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The Spoiler Warning

Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Millerwww.thespoilerwarning.com
Each week, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller dive in, debate, discuss, and argue over the latest film releases coming to a theater near you.
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Episodes

State of the Podcast 2024

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller talk about the past, present, and future of The Spoiler Warning Podcast. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Music for this Episode: • Warning by The Peacocks Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey...

Feb 25, 20242 hr 11 min

Review 758: Lisa Frankenstein

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Lisa Frankenstein. Directed by Zelda Williams. With Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, and Jenna Davis. A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Mil...

Feb 14, 202434 min

Sundance 2024: 10 Films from the Festival

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller discuss 10 films they caught at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Skywalkers: A Love Story • Suncoast • Sujo • Ibelin • In The Summers • Kneecap • Girls Will Be Girls • In the Land of Brothers • Dìdi (弟弟) • A Real Pain Music for this Episode: • Festival Jingle Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: •...

Feb 06, 20241 hr 31 min

Review 757: I.S.S.

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of I.S.S. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. With Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, and John Gallagher Jr. Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Mil...

Feb 01, 202459 min

Review 756: Godzilla Minus One

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Godzilla Minus One. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. With Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando, and Ryunosuke Kamiki. Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Godzilla Minus One The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Chris...

Jan 30, 202424 min

Bonus: Recapping the films of 2023

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller discuss their favorite films of 2023. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Stephen's List: 1. Past Lives 2. Perfect Days 3. The Zone of Interest 4. Killers of the Flower Moon 5. American Fiction 6. The Boy and the Heron 7. Oppenheimer 8. You Hurt My Feelings 9. Maestro 10. Shayda Christopher's List: 1. Past Lives 2. Anatomy of a Fall 3. Talk To Me 4. Dream Scenario 5. Perfect Days 6. Am...

Jan 10, 20241 hr 59 min

Review 755: Poor Things

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Poor Things. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. With Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe. The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Poor Things The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat...

Jan 07, 202430 min

Review 754: May December

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of May December. Directed by Todd Haynes. With Natalie Portman, Chris Tenzis, and Charles Melton. Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • May December The Verdict: • Stephen: ...

Dec 14, 202332 min

Review 753: Napoleon

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Napoleon. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, and Tahar Rahim. An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Napoleon The Ve...

Dec 11, 202329 min

Review 752: Dream Scenario

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Dream Scenario. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli. With Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, and Julianne Nicholson. A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller...

Nov 28, 202346 min

Review 751: Saltburn

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Saltburn. Directed by Emerald Fennell. With Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, and Archie Madekwe. A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Saltburn The Ve...

Nov 26, 202347 min

Review 750: The Marvels

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Marvels. Directed by Nia DaCosta. With Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani. Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • The Marvels The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Recommend ...

Nov 25, 202332 min

Review 749: Priscilla

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Priscilla. Directed by Sofia Coppola. With Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, and Ari Cohen. When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured...

Nov 24, 202335 min

Review 748: The Killer

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Killer. Directed by David Fincher. With Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, and Charles Parnell. After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • The Killer The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for thi...

Nov 02, 202335 min

Review 747: Killers of the Flower Moon

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Killers of the Flower Moon. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone. When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Killers of the Flower Moon The Verdict...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 10 min

Review 746: Fair Play

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Fair Play. Directed by Chloe Domont. With Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Eddie Marsan. An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Fair Play The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christoph...

Oct 23, 20231 hr 4 min

Review 745: The Creator

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Creator. Directed by Gareth Edwards. With John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Gemma Chan. Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • The Creator The Verdict: • Stephen: R...

Oct 09, 20231 hr 29 min

Review 744: Dumb Money

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Dumb Money. Directed by Craig Gillespie. With Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world's hottest company. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featur...

Oct 02, 202335 min

TIFF 2023 (Part 3)

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you their 3rd and final installment in their coverage of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Films: • Finestkind • Next Goal Wins • A Normal Family • The Boy and the Heron • Fingernails • Memory • Wildcat • Gonzo Girl • The Holdovers Music for this Episode: • TIFF 2023: Welcome to the Festival Contact the show: • email: fans@...

Sep 25, 20231 hr 16 min

TIFF 2023 (Part 2)

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller discuss another 10 films they caught at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Films: • Close to You • Backspot • Mimang • The Royal Hotel • Hit Man • NYAD • Flora and Son • Aggro Dr1ft • One Life • Smugglers Music for this Episode: • TIFF 2023: Welcome to the Festival Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Sur...

Sep 20, 20231 hr 11 min

TIFF 2023 (Part 1)

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller discuss films they caught during the first 5 days of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Films: • Anatomy of a Fall • How to Have Sex • Perfect Days • His Three Daughters • Les Indésirables • American Fiction • Wicked Little Letters • Great Absence • Daddio • Concrete Utopia • The Zone of Interest Music for this Episode: • TIFF 202...

Sep 15, 20231 hr 24 min

Review 743: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Directed by Jeff Rowe & Kyler Spears. With Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr, and Nicolas Cantu. The film follows the Turtle brothers as they work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem The Verdict: • S...

Aug 31, 202334 min

Review 742: Oppenheimer

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Oppenheimer. Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon. The story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Oppenheimer The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • Fighting Flames with Fire ...

Aug 18, 20231 hr

Review 741: Barbie

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Barbie. Directed by Greta Gerwig, With Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and Issa Rae. Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Barbie The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • Girls Night Out by Andrea Vasquez Contact the show: • email: fans@thesp...

Aug 09, 202345 min

Review 740: You Hurt My Feelings

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of You Hurt My Feelings. Directed by Nicole Holofcener. With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, and Michaela Watkins. A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • You Hurt My Feelings The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Reco...

Aug 06, 202328 min

Bonus: Return to Seoul

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Return to Seoul. Directed by Davy Chou. With Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, and Guka Han. A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: ...

Aug 05, 202336 min

Review 739: Past Lives

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Past Lives. Directed by Celine Song. With Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro. Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Past Lives The...

Aug 02, 20231 hr

Review 738: Asteroid City

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Asteroid City. Directed by Wes Anderson. With Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hanks. Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featu...

Jul 12, 202344 min

Review 737: Elemental

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Elemental. Directed by Peter Sohn. With Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, and Ronnie Del Carmen. Follows Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Elemental The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Fighting Flames with Fire...

Jun 26, 202334 min

Review 736: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Directed by Joaquim Dos SantosKemp PowersJustin K. Thompson. Witg Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, and Brian Tyree Henry. Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. Show N...

Jun 12, 20231 hr 7 min
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