We dive into Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Scott Cooper’s moody biopic that premiered at the 2025 New York Film Festival. Jeremy Allen White gives a standout performance as The Boss at his breaking point, but does the film hit the right notes—or get lost in studio polish? Here's our spoiler-free take.

Paul Thomas Anderson trades nostalgia for now in One Battle After Another—a chaotic, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt action-comedy about revolution, parenthood, and facing a broken world head-on. In this episode, we unpack DiCaprio’s stoner-dad energy, Pynchon-level weirdness, and why raising kids might be the most radical act of all.

In this episode, we dive into Gen V Season 2 and how the show navigates the real-life loss of Chance Perdomo while keeping its chaotic, superpowered edge. From heartfelt tributes to shady Vought conspiracies, we break down what works, what wobbles, and why the series still packs an emotional punch.

Fresh off the plane from the Toronto International Film Festival, we break down the 2025 Emmy frontrunners, surprise contenders, and bold predictions. From Severance to The Studio to the unstoppable Adolescence, who’s got the momentum—and who might sneak in a surprise win?

Our 36th film at the Toronto International Film Festival pulls no punches. We dive into If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Mary Bronstein’s anxiety-ridden, darkly hilarious portrait of a mom on the edge. From surreal ceiling holes to feeding-tube nightmares, this one’s a panic attack in 35mm — and Rose Byrne is terrifyingly good. Buckle up.

Our 29th TIFF film takes us to the glitzy casinos of Macau, where Colin Farrell plays a washed-up gambler on the verge of collapse in Ballad of a Small Player. It looks sharp, sounds intense — but does it deliver? We talk velvet suits, fake lives, and why this Netflix noir never quite cashes in.

Our 25th film at TIFF 2025 might be the most explosive yet. Nia DaCosta’s Hedda is a bold, seductive, and chaotic reinvention of Ibsen’s classic, with Tessa Thompson delivering a career-best performance as the ultimate party puppetmaster. We break down the glamor, the rage, the queerness, and the guns (yes, those guns). Things get messy—in the best way.

We’ve just seen our 22nd film at TIFF 2025, and it wrecked us. Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, turns Shakespearean grief into something mythic, intimate, and soul-crushingly beautiful. In this episode, we unpack how this quiet period piece became one of the most emotionally devastating films of the festival. Grab tissues. Seriously.

In our 17th film at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, we break down Roofman — Channing Tatum’s true-crime story about a man hiding out in a Toys “R” Us after a string of robberies. Charming but shallow, this crowd-pleaser plays it safe, skipping deeper questions for easy feel-good moments. We discuss what works, what falls flat, and the strange nostalgia at its core.

In our sixteenth film at TIFF 2025, we unpack Rental Family, a tender yet honest look at modern life in Tokyo through Brendan Fraser’s quietly powerful performance. From rented relationships to real emotions, this gig-economy drama explores the blurred lines between performance and connection in today’s isolated world.