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June 2025

The Look Ahead: July 2025
New Superman, Adam Sandler swings the hockey stick again, and ScarJo fights dinos
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Gabriel Frieberg
F1 (Theaters)
High-Octane Style, Low-Impact Storytelling
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Gabriel Frieberg
28 YEARS LATER Explained: Zombies, Rage Virus & the Return of Danny Boyle + Alex Garland
Marta Djordjevic joins to break it all down
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Gabriel Frieberg
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Marta Djordjevic
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1:12:08
Blood, Faith, and Fallout: '28 Years Later' Finds God at the End of the World
Boyle and Garland reunite for a zombie epic that trades brute horror for spiritual reckoning—and still leaves you breathless.
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Gabriel Frieberg
SchmearCast Ep. 87: 'Materialists' Debate and 'Stick' with Creator Jason Keller
Bald Ann Dowd returns to the pod
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Gabriel Frieberg
1:22:47
Owen Wilson’s New Golf Show “Stick” – Creator Jason Keller Talks Caddyshack, Dad Movies, and Comedy
Jason Keller—creator and showrunner of Stick, the new Apple TV+ comedy starring Owen Wilson—joins Schmear to talk about his latest project, why golf is…
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Gabriel Frieberg
23:57
The Rewind: Sunshine (2007)
Like Interstellar on MDMA
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Gabriel Frieberg
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Sly Lives! aka The Burden of Black Genius (Hulu)
Questlove's new documentary has a compelling lead and a provocative thesis
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Gabriel Frieberg
Secrets We Keep (Netflix)
Danish thriller might be the best "Eat the Rich" show in this very crowded genre
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Gabriel Frieberg
Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [87]
Unpacking the Hype, Elevating the Unknown: 'Secrets We Keep', 'Sly Lives!', and 'Sunshine'
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Gabriel Frieberg
Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [86]
Unpacking the Hype, Elevating the Unknown: 'Materialists'
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Gabriel Frieberg
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