In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1947), from scriptwriters Robert Sherwood and Leonardo Bercovici (uncredited screenplay credit to Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett) from a novel by Robert Nathan and directed by Henry Koster. In this very strange holiday film, an angel (Cary Grant) is sent from Heaven to help a Bishop (David Niven) understand the true meaning of the holidays by stealing the affections of his wife (Loretta Young), child (Karolyn Grimes) and everyone he knows. This is currently streaming on Netflix but also available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

#TheBishopsWife #RobertNathan #HenryKoster #RobertSherwood #LeonardoBercovici #CaryGrant #Dudley #LorettaYoung #Julia #DavidNiven #Henry #MontyWoolley #ProfessorWutheridge #JamesGleason #Sylvester @freevee @Peacock ⁠⁠@Plex⁠⁠ @PrimeVideo @RokuChannel @Tubi #FridayFamilyFilmNight

Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing HOME ALONE (1990), from director Chris Columbus with a screenplay by John Hughes. After a mistake by his family, a young boy named Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) finds himself home alone for Christmas. While this is initially cause for celebration, he soon finds the holidays just are not the same without a family to share them with. He also hilariously brutalizes two bumbling thieves (excellently played by Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci) who are trying to burglarize his home. The film clocks in at 1 h and 43 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Disney+ and to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

#HomeAlone #ChrisColumbus #JohnHughes #MacaulayCulkin #KevinMcCallister #JoePesci #Harry #DanielStern #Marv #CatherineOHara #Kate #Holidays #Holidays2024 ⁠@Disney+ ⁠#FridayFamilyFilmNight
Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing ROBOCOP (1987), from director Paul Verhoeven with a screenplay by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. In a city overrun by violent criminals, a newly transferred police officer, Alex Murphy (Peter Weller), is killed in the line of duty only to have his body transformed by a greedy and unscrupulous corporation into a cyborg enforcer of justice - RoboCop. This iconic 80s classic blends police drama with sci-fi elements, exploring themes of corporate greed, law enforcement, and humanity in a dystopian future. The film clocks in at 1 h and 42 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Max but also to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
#RoboCop #RoboCop1987 #PaulVerhoeven #EdwardNeumeier #MichaelMiner #PeterWeller #AlexMurphy #RonnyCox #DickJones #NancyAllen #AnneLewis #MiguelFerrer #BobMorton #KurtwoodSMith #ClarenceBoddicker #RobertDoQui SgtReed #RayWise #LeonNash #FeltonPerry #Johnson #PaulMcCrane #EmilAntonowsky #CalvinJung #SteveMinh #JesseDGoins #JoeCox @streamonmax @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight

TRIGGER WARNING: In which the Mister joins me in reviewing SILENT NIGHT (2021), from writer/director Camille Griffin. In what is allegedly a dark comedy, old friends decide to get together at a remote English country mansion to celebrate their last Christmas ever. The film clocks in at 1 h and 32 m, is not rated but be aware of language and talk of suicide in the story. This is currently streaming on Netflix but also available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

#KeiraKnightley #Nell #MatthewGoode #Simon #RomanGriffinDavis #Art #LilyRoseDepp #Sophie #SopeDirisu #James #KirbyHowellBaptiste #Alex #LucyPunch #Bella #RufusJones #Tony #AnnabelleWallis #Sandra #DavidaMcKenzie #Kitty #HardyGriffinDavis #Hardy #GilbyGriffinDavis #Thomas #TrudieStyler #Nicole #FemaleFilmmakerFriday @Netflix ⁠@AMC+⁠ @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight

Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THAT CHRISTMAS (2024), from director Simon Otto with a screenplay by Richard Curtis, Peter Souter and Andrew Dawson. In this animated feature, several characters' stories become somewhat entwined as a blizzard hits a small English town of Wellington-on-Sea during Christmas with Santa (Brian Cox) narrating. The film clocks in at 1 h and 31 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
#ThatChristmas #RichardCurtis #PeterSouter #AndrewDawson #SimonOtto #BrianCox #Santa #BillNighy #LighthouseBill #GuzKhan #Dasher #JackWisniewski #Danny #ZazieHayhurst #Sam #SiennaSayer #Charlie #IndiaBrown #Bernadette #FionaShaw #MsTrapper #JodieWhittaker #MrsWilliams #FreddieSpry #Teddy #AvaTalbot #Scarlett #KuhuAgarwal #Nisha #LollyAdefope #MrsMcNutt #RhysDarby #MrMcNutt #BronteSmith #Eve #SindhuVee #MrsMulji #Holidays #Holidays2024 #HolidayAnimation #Animation @Netflix #FridayFamilyFilmNight

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing LOGAN'S RUN (1976), from the novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson and a screenplay by David Zelag Goodman, the film is directed by Michael Anderson. In a futuristic society where everyone is assigned a lifespan of 30 years, a Sandman named Logan 5 (Michael York) is tasked with hunting down "Runners" who defy this mandate. During an investigation he is forced by the computer systems controlling society to become a Runner himself so that he may find and destroy the place Runners call "Sanctuary". The film clocks in at 1 h and 59 m, is rated PG and is currently streaming on Tubi but also available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
#LogansRun #WilliamFNolan #GeorgeClaytonJohnson #DavidZelagGoodman #MichaelAnderson #MichaelYork #Logan #Logan5 #JennyAgutter #Jessica #RichardJordan #Francis #RoscoeLeeBrown #Box #FarrahFawcett #Holly #MichaelAndersonJr #Doc #PeterUstinov #OldMan #Dystopian #SciFi @Tubi @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight
Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE FATHER (1988), from a play from Florian Zeller, the film has a screenplay from Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller and is directed by Zeller. Presented through the diminishing and confused perspective of an elderly man, Anthony (an absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful Sir Anthony Hopkins) suffering from dementia, this film tells the story of a father and his daughter (Olivia Colman as Anne) struggling to deal with his condition. The film clocks in at 1 h and 37 m, is rated PG-13 and is currently streaming on Starz but also available to buy/rent from Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
#TheFather #FlorianZeller #ChristopherHampton #AnthonyHopkins #Anthony #OliviaColman #Anne #ImogenPoots #Laura #RufusSewell #Paul #OliviaWilliams #Catherine #MarkGatiss #Bill #FridayFamilyFilmNight

Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (2023), from director Thea Sharrock with a screenplay by Jonny Sweet. Scandal and outrage tear the small English town of Littlehampton apart as extremely vulgar letters begin first appearing and targeting the Swan household, and in particular, Edith (Olivia Colman), and rowdy Rose (Jessie Buckley) is soon charged. But once the bawdy letter writer targets more of the local's mailboxes and suspecting there's more here than meets the eye, a gaggle of the town's women - Gladys (Anjana Vasan), Mabel (Eileen Atkins), Ann (Joanna Scanlan) and Kate (Lolly Adefope) - are soon on the case to solve this mystery. The film clocks in at 1 h and 40 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

This episode of the podcast goes out to a very formidable woman, colleague and friend - HBD Christina D!

#WickedLittleLetters #Thea Sharrock #JonnySweet #OliviaColman #Edith #JessieBuckley #Rose #TimothySpall #Edward #GemmaJones #Victoria #AnjanaVasan #Gladys #EileenAtkins #Mabel #JoannaScanlan #Ann #LollyAdefope #Kate #AlishaWeir #Nancy #MalachiKirby #Bill #HughSkinner #ConstablePapperwick #PaulChahidi #ConstableSpedding #StrangerThanFiction #TrueStory #FemaleFilmmakerFriday #FridayFamilyFilmNight