Binge Bones

 The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) RELEASED November 17, 2022   RUNTIME 1 h  39 m DIRECTOR Claire Scanlon WRITERS Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin   (screenplay) ,  Wendy Molyneux   (co-writer) ,  Grant Ginder   (novel) COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English STUDIOS FilmNation Entertainment ,  Amazon Studios ,  Wishmore GENRES Comedy Save the hate. A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect. Starring: Kristen Bell, Allison Janney, Ben Platt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Adam Godley Streaming on Amazon Prime. It's nice to see Kristen Bell and Alison Janney together, but this plays more like a pilot to a TV series more than it does a feature film. The musical scoring tells us that it doesn't trust us to pick up on comedy and overpunctuates momen...

  I'm back! At least for a little bit. I recently hurt my knee fainting on concrete and it looks like I'm going to be in bed for awhile, so may as well spread some holiday cheer with some suggestions on what to stream!  Today, I'm looking at ALF's Special Christmas, from Season 2, episode 12 of ALF.  Episode aired: Dec 14, 1987 Runtime: 48 minutes Director: Burt Brinckerhoff Writers: Steven HollanderPaul, Fusco(uncredited), Tom Patchett(uncredited) Stars:  Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson Country: USA Language: English Studio: Sony Pictures Studio Genres: Comedy, Family, Sci-fi The plot: The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods but ALF soon gets lost. Here is what happens when a TV Christmas special is inspired by a real life experience where ALF visited a Make a Wish Foundation kid. You end up with one of the most baffling and depressing things to ever happen to an 80's Christmas special  " What do you say to a li...

  Bingo Hell (2021) RELEASED October 1, 2021 RUNTIME 85 mins DIRECTOR Gigi Saúl Guerrero WRITERS Perry Blackshear (screenplay), Shane McKenzie (screenplay), Gigi Saúl Guerrero (screenplay) STARS  Richard Brake, L. Scott Caldwell, Bertila Damas COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English STUDIOS Amazon Studios, Blumhouse Television GENRES Thriller Streaming on: Amazon Prime The plot: Are you feeling lucky? In the Barrio of Oak Springs live a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Their leader, Lupita, keeps them together as a community, a family. But little did they know, their beloved Bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself. Random observations:  L. Scott Caldwell is an amazing actress and if this film were any genre other than horror, she would probably be up for a crap-ton of acting awards because she kills it. Mr. Big looks like he has some manner of Carradine DNA. I looked hi...