Episode Description:

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

Directed by Alex Scharfman. With Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, and David Pasquesi. Father-Daughter duo Elliott and Ridley hit a unicorn with their car and bring it to the wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Death of a Unicorn

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Recommend with Caveat

Music for this Episode:

• Let Out the Beast by Ombré

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Michael Fassbender, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Cate Blanchett. When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband - also a legendary agent - faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Black Bag

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Must See

• Christopher: Must See

Music for this Episode:

• Why Do I Hide by Lone Wild

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• email: [email protected]

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Mickey 17.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho. With Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, and Michael Monroe. Mickey 17, known as an "expendable," goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Mickey 17

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Recommend with Caveat

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• 100 bad nights - TJ Hickey

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• email: [email protected]

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Episode Description:

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

Directed by Alex Parkinson. With Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, and Finn Cole. A true story that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crew mate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.

Show Notes

Hosts:

• Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller

Featured Review:

• Last Breath

The Verdict:

• Stephen: Wait for Rental

• Christopher: Wait for Rental

Music for this Episode:

• Drunken Sailor by HillTopTrio

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• email: [email protected]

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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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• email: [email protected]

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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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• email: [email protected]

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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.