The Schmear Hunter

The Odyssey Is Total Cinema

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:22:43 GMT

The Odyssey provides a level of jolting excitement reserved for the rarest of recent films like One Battle After Another and Dune: Part Two. That’s how thrilling and visceral the film is. Christopher…

DISCLOSURE DAY Review

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:01:43 GMT

There are filmmakers you admire, and then others you feel in your bloodstream and chemical makeup. Steven Spielberg is that for me. Nothing makes me cry more than E.T., thrills me more than Minority …

Sophy Romvari on BLUE HERON, Time Travel as Editing, and the Power of the Zoom

Gabriel Frieberg — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:30:58 GMT

Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron is a quiet stunner — a personal, time-bending feature that blends fact and fiction, past and present, and arrives as part of a remarkable wave of personal Canadian cinema. …

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review

Gabriel Frieberg — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:02:20 GMT

The legacy sequel run Hollywood has been on for the past ten years has been pretty annoying, and The Devil Wears Prada 2 had every opportunity to be equally irksome. Luckily it isn’t, and while it re…

CinemaCon 2026: Schmear vs. Warner Bros.

Gabriel Frieberg — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:08:31 GMT

Warner Bros.’ presentation involved some excitement, some boredom, and, overall, a studio that is feeling their oats and beating their chest a little bit after a great year with Sinners, One Battle A…

Old Master: 'The Christophers' Review

Gabriel Frieberg — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:51 GMT

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Kristoffer Borgli's 'The Drama' Is the Best Film of 2026 So Far

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:00:30 GMT

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The Drama is the best movie of 2026 so far. Kristoffer Borgli‘s latest, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in career-best performances, is dark, twisted, and shockingly moving.

There w…

'Wuthering Heights' Review: At Least 'Saltburn' Had a Pulse

Gabriel Frieberg — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:02:40 GMT

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Comparison Is Deadly: Why 'The Bone Temple' Can’t Escape the Shadow of '28 Years Later' (Review)

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:30:43 GMT

(No spoilers until the end)

Schmear's Best Movies of 2025: #10-1

Gabriel Frieberg — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:02:03 GMT

We’re back with my top 10 of the year. If you missed 20-11, check them out here.

Let’s get right to it. No spoilers here:

Schmear's Best Movies of 2025: #20-11

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:46 GMT

In an honestly brilliant movie year, new films from Danny Boyle, Chloe Zhao, and Zach Cregger very narrowly missed my top 10.

Let’s get into those and more.

'Marty Supreme' Review: An Ode to Being Young, Dumb, and Full of Cum

Gabriel Frieberg — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:02:32 GMT

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It: Welcome to Derry (HBOMax)

Gabriel Frieberg — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:44 GMT

What is it? In 1962, a couple with their son moves to Derry, Maine, just as a young boy disappears. With their arrival, very bad things begin to happen in the town.

Watch if you like: It, Watchmen, St…

Predator: Badlands (Theaters)

Gabriel Frieberg — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 22:00:49 GMT

What is it? A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Watch if you like: Prey, Predator Killer of Killers, Avatar, Predator, The…

Frankenstein (Netflix)

Gabriel Frieberg — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:49:45 GMT

What is it? A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Watch if you lik…

Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [95]

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:30:27 GMT

Hunters,

Hitting you with some genre fare today after an artsy Brainwash last week, filled with The Lowdown, The Chair Company, and Bugonia.

Before that, some housekeeping. Over on NO NOTES, our red …

The Lowdown (FX/Hulu)

Gabriel Frieberg — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:01:10 GMT

What is it? A determined bookstore owner in Tulsa moonlights as an investigative journalist, digging into local corruption. When his reporting uncovers sinister connections, he must protect both his …

Bugonia (Theaters)

Gabriel Frieberg — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:49 GMT

What is it? Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Watch if you like: Kinds of Kindness, Th…

The Chair Company (HBO)

Gabriel Frieberg — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:06:08 GMT

What is it? Follows a man who investigates a conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work.

Watch if you like: Friendship, I Think You Should Leave, Lost Highway, Severance, The Office

Schmear’s Ve…

Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [94]

Gabriel Frieberg — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:00:41 GMT

Hunters,

I acknowledge it’s been a long while since you’ve heard from me. As No Notes has grown, my time and attention have been diverted away from this Substack and The SchmearCast. I have not forgot…