Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Irishman. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Irishman The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Pass with Caveat Music for this Episode: • The Irishman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Terminator: Dark Fate. Directed by Tim Miller. With Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Mackenzie Davis. An augmented human and Sarah Connor must stop an advanced liquid Terminator, from hunting down a young girl, who's fate is critical to the human race. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Terminator: Dark Fate The Verdict: • Stephen: Must Avoid • C...
Nov 21, 2019•53 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Lighthouse. Directed by Robert Eggers. With Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, and Valeriia Karaman. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Lighthouse The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for t...
Nov 14, 2019•22 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Parasite. Directed by Bong Joon Ho (as Joon-ho Bong). With Kang-ho Song, Yeo-jeong Jo, and So-dam Park. All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Parasite The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christophe...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Knives Out from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Toni Collette, Ana de Armas, and Chris Evans. A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Knives Out The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Contact the show: • email: fans...
Oct 11, 2019•19 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Waves from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. With Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Alexa Demie. Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller ...
Oct 08, 2019•22 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Two Popes from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, and Juan Minujín. Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Two Pope...
Oct 02, 2019•18 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Marielle Heller. With Tom Hanks, Christine Lahti, and Matthew Rhys. Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood The Verdict: • Stephen: ...
Oct 01, 2019•28 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Uncut Gems from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie. With Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, and Kevin Garnett. Set in the diamond district of New York City, Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner and dealer to the rich and famous, must find a way to pay his debts when his merchandise is taken from one of his top sellers and girlfriend. Show Notes Hosts: • Chr...
Sep 28, 2019•22 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Jojo Rabbit from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Taika Waititi. With Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, and Scarlett Johansson. A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Jojo Rabbit The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Contac...
Sep 28, 2019•22 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Ad Astra. Directed by James Gray. With Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Ruth Negga. Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Ad Astra The Verdict: • Stephen: Must Se...
Sep 27, 2019•31 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Proxima from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Alice Winocour. With Eva Green, Matt Dillon, and Sandra Hüller. An astronaut prepares for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Proxima The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Pass with Caveat Contact the show:...
Sep 26, 2019•17 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Marriage Story from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Noah Baumbach. With Merritt Wever, Scarlett Johansson, and Adam Driver. Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Marriage Story The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must ...
Sep 24, 2019•22 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Joker from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Todd Phillips. Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, with Robert De Niro. An original standalone origin story of the iconic villain not seen before on the big screen, it's a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a broader cautionary tale. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featur...
Sep 22, 2019•57 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of True History of the Kelly Gang from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Justin Kurzel. With George MacKay, Essie Davis, and Nicholas Hoult. Based on Peter Carey's novel. The story of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • True History of the Kell...
Sep 21, 2019•17 min
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: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Blackbird The Verdict: • Stephen: Must Se...
Sep 20, 2019•15 min
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 too small. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Lucy in the...
Sep 19, 2019•23 min
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 companion "Sky" exposes the cracks in their bond along the way. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and...
Sep 18, 2019•14 min
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 struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher ...
Sep 17, 2019•18 min
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: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • IT Chapter Two The Verdict: • Stephen: Must Avoid • ...
Sep 17, 2019•36 min
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: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Don't Let Go The Verdict: • Stephen: Pas...
Sep 17, 2019•24 min
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 the Civil War. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Sword of ...
Sep 17, 2019•27 min
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 Featured Review: • Ready or Not The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Must See Mus...
Sep 04, 2019•31 min
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. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Good Boys The Verdict: ...
Sep 04, 2019•32 min
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 Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Blinded by the Light The Verdict: •...
Aug 28, 2019•41 min
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 Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, and Vilhelm Blomgren. A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural ho...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 12 min
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: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Guest: • David Klein Featured Review: • Fast & ...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 19 min
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 Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywo...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 2 min
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 Featured Review: • The Farewell The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Recommend (with Cavea...
Jul 24, 2019•42 min
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 Featured Review: • Spider-Man: Far from Home The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Carson: Must See Music...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 52 min
