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Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Blackbird from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Roger Michell. With Sam Neill, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Kate Winslet. A terminally ill mother arranges to bring her family together one last time before she dies. A remake of the 2014 Danish film 'Silent Heart'. Show Notes Hosts: •...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Lucy in the Sky from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Noah Hawley. With Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, and Zazie Beetz. Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of JungleLand from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Max Winkler. With Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Barden, and Jack O'Connell. A reluctant bare-knuckle boxer "Lion" and his manager / brother "Stanley" must travel across the country for one last fight, but an unexpected travel compani...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Honey Boy from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Alma Har'el. With Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, and Noah Jupe. From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, filmmaker Alma Har'el brings to life a young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he stru...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of IT Chapter Two. Directed by Andy Muschietti. With Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Show Notes Hosts: • Christophe...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Don't Let Go. Directed by Jacob Estes. With Storm Reid, Byron Mann, and Alfred Molina. After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not. Show Notes Hosts:...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Sword of Trust. Directed by Lynn Shelton. With Marc Maron, Jon Bass, and Michaela Watkins. Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won th...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Ready or Not. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett. With Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, and Mark O'Brien. A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featu...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Good Boys. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky. With Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, and Brady Noon. Three 6th grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party....

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Blinded by the Light. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. With Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, and Meera Ganatra. In 1987, during the austere days of Margaret Thatcher's Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Show Notes Ho...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a double review of Hereditary & Midsommar. Hereditary: Directed by Ari Aster. With Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, and Gabriel Byrne. After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets. Midsommar: Directed by Ari Aster. With...

Episode Description: In this episode, David Klein joins Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller to bring you a review of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Directed by David Leitch. With Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, and Idris Elba. Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Show Notes Hosts:...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Show Note...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Farewell. Directed by Lulu Wang. With Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, and Diana Lin. A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller F...

Episode Description: In this episode, Stephen Miller is joined by Carson Patrick for a review of Spider-Man: Far from Home. Directed by Jon Watts. With Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Show Notes Hosts: • Stephen Miller Guest: • Carson Patrick Fe...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Wild Rose. Directed by Tom Harper. With Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, and Jane Patterson. A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Wild Rose The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Musi...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Toy Story 4. Directed by Josh Cooley. With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Annie Potts. When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: •...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Dead Don't Die. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With Bill Murray, Adam Driver, and Tom Waits. The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Dead Don't Di...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Men in Black: International. Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Kumail Nanjiani. The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. S...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Directed by Joe Talbot. With Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, and Danny Glover. A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Last Black Man in...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Rocketman. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. With Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, and Richard Madden. A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Rocketman The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for...

Episode Description: In this episode, we check in with Stephen to hear about some of the films he saw at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Films: • The Dead Don't Die • Pain and Glory • A Hidden Life • Lux Æterna • Mickey and the Bear • Bull • Les Misérables • Sory We Missed You • Nicolas Winding Refn Master Class • Portrait of a Lad...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese is joined by guest David Klein for a review of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. Directed by Chad Stahelski. With Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, and Ian McShane. Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassin's guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head - he is the target of hit men and wom...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Booksmart. Directed by Olivia Wilde. With Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd, Skyler Gisondo. On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four yea...

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Long Shot. Directed by Jonathan Levine. With Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, and June Diane Raphael. When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as...