Friday Night Movie By @pancake4table

***SPECIAL CROSSOVER EPISODE*** In Shai's second guest-hosting gig on Finding Favorites with Leah Jones, he's joined by podcast pioneer, Adal Rifai (Hello from the Magic Tavern, Hey Riddle Riddle), who builds virtual multi-course meal with each part coming from a different Chicago eatery. Get your taste buds ready! They also talk comic books, their mutual love for the great Janet Varney (Legend of Korra, Stan Against Evil), and Avatar: the Last Airbender. A huge thanks once again to Leah Jones for the opportunity to join her wonderful show.  Show Notes Adal Rifai, a legendary Chicago-based podcaster, loves Chicago restaurants and joined guest host Shai Korman to give recommendations. Adal is Chunt on Hello from the Magic Tavern, hosts Hey Riddle Riddle and Siblings Peculiar. Shai is joining us from the Friday Night Movie Podcast. Follow Adal Rifai online Hello from the Magic Tavern  Instagram @adalrifai Twitter @adalrifai  Chicago Food Tour Percolator June Bug Galit Au cheval burger Community on

In this week’s episode the sibs dig into the Witcher Season 2 (otherwise known as the scary Disney season). We talk character evolution, try to explain the season finale, and play some signature FNM games. We also reveal our much-anticipated takes on the rest of the Yellowjackets season 1. Plus, we have some recommendations and reviews of new and old movies and shows - The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (Netflix), Dark Offerings (Amazon), School Ties, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Shrill, Pixels, and Righteous Gemstones season 2.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher

The incredible and brilliant Kedenard Raymond joins the Friday Night Movie sibs to talk about the show everyone is buzzing (and slightly nauseous)

***SPECIAL CROSSOVER EPISODE*** Shai had the joy and honor of guest-hosting Finding Favorites with Leah Jones and we're reposting the episode on the FNM feed. Head on over and subscribe to Finding Favorites for weekly episodes where you learn about guests' favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm! Show Notes Scott “ToyGuru” Neitlich knows and loves toys. If you look around your house, you might have some that he helped bring into the world. Guest host Shai Korman sat down with Scott to learn more about his career, philosophy and why he loves Arbor Day so much. Shai brings over the Friday Night Movie Podcast signature game Buy, Rent, Meh for some tough choices. Follow @findingfavspod on Instagram and Twitter. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts Follow Shai AKA @pancake4table on Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe to Friday Night Movie Podcast Keep up with Scott "ToyGuru" Neitlich on YouTube, Twitter and Spector Creative   Show Notes Interview with Scott about Masters of the Unive

In part 2 of our fascinating discussion on Jews and pop culture with journalist, writer, and co-host of the Bagel Report (@tbrthepod) @estherkustanowitz, we discuss “what makes a good representation of Jewishness?” and play “Cast... Away,” where this time we recast certain Jewish TV and film characters with actual Jewish actors. Link bio. Bagel illustration by @mrdanimation (Danny Lipsky) Links Esther’s Website: http://www.estherk.com/  The Bagel Report: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bagel-report/id1487559377  TV Gone Jewy: https://www.facebook.com/TVGoneJewy  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spot

Journalist, writer, and co-host of the Bagel Report podcast, Esther Kustanowitz joins Friday Night Movie for part 1 of a deep discussion about Jewish representation in pop-culture. The episode begins with reflections on the Beth Israel hostage crisis in Texas and a discussion about how and why we look to Jewish celebrities for their reactions to events of trauma. We also explore Esther's outstanding work creating TV Gone Jewy and exchange celebrity Hebrew tattoo sightings. Part 2 will drop Friday morning at the usual time.  Links Esther’s Website: http://www.estherk.com/  The Bagel Report: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bagel-report/id1487559377  TV Gone Jewy: https://www.facebook.com/TVGoneJewy  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initi

The siblings get deep into the ectoplasm reviewing Ghostbusters: Afterlife, including a Buy / Rent / Meh rating of every major character. Some big shoutouts this week to Leah Jones - host of Finding Favorites and Candy Chat Chicago. And a big thank you to cosplayer and writer extraordinaire, Michelle Reed, for recommending Love and Monsters (Hulu). And finally, Lily would like to thank Shai for making her watch AEW (not A&W) so she could see Luke Perry's son, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry in action!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Nig

Look, this episode has a super fun review of Netflix's Don't Look Up. But really, this one is all about the cold open - our fav ever. Here's to an amazing 2022, filled with siblings cursing at each other and fictitious apocalypses.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc.) and then head on over to our merch store your very own official FNM t-shirt.  Send us your recommendations and your tradesies! We'll wa

To close out 2021, we try to try to make sense of the Matrix and whether or not we’d trust an evil Neil Patrick Harris as our therapist. Also, there were a shocking amount of Sense8 cameos in this movie!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc.) and then head on over to our merch store your very own official FNM t-shirt.  Send us your recommendations and your tradesies! We'll watch them and report back on

Co-creator of Amazon Prime's hit show, Do, Re & Mi, Michael Scharf, joins the show to talk about teaching kids emotional and musical lessons through animation and song. He recounts the show's origin story and the incredible experience of collaborating with the amazing Jackie Tohn (Glow, Best Leftovers Ever) and Kristen Bell (Frozen, the Good Place, Veronica Mars). Also, tune in to hear Michael talk about that time he worked with Shai on the album cover for What Does It Eat's 2011 album, Hot Points. Tune in to Amazon Prime on January 14 for new episodes of Do, Re, and Mi.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spo

A someone mailed mom a corset and we're trying to get to the bottom of the mystery. Also, we play a little Buy/Rent/Meh with Golden Globe nominations. Spoiler alert: we need to watch more movies and TV.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc.) and then head on over to our merch store your very own official FNM t-shirt.  Send us your recommendations and your tradesies! We'll watch them and report back

We close out our Baltimore 2021 Comic Con miniseries with a look behind the scenes with two of the convention's hardest working staff members - Ted and Josh. A huge thanks to them, Chris McClelland, and all of the BCC team for making the con an incredible experience for the guests and exhibitors. In this ep, we also feature Queen (Twitch: QueenNezara), and a deep discussion about Avatar: the Last Airbender with Carlos and Matthew. Can't wait for next year! You can event get your tickets now...  Also, BIG NEWS: Friday Night Movie will be back for Baltimore Comic Con 2022, October 28-30. Secure your early bird tickets now!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your

The sibs enter the raging debate as to whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie and appropriate the film for Hanukkah! Find out what other movies get claimed in this "What else should be a Hanukkah movie?" episode. Also, lots of recommendations and reviews, including Succession, Selling Sunset, Tacoma FD, Haim's new take on the Hanukkah song, and Joshua Malina's Atlantic article on Mel Gibson and antisemitism.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/

The penultimate installment of our Baltimore Comic Con 2021 miniseries has arrived with some major star power. This ep leads off with legendary Valiant Comics Publisher and former President of Wizard Entertainment, Fred Pierce, as well as his son, Ayal, a handsome young eligible doctor! We also talk to Mark and Steve of the Something Super Podcast (IG: @somethingsuperpodcast, Twitter: @sspodcast52), Amelie, Jonathan Roa, Jeremy Kirkland, and Alec. Also, BIG NEWS: Friday Night Movie will be back for Baltimore Comic Con 2022, October 28-30. Secure your early bird tickets now!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | S

When Fanny and Roger (our parents) join the live stream, anything can happen. In this case, Becky and Lily led the gang through a pop-culture infused roast of their brother on his 42nd birthday. This episode covers everything from Shai's worst movie choices to playing Buy / Rent / Meh with his many hairstyles from over the years and no punches are pulled.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc.) and then

It's the time of year when we take a moment to reflect and give gratitude... in a way that makes use look like total jerks. But we also talk about the shows and performers that gave us so much joy in 2021 and do a HUGE reveal of some new Friday Night Movie official art by the artists we are MOST thankful for wonderful and mysterious Lindsay Lee AKA @apherosXII. Rewatch the surprise and extended cut live stream of this episode to see the images.  Through the end the of November, FNM listeners can use this exclusive promo code - PIZZA - at deckershop.com for a 25% discount!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spot

Founder and designer of Decker, an amazing line of ethically made clothing and homewares, including the coziest socks on the planet, Caitlin Decker, joins the sibs to explain how fashion communicates story on film AND how Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead might be the greatest moment in clothing in cinema history. Also, somehow, Shai works his BS about Cats... again. There's also some killer Buy / Rent / Meh in this ep. Even more fun: through the end the of November, FNM listeners can use this exclusive promo code - PIZZA - at deckershop.com for a 25% discount!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Sti

Issue #2 of our Baltimore Comic Con special mini series is hot off the presses. We go behind the scenes of Marvel movies with Hollywood lighting master Amish Schulze, get schooled in "I Told You Shows" from Callie and Ant, hear Christian's review of the con floor, talk pop culture with Kristel Baires (@kristelbaires on Tik Tok), jam with Brian Smith, and immerse ourselves in the comic con wisdom of El Securidor. Issues #3 and #4 are on the way soon! Stay tuned!  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossa

Our heroes Gabe Diani and Etta Devine (the Selling, Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse) return hot (and sandy) on the heels of their masterful and hilarious short "Mark Twain Twainsplains Dune," to break down Denis Villeneuve's actual LONG film, Dune (2021), now on HBO Max. Find out if Shai survived a seeing this movie in the theatre with Becky, and if Lily understood any of it, even with Spanish subtitles.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/

Hollywood historian, actor, and creator of the hit YouTube channel Universally Me, Antonia Carlotta, joins the sibs to lead a spooky lesson about the legendary Universal Monsters - Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Phantom of the Opera, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Wolf Man, and more! Find out which beast is crowned champion of our trick-or-treat Compare-a-thon.  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).  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Me