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Review 694: Nightmare Alley
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Nightmare Alley.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Toni Collette. An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Review 693: Red Rocket
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Red Rocket.
Directed by Sean Baker. With Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, and Suzanna Son. Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.

Sundance 2022: 8 Award-Winning Films
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller discuss 8 award-winning films from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance 2022: Cha Cha Real Smooth
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of Cha Cha Real Smooth from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by Cooper Raiff. With Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, and Evan Assante. A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.

Review 692: C’mon C’mon
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of C’mon C’mon.
Directed by Mike Mills. With Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, and Woody Norman. When his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away from Los Angeles.

Review 691: The Power of the Dog
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of The Power of the Dog.
Directed by Jane Campion. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons. Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Review 690: tick, tick…BOOM!
In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen Miller bring you a review of tick, tick…BOOM!.
Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. With Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, and Robin de Jesus. On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.

Review 689: Last Night in Soho
Directed by Edgar Wright. With Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Matt Smith. An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker.