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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TIFF 2019: Jungleland

TIFF 2019: Jungleland

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.

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TIFF 2019: Honey Boy

TIFF 2019: Honey Boy

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.

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Review 574: IT Chapter Two

Review 574: IT Chapter Two

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.

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Review 573: Don't Let Go

Review 573: Don't Let Go

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.

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