FRIDAY FAMILY FILM NIGHT

JoKaGoGe

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It'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. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library All artwork/pictures from IMDb

4D AGO

Friday Family Film Night: GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE review

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE(2026), from writer Matthew Robinson, the film is directed by Gore Verbinski. A manic time traveler (Sam Rockwell) from a dystopian future crashes into a Los Angeles diner to recruit a specific team of "unqualified" patrons for a high-stakes mission. The mismatched group—which includes a grieving mother, two cynical schoolteachers, and a woman in a princess outfit—must navigate a surreal, six-block urban gauntlet to stop a rogue artificial intelligence from reaching a world-ending singularity. As they battle phone-addicted hordes and reality-bending obstacles, the team is forced to confront their own digital fixations in a desperate race to prevent a future where humanity is lost to the machine. The film clocks in at 2 h and 14 m, is rated R and is currently in theaters. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. This episode of the podcast is dedicated to KT and Melinda - thanks for your generous support!#GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie #MatthewRobinson #GoreVerbinski #SamRockwell #TheManFromTheFuture #HaleyLuRichardson #Ingrid #JunoTemple #Susan #ZazieBeetz #Janet #MichaelPena #Mark #AsimChaudhry #Scott #TomTaylor #Tim #GeorgiaGoodman #Marie #DanielBarnett #Bob #ArtieWilkinsonHunt #AIBoy #RiccardoDraytin #Darren #DominiqueMaher #Samantha #AI #Action #Adventure #Comedy #SciFi #InTheatersNow #NewRelease #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

27 min
4D AGO

Friday Family Film Night: SEND HELP review

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing SEND HELP (2026), from writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the film is directed by Sam Raimi. A mousy corporate strategist named Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her arrogant, nepo-baby boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) are the only survivors of a private jet crash on a remote island in the Gulf of Thailand. The workplace hierarchy is instantly demolished when Linda reveals she is a "Survivor" super-fan with formidable wilderness skills, leaving the injured and helpless Bradley entirely dependent on the employee he previously humiliated and passed over for a promotion. As their isolation stretches on, the survival mission descends into a darkly comedic and visceral battle of wills, where the shifting power dynamic becomes just as dangerous as the elements themselves. The film clocks in at 1 h and 53 m, is rated R and is currently in theaters. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #SendHelp #DamianShannon #MarkSwift #SamRaimi #RachelMcAdams #Linda #DylanOBrien #Bradley #EdyllIsmail #Zuri #XavierSamuel #Donovan #DarkComedy #PsychologicalHorror #PsychologicalThriller #Thriller #Adventure #Horror #InTheatersNow #NewRelease #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

11 min
FEB 14

Friday Family Film Night: TRAIN DREAMS review

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing TRAIN DREAMS (2025), from writers Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar and based on Denis Johnson's novella, the film is directed by Clint Bentley. Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) is a soft-spoken laborer helping to carve the railroad through the rugged wilderness of the early 20th-century Pacific Northwest. After building a modest life and starting a family with his wife Gladys (Felicity Jones) in a remote cabin, Robert’s world is shattered by a devastating, "once-in-a-century" wildfire that forces him into a life of profound isolation. The film follows his subsequent decades of survival and reflection as he navigates a rapidly modernizing America, haunted by the memories of his past and the mystical, untamed spirit of the woods. The film clocks in at 1 h and 42 m, is rated PG-13 and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#TrainDreams #DenisJohnson #ClintBentley #GregKwedar #JoelEdgerton #robert #FelicityJones #Gladys #AlfredHsing #FuSheng #PaulSchneider #ApostleFrank #WillioamHMacy #ArnPeeples #NathanieklArcand #IgnatiusJack #JohnDiehl #Billy #KerryCondon #ClaireThompson #WillPatton #Narrator #PeriodDrama #PsychologicalDrama #Drama#Oscars2026 #BestAchievementInCinematography#BestAchievementInWrittenMusicForMotionPictureOriginalScore#BestMotionPictureOfTheYear#BestAdaptedScreenplay ⁠@Netflix #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

21 min
FEB 14

Friday Family Film Night: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review

In which the Mister and Kid 1 join me in reviewing ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025), from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson and inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel "Vineland". A washed-up former radical named Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives a paranoid, weed-hazed life off the grid until his teenage daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti), is targeted by a vengeful ghost from his past. The obsessive and corrupt Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn) relentlessly hunts the pair, forcing Bob to emerge from seclusion and navigate a surreal landscape of secret societies and underground resistance groups. As the chase escalates into a high-octane struggle for survival, Bob must finally reconcile his history of failed revolution with the immediate, desperate need to protect his daughter's future. The film clocks in at 2 h and 41 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on HBO Max but to rent/buy on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #OneBattleAfterAnother #ThomasPynchon #PaulThomasAnderson #TeyanaTaylor #PerfidiaBeverlyHills #LeonardoDiCaprio #Bob #ChaseInfiniti #Willa #ReginaHall #Deandra #WoodHarris #Laredo #AlanaHaim #MaeWest #ShaynaMcHayle #Junglep*ssy #PaulGrimstad #Sommerville #DijonDuenas #Talleyrand #BrooklynDemme #SoberRick #SachiDiserafino #RARippey #MelissaDuenas #Sylvia #SeanPenn #ColStevenLockjaw #BenicioDelToro #Sensei #ActionEpic #DarkComedy #epic #PoliticalThriller #PsychologicalThriller #Action #Drama #Crime #Thriller #Oscars2026 #BestCasting #BestAchievementInCinematography #BestAchievementInWrittenMusicForMotionPictureOriginalScore #BestSound #BestMotionPictureOfTheYear #BestAchievementInDirecting #BestPerformanceByAnActressInASupportingRole#BestPerformanceByAnActorInALeadingRole #BestPerformanceByAnActorInASupportingRole x2#BestAdaptedScreenplay ⁠#BestAchievementInProductionDesign#BestAchievementInFilmEditing @HBOMax @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

23 min
FEB 7

Friday Family Film Night: BUGONIA review

In which the Mister and Kid 1 join me in reviewing BUGONIA (2025), from writer Will Tracy, the film is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Based on South Korea's cult classic, SAVE THE GREEN PLANET (2003), two conspiracy-obsessed cousins (Jesse Plemons as Teddy and Aidan Delbis as Don) kidnap a high-powered pharmaceutical CEO named Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone), convinced she is a malevolent alien from the Andromeda galaxy plotting humanity's destruction. While holding her captive in a rural basement, the duo attempts to force a confession and a meeting with her "Emperor" to stop an invasion, during an upcoming imminent lunar eclipse. The film clocks in at 1 h and 58 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Peacock but to rent/buy on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #Bugonia #JangJoonHwan #WillTracy #YorgosLanthimos #JessePlemons #Teddy #AidanDelbis #Don #EmmaStone #Michelle #AliciaSilverstone #Sandy #StavrosHalkias #Casey #Alien #DarkComedy #PsychologicalThriller #Satire #SciFi #Crime #Thriller #Oscars2026#BestAchievementInWrittenMusicForMotionPictureOriginalScore #BestMotionPictureOfTheYear#BestPerformanceByAnActressInA LeadingRole#BestAdaptedScreenplay ⁠#FridayFamilyFilmNight @Peacock #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

26 min
FEB 7

Friday Family Film Night: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS review

In which the Mister and Kid 2 join me in reviewing KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025), from writers Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan and Maggie Kang, the film is directed by Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang. Three members of the global sensation girl group HUNTR/X lead a secret double life as mystical warriors who use the power of their music to maintain a magical barrier protecting humanity from soul-hungry demons. Their world is upended when a rival demon boy band called the Saja Boys is sent to Earth to steal their fans' devotion and weaken the shield, forcing the girls to balance a high-stakes professional rivalry with a supernatural war. As the battle intensifies, the group's leader, Rumi, must grapple with a hidden secret regarding her own heritage that threatens both her place in the band and the ultimate safety of the human realm. The film clocks in at 1 h and 35 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #KPopDemonHunters #MagieKang #ChrisAppelhans #DanyaJimenez #HannahMcMechan #BoYeonKim #ErikaLippoldt #ArdenCho #Rumi #MayHong #Mira #JiYoungYoo #Zoey # AhnHyoSeop #Jinu #YunjinKim #Celine #KenJeong #Bobby #LeeByiungHun #GwiMa #DanielDaeKim #HealerHan #Animation #PopMusical #Superhero #Supernatural #Fantasy #Family #Action #Adventure #Oscars2026 #BestAchievementInWrittenMusicForMotionPicture#BestAnimatedFeature ⁠#FridayFamilyFilmNight @Netflix #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

18 min
JAN 31

Friday Family Film Night: THE UGLY STEPSISTER review

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025), from writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt. In this macabre and dark reimagining of the Cinderella story, a young woman named Elvira (Lea Myren) becomes obsessed with winning the affection of a shallow prince to save her family from sudden poverty but more so because of her naivety in believing she loves him. Encouraged by her ruthless, social-climbing mother, Rebekka (Ane Dahl Torp), Elvira undergoes a series of gruesome 18th-century cosmetic procedures and extreme physical transformations to compete with her naturally beautiful stepsister, Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss). As the royal ball approaches, Elvira’s desperate quest for physical perfection descends into a nightmarish struggle, forcing her to confront the agonizing costs of societal beauty standards and her own sense of self. The film clocks in at 1 h and 49 m, is unrated (but definitely an R) and is currently streaming on Hulu, AMC+ and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#TheUglyStepsister #EmilieBlichfeldt #LeaMyren #Elvira #AneDahlTorp #Rebekka #TheaSofieLochNæss #Agnes #FloFagerli #Alma #IsacCalmroth #PrinceJulian #AdamLundgren #DrEsthétique #CeciliaForss #SophieVonKronenberg #KatarzynaHerman #MadameVanja #Drama #Horror #DarkFantasy #Satire @Hulu @AMC+ @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

25 min
JAN 31

Friday Family Film Night: IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU review

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU (2025), from writer/director Mary Bronstein. Linda, a New York psychotherapist played by Rose Byrne, spirals toward a total breakdown as she struggles to manage her young daughter's mysterious illness while her husband remains emotionally and physically distant. After her apartment ceiling collapses, Linda is forced into a bleak motel existence where the lines between her professional responsibilities and her own unraveling psyche begin to blur into a surreal nightmare. Amidst a hostile relationship with her own therapist and the sudden disappearance of one of her patients, she must navigate an increasingly tense "fever-dream" of parental anxiety and profound isolation. The film clocks in at 1 h and 53 m, is unrated (but definitely an R) and is currently available to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#IfIHadLegsIdKickYou #MaryBronstein #RoseByrne #Linda #ConanOBrien #Therapist #DanielleMacdonald #Caroline #MaryBronstein #DrSpring #DelaneyQuinn #Child #A$APRocky #James #ChristianSlater #Charles #Drama #PsychologicalDrama #Thriller #98AcademyAwards #Oscars #BestActressNominee @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

18 min

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5 Ratings

It'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. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library All artwork/pictures from IMDb

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JoKaGoGe
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2020 - 2026
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