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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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Jon M. Chu. With Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jeff Goldblum. Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Wicked

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

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 an omnibus review of Memoir of a Snail, Juror #2, A Real Pain, and Small Things Like These.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Reviews:

• Memoir of a Snail

• Juror #2

• A Real Pain

• Small Things Like These

Memoir of a Snail Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Juror #2 Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

A Real Pain Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Small Things Like These Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• Good Times by Rynn

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Smile 2.

Directed by Parker Finn. With Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Lukas Gage. About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Smile 2

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Im Fine Sometimes by The Polarity

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