Review 575: Ad Astra

Review 575: Ad Astra

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.

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TIFF 2019: Marriage Story

TIFF 2019: Marriage Story

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.

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TIFF 2019: Joker

TIFF 2019: Joker

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.

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TIFF 2019: True History of the Kelly Gang

TIFF 2019: True History of the Kelly Gang

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.

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TIFF 2019: Blackbird

TIFF 2019: Blackbird

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'.

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TIFF 2019: Lucy in the Sky

TIFF 2019: Lucy in the Sky

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.

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