In which the Mister joins me in reviewing HEATHERS (1988), from a script by Daniel Waters, the film is directed by Michael Lehmann. In this dark comedy, a girl named Veronica (Winona Ryder) feels hopelessly trapped as a member of the most popular clique in her high school, the Heathers - Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty) and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk). Then a mysterious new student named J.D. (Christian Slater) sweeps her off her feet and offers a deadly solution to her problems. The film has a run time of 1 h and 43 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on AMC+, Plex, PlutoTV, Prime Video, Starz, Roku Channel and Tubi. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

#Heathers #MichaelLehmann #DanielWaters #WinonaWaters #Veronica #ChristianSlater #JD #ShannenDoherty #KimWalker #LisanneFalk #TheHeathers @AMC+ @Plex @PlutoTV @PrimeVideo @Starz @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 BOTTOMS (2023), from writers Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott, the film is directed by Emma Seligman. In this raunchy comedy, school outcasts PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) hatch a scheme to attract the attention of the popular girls, particularly Isbael (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber), at their school by starting a fight club.. The film clocks in at 1 h and 31 m, is rated R and is available to stream on MGM+ or to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

#Bottoms #EmmaSeligman #RachelSennott #PJ #AyoEdebiri #RubyCruz #Hazel #HavanaRoseLiu #Isabel #KaiaGerber #Brittany #NicholasGalitzine #Jeff #MilesFowler #Tim #MarshawnLynch #MrG @MGM+ @PrimeVideo #FridayFamilyFilmNight

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

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing HIT MAN (2023), based off articles in the Texas Monthly by writer Skip Hollandsworth, the script here is credited to Glen Powell and Richard Linklater (who is also the director). The film follows the story of a bland college philosophy professor named Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) who finds himself living a double-life when he agrees to moonlight for the local police department as a fake hitman. Soon things get muddled when he starts developing feelings for a woman (Adria Arjona) who he initially meets when she tries to hire him to take out her husband. The film has a run time of 1 h and 55 m, is rated R and is currently streaming on Netflix. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

#HitMan #SkipHollandsworth #RichardLinklater #GlenPowell #Gary #AdriaArjona #Madison #AustinAmelio #Jasper #Retta #Claudette #SanjayRao #Phil @Netflix #FridayFamilyFilmNight

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