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Review 529: On the Basis of Sex
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review On the Basis of Sex.
Directed by Mimi Leder. With Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, and Justin Theroux. The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and what she had to overcome in order to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Review 528: Wildlife
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review Wildlife.
Directed by Paul Dano. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, and Ed Oxenbould. A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Review 527: Boy Erased
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review Boy Erased.
Directed by Joel Edgerton. With Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, and Joel Edgerton. The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Review 526: Overlord
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review Overlord.
Directed by Julius Avery. With Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, and Mathilde Ollivier. A small group squad of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.
Review 525: Beautiful Boy
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review Beautiful Boy.
Directed by Felix van Groeningen. With Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, and Maura Tierney. Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Review 524: Halloween
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review Halloween.
Directed by David Gordon Green. With Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak. Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Review 523: Mid90s to Minding the Gap
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a double review of Mid90s and Minding The Gap.
Mid90s: Directed by Jonah Hill. With Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, and Lucas Hedges. Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 90s-era LA who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
Minding the Gap: Directed by Bing Liu. With Kiere Johnson, Bing Liu, and Zack Mulligan. Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Review 522: If Beale Street Could Talk
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller review If Beale Street Could Talk.
Directed by Barry Jenkins. With KiKi Layne, Stephan James, and Regina King. A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.