Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Monkey.

Directed by Osgood Perkins. With Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, and Christian Convery. When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• The Monkey

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Semo - A Furry Affair - Creative Cut - Retro

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Companion.

Directed by Drew Hancock. With Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, and Lukas Gage. A weekend getaway with friends at a remote cabin turns into chaos after it's revealed that one of the guests is not what they seem.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Companion

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Delusional Island by Emily Lewis

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller talk about their experience with the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. They also join David Chen for a conversation about 10 of their favorite films.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Conversation with David Chen:

• Our 10 Favorite Sundance 2025 Movies (youtube version)

Featured Films:

• Omaha

• Sorry, Baby

• A Perfect Neighbor

• Sukkwan Island

• Brides

• Predators

• The Virgin of the Quarry Lake

• Twinless

• East of Wall

• Zodiac Killer Project

• Atropia

• Serious People

Music for this Episode:

• Sundance by Wonderland

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Presence.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, and Callina Liang. A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Presence

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• Im on Your Side by IamDayLight

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of September 5.

Directed by Tim Fehlbaum. With Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, and Ben Chaplin. During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to live coverage the Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• September 5

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• Wings of Freedom by TURPAK

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller recap their favorite films of 2024.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Stephen's List:

1. Nickel Boys

2. Challengers

3. I Saw the TV Glow

4. The Substance

5. Anora

6. All We Imagine as Light

7. The Brutalist

8. A Real Pain

9. The Seed of the Sacred Fig

10. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Christopher's List:

1. A Real Pain

2. The Brutalist

3. The Assessment

4. The Salt Path

5. The Life of Chuck

6. Anora

7. Heretic

8. Conclave

9. Challengers

10. Nowhere Special

Music for this Episode:

• Warning by The Peacocks

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Additional Reading:

Check out Stephen David Miller's guest piece, "10 Cinematic Pairings That Captured the Mood of 2024," on David Chen's Decoding Everything Substack.

Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of A Complete Unknown.

Directed by James Mangold. With Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, and Elle Fanning. In 1961, unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar. He forges relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• A Complete Unknown

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• End of the Line by Southern Call

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Flow.

Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Flow

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• In the Front by Ziv Moran

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of The Order.

Directed by Justin Kurzel. With Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, and Tye Sheridan. A series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• The Order

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Stupid Followed Evil by Benjamin Adair Murphy

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Gladiator II.

Directed by Ridley Scott. With Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and Pedro Pascal. After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Gladiator II

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• Last to Fall by Will Van De Crommert

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