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Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller sit down for Part 1 of Stephen's recap of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Films: • The Second Act • Directors’ Factory Philippines • Wild Diamond • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga • The Girl with the Needle • Bird • Megalopolis • Christmas Eve in Miller's Point • Kinds of Kindness • Oh, Canada Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Challengers. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. With Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Challengers The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • Mess I Made by Pizza Rat & dazeychain Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and Alex Pettyfer. The British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • On the Way by Jonezen Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Civil War. Directed by Alex Garland. With Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Civil War The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • The Civil War Song by Rodellos Machine Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Late Night with the Devil. Directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes. With David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, and Ian Bliss. A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Late Night with the Devil The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • There Goes the Devil by Michael Shynes Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Road House. Directed by Doug Liman. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, and Conor McGregor. Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Road House The Verdict: • Stephen: Pass with Caveat • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • The Other Side of Wrong by Ben Bostick Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Love Lies Bleeding. Directed by Rose Glass. With Anna Baryshnikov, Kristen Stewart, and Dave Franco. Gym manager Lou falls for Jackie, a bodybuilder who is passing through town en route to a competition in Las Vegas. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Love Lies Bleeding The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Escape by Castlefield Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Problemista. Directed by Julio Torres. With Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, and RZA. Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NY. As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Problemista The Verdict: • Stephen: Recommend with Caveat • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Damage by Frank Bentley Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Dune: Part Two. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. With Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Rebecca Ferguson. Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Dune: Part Two The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • Helvv Kryd Holy Wars by Ian Post Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

Photo Credit: Wilson Webb / Working Title / Focus Features Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Drive-Away Dolls. Directed by Ethan Coen. With Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Beanie Feldstein. Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Drive-Away Dolls The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Wait for Rental/Recommend with Caveat Music for this Episode: • Friends Forever by Ziv Moran Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey Bonus Content: Read Stephen’s piece over at decodingeverything.com: 10 Cinematic Pairings That Defined 2023

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

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 Miller Featured Review: • Lisa Frankenstein The Verdict: • Stephen: Pass with Caveat • Christopher: Must Avoid Music for this Episode: • Hopeless Valentine by dazeychain Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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: • Please help us by taking our survey

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 Miller Featured Review: • I.S.S. The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • The Astronaut Part II by J Lind Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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 • Christopher: Must See Music for this Episode: • Vicious Attack by Tilman Sillescu Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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. American Fiction 7. The Teachers' Lounge 8. All of Us Strangers 9. Oppenheimer 10. Barbie Music for this Episode: • Let Me Know by Trapper Schoepp Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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 • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for this Episode: • Daddy's Daughter by The Ghosts of Liberty Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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: Must See • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Taboo by Lumane Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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 Verdict: • Stephen: Must Avoid • Christopher: Must Avoid Music for this Episode: • Riot by Wes Harris Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

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 Featured Review: • Dream Scenario The Verdict: • Stephen: Must See • Christopher: Recommend with Caveat Music for this Episode: • Let Me Dream by Max Hixon Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey