Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Directed by James Gunn. With Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Bradley Cooper. Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ...
May 27, 2023•40 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Beau Is Afraid. Directed by Ari Aster. With Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, and Amy Ryan. Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Beau Is Afraid The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christ...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Renfield. Directed by Chris McKay. With Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, and Awkwafina. Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Renfield The Verdict: • Stephen: Pass with Caveat • Chris...
Apr 24, 2023•31 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of How to Blow Up a Pipeline. Directed by Daniel Goldhaber. With Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, and Lukas Gage. A crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • How to Blow Up a Pipeline The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Lov...
Apr 21, 2023•46 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of John Wick: Chapter 4. Directed by Chad Stahelski. With Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and George Georgiou. John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: ...
Apr 09, 2023•57 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Creed III. Directed by Michael B. Jordan. With Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and Jonathan Majors. Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Creed III The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christop...
Mar 19, 2023•40 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Cocaine Bear. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. With Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Cocaine Bear The Verdict: • Stephen: Must ...
Mar 14, 2023•28 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Magic Mike’s Last Dance. They also discuss Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Jemelia George, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Llaca. Mike takes to the stage again, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse. Show Notes Hosts: • C...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Directed by Peyton Reed. With Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Michael Douglas. Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Mill...
Feb 28, 2023•49 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Plane. Directed by Jean-François Richet. With Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, and Tony Goldwyn. A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Plane The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for this Episode: • Your...
Feb 20, 2023•32 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller discuss 8 award-winning films from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Slow (Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic) • Scrapper (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic) • Magazine Dreams (U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision) • Shayda (Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic) • Theater Camp (U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble)...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller discuss their favorite films of 2022. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Stephen's List: 1. Aftersun 2. Everything Everywhere All at Once 3. The Banshees of Inisherin 4. TÁR 5. RRR 6. Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 7. The Menu 8. We're All Going to the World's Fair 9. Bones and All 10. Emergency Christopher's List: 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once 2. The Banshees of Inisherin 3...
Jan 17, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, and Kate Hudson. Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • True...
Dec 25, 2022•58 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Bones and All. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. With Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, and Mark Rylance. Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Bones and All The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Blood on My Hands by Michael McQuaid Contact t...
Dec 15, 2022•54 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Menu. Directed by Mark Mylod. With Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult. A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Menu The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for this Ep...
Dec 11, 2022•51 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Banshees of Inisherin. Directed by Martin McDonagh. With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon. Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Banshees of Inisherin The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher:...
Nov 22, 2022•34 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Aftersun. Directed by Charlotte Wells. With Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall. Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured ...
Nov 15, 2022•54 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Decision to Leave. Directed by Park Chan-wook. With Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, and Lee Jung-hyun. A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Decision to Leave The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Recommend with Ca...
Nov 08, 2022•24 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Tár. Directed by Todd Field. With Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, and Nina Hoss. Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and first-ever female music director of a major German orchestra. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Tár The Verdict: • St...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Triangle of Sadness. Directed by Ruben Östlund. With Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, and Charlbi Dean. A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, including a fashion model celebrity couple, trapped on an island. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Triangle of Sadness The Verdict: • Stephen: Pass with Caveat • Christopher: Must Avoid Music ...
Oct 27, 2022•36 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Bros. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. With Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, and Guy Branum. Two men with commitment problems attempt a relationship. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Bros The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for this Episode: • Body by NM Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.co...
Oct 22, 2022•24 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Blonde. Directed by Andrew Dominik. With Ana de Armas, Lily Fisher, and Julianne Nicholson. A fictionalized chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Blonde The Verdict: • Stephen: Must Avoid • Christopher: Must Avoid Music for this Episode: • "All out of Love" by Katrina Stone Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoi...
Oct 18, 2022•31 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Woman King. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. With Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, and Lashana Lynch. A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • The Woman King The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: ...
Oct 16, 2022•28 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Barbarian. Directed by Zach Cregger. With Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Barbarian The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for this Episode: • "Man" by Lou Kelly ...
Oct 04, 2022•59 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Don’t Worry Darling. Directed by Olivia Wilde. With Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, and Chris Pine. A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company could be hiding disturbing secrets. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Don’t Worry Darling The Verdict: • Stephen: [Weak] Recommend with Cav...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Three Thousand Years of Longing. Directed by George Miller. With Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, and Pia Thunderbolt. A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Three Thousand Years of Longing The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music...
Sep 07, 2022•52 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of I Love My Dad. Directed by James Morosini. With Patton Oswalt, James Morosini, and Claudia Sulewski. A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • I Love My Dad The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • Internet Girlfriend by Asher Postman Contact the ...
Aug 23, 2022•43 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Thor: Love and Thunder. Directed by Taika Waititi. With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Christian Bale. Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Thor: Love and Thunder The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christoph...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp. With Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp, and Isabella Rossellini. Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for ...
Aug 04, 2022•29 min
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Elvis. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, and Olivia DeJonge. From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock 'n roll star and changes the world with his music. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Elvis The Verd...
Jun 28, 2022•50 min
