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.
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Friday Family Film Night: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS review
In which the Mister and Kid 1 join me in reviewing WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014), from writers/directors Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
A documentary crew follows the hilarious daily lives of four vampire housemates - Viago (Taika Waititi), Vladislav (Jemaine Clement), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Petyr (Ben Fransham) - sharing a flat in modern-day Wellington, New Zealand. Between petty bickering over chore schedules and navigating dress codes for nightclubs, the centuries-old roommates struggle to adapt to 21st-century technology and social norms. When a newly turned vampire and his mortal best friend join their inner circle, the group's secret lifestyle is thrown into unpredictable chaos while trying to avoid conflict with local werewolf packs and rival undead creatures. The film clocks in at 1 h 26 m, and is rated R. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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17 Oct 2026
Friday Family Film Night: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN review
In which the Mister and Kid 2 join me in reviewing YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974), based on the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, from a script by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, the film is directed by Mel Brooks.
In this iconic horror comedy, a respected American brain surgeon named Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) - who insists on pronouncing his name "Fronk-en-steen" to distance himself from his notorious grandfather - travels to Transylvania after inheriting the family estate. Though initially skeptical of his ancestor's reanimation experiments, Frederick discovers his grandfather's secret journals and, with the help of his hunchbacked assistant Igor (Marty Feldman) and lab assistant Inga (Teri Garr), sets out to bring his own creature (Peter Boyle) to life. Chaos rapidly ensues as the towering, misunderstood monster escapes into the surrounding countryside, forcing Frederick to prove that his creation is capable of intellect and emotion before angry townspeople intervene. The film clocks in at 1 h 46 m, and is rated PG. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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10 Oct 2026
Friday Family Film Night : THE MONKEY review
In which the Mister and Kid 2 join me in reviewing THE MONKEY (2025), from a short story by the legendary Stephen King, the film is written and directed by Osgood Perkins. In this dark comedy horror, estranged twin brothers Hal and Bill (Theo James) are forced to reunite decades after discovering a vintage, drum-playing toy monkey in their childhood attic that unleashed a trail of horrific, inexplicable deaths. Though the brothers tossed the cursed object away years ago to escape its gruesome influence, a new wave of bizarre and fatal freak accidents began erupting around them, proving the entity has returned to finish what it started. Driven by trauma and desperate to protect what remains of their family, the brothers embark on a frantic race against time to permanently destroy the toy before its deadly mechanism claims their own lives. The film clocks in at 1 h 38 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Hulu but is also available to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
#TheMonkey #OsgoodPerkins #StephenKing #TheoJames #Hal #Bill #TatianaMaslany #Lois #ChristianConvery #YoungHal #YoungBill #ColinOBrien #Petey #AdamScott #CaptainPetey #ElijahWppd #Ted #RohanCampbell#Thrasher #Ricky #SarahLevy #AuntIda #OsgoodPerkins #UncleChip #TessDegenstein #Barbara #DanicaDreyer #BabysitterAnnie #BeaPerkins #Florence #BodyHorror #DarkComedy #FolkHorror #MonsterHorror #PsychologicalHorror #SupernaturalHorror #SplatterHorror #Horror @Hulu @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNightOpening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
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hosts of Friday Family Film Night and The Mister and hosts and Kid 1 and Mister and Monsters host the show. Published by JoKaGoGe.
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