Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you part 1 of their coverage of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Films:

• Being Heumann

• Babies

• Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

• Tangles

• The Debut

• Bucking Fastard

• Wild Horse Nine

• Sunburn

• Look Back

Music for this Episode:

• Play Play Play by Shtriker Big Band

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Dave Green. With Will Forte, Lana Condor, and John Cena. After enduring years of malfunctioning products, Wile E. Coyote teams up with a local personal injury attorney to take on ACME, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Coyote vs. Acme

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Gummy Bear Fanfare by Roman Soto

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

Directed by Jane Schoenbrun. With Jack Haven, Hannah Einbinder, and Jasmin Savoy Brown. A director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film's 'final girl,' leading both women into psychological and sexual chaos.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• How Do You Love a Ghost by Midflight Social

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Matt Johnson. With Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, and Emilia Jones. A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Tony

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• Never Back Down by Ben Goldstein

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by David Robert Mitchell. With Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, and Maisy Stella. The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• The End of Oak Street

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• Run by Alex Hager

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Maddie’s Secret.

Directed by John Early. With John Early, Kip Reynolds, and Neil Wachs. A food influencer secretly struggles with bulimia as she navigates online fame, close friendships, and a painful past.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Maddie’s Secret

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• Secret by Yuval Maayan & Shelly Archer

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. With Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Mark Ruffalo. A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Best Friend by Loya

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Josh Greenbaum. With Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, and Aaron Chen. A washed-up tennis pro tries to save a club by reluctantly playing pickleball to earn his father's respect.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• The Dink

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• 1V1 by FLAMEBOY

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway. After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• The Odyssey

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Restless Sea by Letra

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.

Directed by David Wain. With Fred Melamed, Zoey Deutch, and Michael Cassidy. When her fiancé uses their "celebrity pass" agreement, Midwest bride Gail Daughtry travels to Hollywood seeking revenge by pursuing her own celebrity encounter.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• A Love like This by Campagna

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