and then  watched all of Severance season 2 in one day. Lily watched it week-to-week. Find out whose way is better, our MVPs of the season, and what we think is coming in season 3. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month...

We're back to our regularly scheduled programming of making fun of each other and catching up on the movie's we're watching. Lily eventually shows up and reports on the "Kate Hudson basketball show" (not sure what it's called) with our mom. Shai reviews two beautiful Mexican films - Corina and Xibalba Monster. Becky's still watching the Pitt. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for give...

9-time gold medalist, Carl Lewis , joined the sibs to talk about the documentary profiling his life and impact on pop-culture, "I'm Carl Lewis," sharing insight into how family and learning failure were integral components of his unprecedented success. We're also joined by co-directors of the film, Julie Anderson and Chris Hay, who dig into how they earn the trust of their subjects and how they cr...

Winner of the SXSW Special Jury Award, I'M THE MOST RACIST PERSON I KNOW explores universal themes of identify, love, awkward moments, and vulnerability with a ton of heart and humor. We had a blast talking with the team that brought this delightful short to life - Writer / Director Leela Varghese, Producer Suriyna Sivashanker, and stars Shabana Azeez, Kavitha Anandasivam. We also got to ask Shaba...

First, Aaron Silverstein, writer / director of the mind-and-universe-bending film, INFINITE HUSK , joins the pod for a fascinating conversation about the the movie's themes of alienation, language, consciousness, and human emotion. Then, the film's star, Peace Ikediuba, drops in to unpack her hypnotic performance as Vel, an alien trapped in a human body trying to make her way home while slowly lea...

Visionary filmmaking team, Loren Waters and Robert L. Hunter, sat down with the pod to talk about their short documentary, TIGER .  TIGER tells the story of generations of Muscogee Creek artists and their impact on their community and the world through the lens of Dana Tiger and her and family's renewal, after 30 years, of the iconic Tiger t-shirt company. Make sure to visit the Tiger Art Gallery...

Director Elaine Epstein sat down with the pod to talk about her women's health, bodily autonomy, reproductive rights, religion, and midwifery. Her film, ARREST THE MIDWIFE , tells the story of Mennonite and Amish women who because activists when licensed midwifes supporting their communities come under attack by the legal system. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways, curate...

DEAD LOVER is a hilarious, manic, disgusting, heartfelt, stinky, and downright awesome film unlike any other. Writer / director Grace Glowicki, writer / star Ben Petrie, and stars Lowen Morrow and Leah Doz dropped by the pod to talk about the film, their collaborative approach to making the film, and the inside scoop of their bizarre and lovable characters. A must listen (and must-see) for anyone...

Dive into the bizarre world of "Influencer Houses" with Director Pepi Ginsberg and Producer Karen Madar's gripping WASSUPKAYLEE , the story of Kaylee Hord, a 17-year-old prank video TikTokker struggling to fit in and pay the rent while pursuing viral fame at all costs. Special shoutout in this episode to composer, Martin Crane, who blew our minds with his shapeshifting and mind-rattling score. Sig...

Writer / director Andy Reid joins the pod to talk about his meta exploration of the blending of reality and fiction in film, with his short, BRIEF SOMEBODIES that tells the story of a filmmaker directing and starring in a feature retelling his own sexual assault. We also go into depth about the critical role of intimacy coordinators on film sets in the eye-opening and vulnerable conversation. Sign...

Jump into the compelling autobiographical world of creator Joe Tierney's f-ed up experience at a so-called "therapeutic boarding school" in our interview with him, well as in a director Kat Whalen, and stars Andrew Fama and Sarah Jeffrey. We go behind the scenes with this stellar team talk about how they turned the world of SXSW Independent TV Pilot Award Winner F-UPs ANONYMOUS into a must-watch. ...

Take a trip to the wild side of the 80s with Director Lanfia Wal 's genre-bending action comedy homage to the crime films - NEW JACK FURY . This interview (and this movie) has everything - gold bikinis, an assault with a d!ldo, and YouTube sensation Michael Trapson portraying a hero named Leslie, dressed as Michael Jackson, fighting crime. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveawa...

Angeli Rose Gomez, the subject of the powerful documentary, UVALDE MOM , along with Director Anayansi Prado, sat down for a heartfelt interview about the film and persevering in the face of unimaginable tragedy, as well as the failures of political and legal systems in protecting their own citizens. UVALDE MOM is a documentary that tells the story of Angeli Rose Gomez, a farm worker and single mom...

Food. Jews. Fitting in. UNHOLY tells the vulnerable and compelling story of grappling with fitting into family traditions when medical circumstances have changed the game. Director Daisy Friedman and actor / producer Arielle Friedman's film is a beautiful and authentically Jewish story that made for an incredible conversation. It's no wonder it has been a hit at both Sundance and SXSW. Sign up for...

Travel through time with some magic tequila as we host the team behind ONE MORE SHOT , a deep and funny time loop film that takes place in the shadow of Y2K. Director Nick Clifford and producers Jim Wright and Elise Trenorden break down the complexity and fun of making a film that has the characters reliving the same night over and over. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways...

First, we celebrate the world premiere of La Salsa Vive , a documentary about Cali, Colombia and renewing salsa for a new generation with director Juan Carvajal and Calixto Chinchilla, Founder of the New York Latino Film Festival. Special shoutout in this interview to our mom, and her brothers Tio Harry and Tio Mario. Then we keep the music coming with Alice Bibette, director of Nubiyan Twist's ne...

Actor / producer Olivia Taylor Dudley (ONYX THE FORTUITOUS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS) talks tentacles, trauma, and horror comedy in the wake of her film, TOUCH ME, taking the festival scene by storm. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed cap...

Dropping this week's ep a few days early so you can get the sibs hot takes on the 2025 Oscars and Lily's excessive complaints about how she looks like she's smelling farts on camera. Tune in for our favorite Oscar moments, biggest surprises, and the snubs! "The ball's your court, Estonia." -Conan O'Brien Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways, curated episode playlists from t...

In this episode, the astonishing results and fallout from our new game, "Trailer Price Is Right." Plus reviews of Anora and The Gorge, as well as memories of Gene Hackman and Michelle Trachtenberg.  Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter  for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed capt...

Ever wonder how much of a trailer is actually true to the movie you’re about to see? This week, we played “Trailer Price is Right” and guessed what percentage of Apple’s new movie,The Gorge's trailer pans out when watching the movie. We each make our guesses and will reveal the winner on next week’s episode. We also catch up on what we’ve been watching and share some hilarious stories of our paren...

Our annual Super Bowl commercial ep is back with advertising titan Mark Aronson and this year's commercials did not disappoint! We talk about our top 5 ads, our least favorite ads (Dunkin and Hellmann's, we’re looking at you) and how apparently you can have too many flying facial hair commercials. We also discuss new advertising trends and if you could name all the celebrities in all the ads (Shai...

Featuring the world premiere of " Snow Pants " by What Does It Eat (Howie Kislowicz and Shai Korman), this episode is all about winter activities, including a full review of Becky and Shai's wild experience at Sundance. Stay tuned at the end of the ep for the full audio track and check out the full EP on Spotify , Apple , Amazon , and everywhere you get your music. Check out the lyric video , feat...