In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Two Popes from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, and Juan Minujín. Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Marielle Heller. With Tom Hanks, Christine Lahti, and Matthew Rhys. Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Uncut Gems.
Directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie. With Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, and Kevin Garnett. Set in the diamond district of New York City, Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner and dealer to the rich and famous, must find a way to pay his debts when his merchandise is taken from one of his top sellers and girlfriend.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Jojo Rabbit from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Taika Waititi. With Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, and Scarlett Johansson. A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Ad Astra.
Directed by James Gray. With Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Ruth Negga. Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Proxima from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Alice Winocour. With Eva Green, Matt Dillon, and Sandra Hüller. An astronaut prepares for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Marriage Story from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Noah Baumbach. With Merritt Wever, Scarlett Johansson, and Adam Driver. Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Joker from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Todd Phillips. Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, with Robert De Niro. An original standalone origin story of the iconic villain not seen before on the big screen, it's a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a broader cautionary tale.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of True History of the Kelly Gang from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Justin Kurzel. With George MacKay, Essie Davis, and Nicholas Hoult. Based on Peter Carey's novel. The story of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Blackbird from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Roger Michell. With Sam Neill, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Kate Winslet. A terminally ill mother arranges to bring her family together one last time before she dies. A remake of the 2014 Danish film 'Silent Heart'.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Lucy in the Sky from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Noah Hawley. With Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, and Zazie Beetz. Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of JungleLand from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Max Winkler. With Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Barden, and Jack O'Connell. A reluctant bare-knuckle boxer "Lion" and his manager / brother "Stanley" must travel across the country for one last fight, but an unexpected travel companion "Sky" exposes the cracks in their bond along the way.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Honey Boy from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Alma Har'el. With Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, and Noah Jupe. From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, filmmaker Alma Har'el brings to life a young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of IT Chapter Two.
Directed by Andy Muschietti. With Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Don't Let Go.
Directed by Jacob Estes. With Storm Reid, Byron Mann, and Alfred Molina. After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Sword of Trust.
Directed by Lynn Shelton. With Marc Maron, Jon Bass, and Michaela Watkins. Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Ready or Not.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett. With Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, and Mark O'Brien. A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Good Boys.
Directed by Gene Stupnitsky. With Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, and Brady Noon.Three 6th grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Blinded by the Light.
Directed by Gurinder Chadha. With Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, and Meera Ganatra. In 1987, during the austere days of Margaret Thatcher's Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a double review of Hereditary & Midsommar.
Hereditary: Directed by Ari Aster. With Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, and Gabriel Byrne. After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets.
Midsommar: Directed by Ari Aster. With Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, and Vilhelm Blomgren. A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.