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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller sit down for Part 2 of Stephen's recap of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Films:

• Black Dog

• Armand

• Rumors

• The Balconettes

• Emilia Pérez

• Horizon: An American Saga

• The Substance

• The Apprentance

• The Shrouds

• Anora

• All We Imagine As Light

• Beating Hearts

• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

• The Most Precious of Cargoes

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For more in-depth coverage from the festival, checkout Stephen’s Cannes 2024 Dispatches over at David Chen’s Substack: Decoding Everything:

• Cannes 2024 Dispatch - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

• Cannes 2024: Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' Is a Bewildering Mess

• Cannes 2024: 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1' Is Barely A Movie

• Cannes 2024: Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Is One of the Best Films of the Year

Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. With Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, and Vanessa Hudgens. This Summer, the world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami's finest are now on the run.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Bad Boys: Ride or Die

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, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Hit Man.

Directed by Richard Linklater. With Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, and Austin Amelio. A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Hit Man

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Temptation by Ride Free

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Directed by George Miller. With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Burke. The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Crash and Burn by Kissing Candice

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller sit down for Part 1 of Stephen's recap of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Films:

• The Second Act

• Directors’ Factory Philippines

• Wild Diamond

• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

• The Girl with the Needle

• Bird

• Megalopolis

• Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

• Kinds of Kindness

• Oh, Canada

Contact the show:

• email: [email protected]

Listener Survey:

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For more in-depth coverage from the festival, checkout Stephen’s Cannes 2024 Dispatches over at David Chen’s Substack: Decoding Everything:

• Cannes 2024 Dispatch - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

• Cannes 2024: Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' Is a Bewildering Mess

• Cannes 2024: 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1' Is Barely A Movie

• Cannes 2024: Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Is One of the Best Films of the Year

Episode Description:

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

Directed by Luca Guadagnino. With Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Challengers

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Mess I Made by Pizza Rat & dazeychain

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and Alex Pettyfer. The British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• On the Way by Jonezen

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Alex Garland. With Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny. A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Civil War

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• The Civil War Song by Rodellos Machine

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Late Night with the Devil.

Directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes. With David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, and Ian Bliss. A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Late Night with the Devil

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• There Goes the Devil by Michael Shynes

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Doug Liman. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, and Conor McGregor. Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Road House

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Pass with Caveat

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• The Other Side of Wrong by Ben Bostick

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