Friday Night Movie By @pancake4table

Huge premiere episode of our newest FNM segment, "SELL!" Signature FNM game, Buy / Rent / Meh is taken to its logical conclusion when we discuss shows that we were glad we stopped watching (e.g., OBX), wished we had stopped watching sooner (e.g., Dexter) and should never have abandoned. The sibs are aided in this analysis by podcast legend, Leah Jones, host of Finding Favorites with Leah Jones and Candy Chat Chicago. We also draw on Leah's extensive knowledge and experience in the world of stand-up comedy with a deep dive into HBO's Hacks.  Big News! The Friday Night Movie Podcast will be at Baltimore Comic Con - October 22-24, 2020. Join Shai and Becky for an interactive audience experience where YOU get to be on the show, win prizes, score some sweet swag, and take pictures at our photo booth. Get your tickets now! Baltimore Comic Con takes the health and safety of its guests very seriously. Please review their COVID precautions before attending.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organ

Find what the sibs did AFTER last week's super-sized special. Hint: it involved a secret password, a rain storm, and the rock tunes of Jack Antanoff. Plus, we talk movies and our impressions of THAT Ted Lasso episode everyone has been talking about.  Big News! The Friday Night Movie Podcast will be at Baltimore Comic Con - October 22-24, 2020. Join Shai and Becky for an interactive audience experience where YOU get to be on the show, win prizes, score some sweet swag, and take pictures at our photo booth. Get your tickets now! Baltimore Comic Con takes the health and safety of its guests very seriously. Please review their COVID precautions before attending.  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 t

Part 2 of 2: The FNM sibs change up the format this week, handing over the mic to Lily to talk about her experience with IVF and infertility. Though the episode has a more serious tone than usual, Lily tells her story with her usual sense of humor, albeit a little dark at times. Becky and Shai chime in with questions, movie analogies, and lots of love for their hermana. We hope you enjoy this very different and special episode. Shoutouts: @peanut @incirclefertility @escuelademujeres Big News! The Friday Night Movie Podcast will be at Baltimore Comic Con - October 22-24, 2020. Join Shai and Becky for an interactive audience experience where YOU get to be on the show, win prizes, score some sweet swag, and take pictures at our photo booth. Get your tickets now! Baltimore Comic Con takes the health and safety of its guests very seriously. Please review their COVID precautions before attending.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiat

Part 1 of 2: The FNM sibs change up the format this week, handing over the mic to Lily to talk about her experience with IVF and infertility. Though the episode has a more serious tone than usual, Lily tells her story with her usual sense of humor, albeit a little dark at times. Becky and Shai chime in with questions, movie analogies, and lots of love for their hermana. We hope you enjoy this very different and special episode. Shoutouts: @peanut @incirclefertility @escuelademujeres Big News! The Friday Night Movie Podcast will be at Baltimore Comic Con - October 22-24, 2020. Join Shai and Becky for an interactive audience experience where YOU get to be on the show, win prizes, score some sweet swag, and take pictures at our photo booth. Get your tickets now! Baltimore Comic Con takes the health and safety of its guests very seriously. Please review their COVID precautions before attending.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiat

Tradition! Our annual Book of Life episode is back! This Yom Kippur-inspired episode asks which TV and film characters should have made it into the Book of Life and who really should have gotten cut? Join us for a slightly dark but very hilarious High Holiday episode. Buy of the week: Denial Big News! The Friday Night Movie Podcast will be at Baltimore Comic Con - October 22-24, 2020. Join Shai and Becky for an interactive audience experience where YOU get to be on the show, win prizes, score some sweet swag, and take pictures at our photo booth. Get your tickets now! Baltimore Comic Con takes the health and safety of its guests very seriously. Please review their COVID precautions before attending.  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 al

What should you watch in 2021? Should you check out Do, Rei, and Me (from Michael Scharf and Jackie Tohn - spoiler alert! Yes!)? How about Venom 2 and Ghostbusters 3? Or the Last Duel and Only Murders in the Building? Find out in this rundown of whatever the sibs are aware of! Is it comprehensive? No! Is it amusing and informative? Yes! 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 the show! Email us at pancake@pancake4table.com or twe

The sibs wrap a summer of non-stop TV and movies with their best and worst pics for 2021. We've got everything from the popular and acclaimed (Hacks, the White Lotus, Ted Lasso), to the lesser known but even more impressive gems (We Are Lady Parts, Reservation Dogs, Ultra City Smiths), to the downright unfinishable (Jungle Cruise, any action movie on Netflix). Also, Becky and Shai lament what they look like on camera.  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 w

We're all about rescues this week on Friday Night Movie! We talk Rambo, Cliffhanger, Labyrinth, Ransom, Taken, and of course, debate which Rescuers movie is better - the original or the Rescuers Down Under. We get some pre-recorded feedback from Candy Chat's Leah Jones regarding Shai's pronunciation of "Downtown Abbey."   See Shai play drums LIVE backing up Rachel Levitin on 8/27 at DC9 Nightclub. Get tickets now!  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 watc

Put on your tights and slather on the baby oil - it’s time to talk pro wrestling and Starz’ new show, Heels, starting Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings). But before Shai tries to explain to his sisters the meaning of “kayfabe” and other wrestling terms, you get to enjoy his pitch of a streaming service add-on that Becky dubbed, “THIRD ACT MODE (AKA CLIMAX).” Finally, the sibs give a preview of their upcoming discussion on the terrific new show, Reservation Dogs (Hulu). See Shai play drums LIVE backing up Rachel Levitin on 8/27 at DC9 Nightclub. Get tickets now!  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

This week, on Friday Night Movie, we open with a spirited recap of what we understood from the first ep of Outer Banks season 2 - which wasn’t much. Shai then shares that he has been watching a lot of TV and pitches what he’s watching to Lily and Becky with some success. We rave about Ultra City Smiths (AMC+) from Steve Conrad, analyze the evolution of Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad, and Shai recaps his guest spot on Candy Catch with Leah Jones and Jocelyn Geboy, where they discuss one of his favorite non-Cats the musical subjects - Canadian chocolate bars. Tune in for all the family and film Friday Night Movie madness! 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

The sibs give a full review of Never Have I Ever (Netflix) Season 2, including deep dives into the our favorite character arcs, MVPs, BUY/RENT/MEH of the many ships, as well as some thoughtful criticism of how the show represents Jewish characters. We also break down the first four episodes of our latest obsession - White Lotus (HBO Max). Finally, we reveal a new weekly bit - official "buy" selections of the Friday Night Movie Podcast. The inaugural honors go to two films we adore - the Selling and Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse.  Special shoutouts this week to Leah Jones and her new podcast, Candy Chat and Rachel Krakty's moving documentary, Invisible Ribbon.    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 ho

New game alert! This week sibs try out their new "game show" - "Who's the best sibling?" Play along and see if you're a better sibling that Lily and Becky. (Shai did not win this game). Then we dive deep into some recs, including Sex/Life (Netflix), the Hunt (HBO Max), Fatman (Peacock), Woodstock '99 (HBO Max), Masters of the Universe Revelation (Netflix), Outer Banks (Netflix), Girls5eva (Peacock), and more! 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

It’s summer and that means beach vacations! The sibs talk about what makes a great beach movie and play many rounds of Buy / Rent / Meh with everything from Jaws to Couples Retreat. This ep is also packed with shoutouts and recs so tune in for some ideas of what you should be watching at the beach this summer.  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 the show! Email us at pancake@pancake4table.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancak

The marvelously talented and hilarious Ava Sofia Mattox joins the sibs to talk about our favorite “dessert” and “appetizer” TV shows. Make sure to check out Ava’s Instagram stories which give us life! Lily also wonders what she would do if she won an Omaze contest for dinner with George and Amal Clooney.  We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  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 o

It's the week of Witcher Con, and the sibs are lucky enough to have THE definitive Yennefer cosplayer, Michelle Reed, as a guest! We talk everything related to the Netflix show - from themes of fertility and mortality all the way to supernatural powers of Henry Cavill's thigh meat. We got to play some excellent Witcher-themed Buy / Rent / Meh, and a round of our newest FNM game - B.A.D. (Best Adapted Description). We also talk about Michelle's work as a novelist and screenwriter, and get her recs of what show to watch next. Make sure to follow Michelle on Twitch, Instagram, Twitter, and everywhere else! We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  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 podca

The sibs are in-person again... just barely, after surviving a family photo shoot and living to tell the tale. Today, we’re unpacking the new film starring Marky Mark and the inimitable Jason Mantzoukas, Infinite. In loving tribute to Zouks, Shai, Lily, and Becky dare to ask, "How did this get Infinite?" Also, a huge shoutout this week to Leah Jones and the Finding Favorites Podcast.  We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  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

The sibs are back together IN PERSON and the laughs don't stop... mostly because Becky and Lily made Shai slip in the bathroom during family vacation. We also talk about movies where people live their best lives on vacation - Stella Got Her Groove Back, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Eurotrip, and more!  We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  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 offici

This episode packed with wedding stories and our opinions on wedding movies is dedicated to our cousin Shelly and her husband-to-be, Devin, who are getting married this weekend! Also, all star guest and Shai's best man, Josh Kroo, drops in at the top of the show to talk about his glory days of crashing weddings in Montreal in the early 2000s. Join us for a nuptial conversation that spans everything from the Godfather and Love Actually to the Hangover and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  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

In this ep, the sibs take on the OTHER Cancel Culture - the culture of canceling shows too soon - and break out a new Friday Night Movie game - the Pit of Despair (yes, named after that legendary scene with Christopher Guest and Cary Elwes from the Princess Bride).  Tune in to hear how mad Becky is that Debris got cancelled and how we're all still furious at Netflix about Glow.  We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  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

The extraordinary Jackie Tohn (Glow, Best Leftovers Ever) joins the Friday Night Movie siblings for a discussion that goes everywhere from comedy to music to our families' shared history in Poland. Jackie keeps us laughing so hard it hurts when she plays Buy/Rent/Meh in an epic face-off between gefilte fish, chopped liver, and rolled cabbage. And she brings tears of joy to our eyes when she busted out a gorgeous a cappella rendition of "Power of Two" by the Indigo Girls. We also dive deep into Jackie's iconic role as Melrose on Glow, where she infused the fan favorite character with her own family's Jewish history. Tune in for one of our all time fav episodes and make sure to follow Jackie on IG: @jackietohn. Also, Jackie's amazing new musical children's show - Do, Re & Mi - drops on Amazon in September 2021.  Special shoutouts this week to the Scharf brothers - David and Michael. We love you!   We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nigh