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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you part 4 of their coverage of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Films:
• Blue Heron
• Poetic License
• Glenrothan
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Steve
• Hedda
• Roofman
• The Man in My Basement
• Eleanor the Great
• The Fence
• Normal
• The Choral
• Wasteman
Music for this Episode:
• Сrystalline by Romeo
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you part 3 of their coverage of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Films:
• No Other Choice
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Eternity
• Adulthood
• The Christophers
• Rental Family
• Sentimental Value
• Left-Handed Girl
Music for this Episode:
• Сrystalline by Romeo
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you part 2 of their coverage of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Films:
• The Smashing Machine
• Frankenstein
• Ballad Of A Small Player
• Eternal Return
• The Last Viking
• Orphan
• The Wizard Of The Kremlin
• The Love That Remains
Music for this Episode:
• Сrystalline by Romeo
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you part 1 of their coverage of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Films:
• Rose of Nevada
• Hamlet
• Sacrifice
• Bad Apples
• Nuremberg
• Dead Man's wire
• Hamnet
Music for this Episode:
• Сrystalline by Romeo
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Highest 2 Lowest.
Directed by Spike Lee. With Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and Ilfenesh Hadera. When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Highest 2 Lowest
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Wait for Rental
• Christopher: Wait for Rental
Music for this Episode:
• Ransom by Frank Bentley
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Weapons.
Directed by Zach Cregger. With Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Weapons
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Must See
Music for this Episode:
• Izzy Arden - Run
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you an omnibus review of Eddington, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Together, and The Naked Gun.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Reviews:
• Eddington
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Together
• The Naked Gun
Eddington Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Pass with Caveat
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Must See
Together Verdict:
• Stephen: Wait for Rental
• Christopher: Must See
The Naked Gun Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat
Music for this Episode:
• Thunder in the Desert by Ikoliks
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Superman.
Directed by James Gunn. With David Corenswet, Alan Tudyk, and Grace Chan. Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Superman
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Must See
Music for this Episode:
• Up in the Sky by Adam Dib
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Jurassic World: Rebirth.
Directed by Gareth Edwards. With Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Wait for Rental
• Christopher: Must Avoid
Music for this Episode:
• Hold That Line by Letra
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of F1: The Movie.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski. With Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, and Javier Bardem. A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• F1: The Movie
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat
Music for this Episode:
• Flame Shooter by FASSounds
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of 28 Years Later.
Directed by Danny Boyle. With Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes. A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• 28 Years Later
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Recommend with a Caveat
Music for this Episode:
• Passing Moments by Ian Post
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Materialists.
Directed by Celine Song. With Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Materialists
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat
Music for this Episode:
• Pale City Girl by Indiana Bradley
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you an omnibus review of The Phoenician Scheme, Karate Kid: Legends, Ballerina, Bring Her Back, and The Life of Chuck.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
The Phoenician Scheme Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Wait for Rental
Karate Kid: Legends Verdict:
• Stephen: Wait for Rental
• Christopher: Wait for Rental
Ballerina Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with a Caveat
• Christopher: Must See
Bring Her Back Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat
The Life of Chuck Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Must See
Music for this Episode:
• Icarus by Lone Wild
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. With Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Ving Rhames. Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat
Music for this Episode:
• Stand Tall Think Clear by Adam 7
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Fight or Flight.
Directed by James Madigan. With Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, and Katee Sackhoff. A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they're surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Fight or Flight
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Wait for Rental
• Christopher: Wait for Rental
Music for this Episode:
• Raw Energy by SOURWAH
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Stephen David Miller reports in from the second half of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Films:
• The Phoenician Scheme
• The Secret Agent
• Eagles of the Republic
• Alpha
• Highest 2 Lowest
• The History of Sound
• Sentimental Value
• Resurrection
• It Was Just an Accident
• The Mastermind
• Honey Don't!
Music for this Episode:
• 2025 Cannes Announcement Teaser Audio
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Additional Coverage:
Read Stephen's contributions in David Chen's newsletter, Decoding Everything.
• Cannes 2025 Dispatch #1: Early Festival Highlights
• Cannes 2025 Dispatch #2: Die My Love, The Phoenician Scheme, The Chronology of Water, and More
• Cannes 2025 Dispatch #3: The Newest Films by Spike Lee, Jafar Panahi, Julia Ducournau, and more (Plus: The Award Winners!)
Episode Description:
In this episode, Stephen David Miller reports in from the first half of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Films:
• Adam's Sake
• Rendezvous with Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise
• Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• The Sound of Falling
• Two Prosecutors
• Sirât
• Case 137
• Eddington
• The Wave
• New Wave
• Die My love
• The Chronology of Water
Music for this Episode:
• 2025 Cannes Announcement Teaser Audio
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Additional Coverage:
Read Stephen's contributions in David Chen's newsletter, Decoding Everything.
• Cannes 2025 Dispatch #1: Early Festival Highlights
• Cannes 2025 Dispatch #2: Die My Love, The Phoenician Scheme, The Chronology of Water, and More
• Cannes 2025 Dispatch #3: The Newest Films by Spike Lee, Jafar Panahi, Julia Ducournau, and more (Plus: The Award Winners!)
Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Thunderbolts*.
Directed by Jake Schreier. With Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Thunderbolts*
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat
• Christopher: Must See
Music for this Episode:
• Stay Right There by Michael Shynes
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Legend of Ochi.
Directed by Isaiah Saxon. With Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, and Emily Watson. In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• The Legend of Ochi
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Wait for Rental
• Christopher: Pass with Caveat
Music for this Episode:
• Fagradalsfjall feat Gaia Yuval by Blackbard
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Episode Description:
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Sinners.
Directed by Ryan Coogler. With Miles Caton, Saul Williams, and Andrene Ward-Hammond. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Show Notes
Hosts:
• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller
Featured Review:
• Sinners
The Verdict:
• Stephen: Must See
• Christopher: Must See
Music for this Episode:
• Howling at the Moon by D Fine Us
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