The NO NOTES Podcast
Schmear
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The NO NOTES Podcast features in-depth conversations with top filmmakers and actors, exploring their craft and experiences in the film industry. Hosted by Schmear, the show offers insights into the creative process behind notable films and performances.
Episode
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John Early on 'Maddie's Secret' 06.07.2026 20mntJohn Early joins NO NOTES to talk about MADDIE'S SECRET, his directorial debut, in which he plays food-media dishwasher Maddie Ralph—a woman who goes viral and slowly comes apart. He gets into screening Showgirls for the cast to give everyone permission to reach; why Conner O'Malley is his favorite comedian alive; the sincere-in-a-silly-movie lesson he took from Wet Hot American Summer; and Toni Collette in Muriel's Wedding as his entire theory of acting. Plus, his Metrograph programming series and why Nashville earns a "No Notes."MADDIE'S SECRET is in theaters now.
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'Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie' with Creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol 05.07.2026 20mntMatt Johnson and Jay McCarrol join NO NOTES to talk about NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE—the comedy they made with barely a script, writing backwards from whatever actually happened when they took a camera into the streets of Toronto (yes, they really got up the CN Tower). They get into why they'd never leave Canada, a tribute to the late Catherine O'Hara, and some details about 'Tony,' Matt's Anthony Bourdain movie for A24 with Dominic Sessa.NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE is out now.
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'Leviticus' Director Adrian Chiarella 20.06.2026 20mntAdrian Chiarella joins Schmear to talk Leviticus, his debut queer horror feature out of Australia.We get into the origin of that biblical title and the sermon scene he cut, why he refused to cast 25-year-olds as teenagers, and how he found his two leads, Joe Bird and Stacey Clausen, including the dual role that meant building a horror entity from scratch. Adrian breaks down the films in the DNA of Leviticus (The Thing, Onibaba) and pushes back on the "Heated Rivalry meets It Follows" pitch.Plus, the bootleg VHS childhood that made him a cinephile (Red Sorghum, early Wong Kar-wai with no subtitles); why Cure rewired his brain; his NO NOTES pick, his love of Picnic at Hanging Rock; queer horror from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 to I Saw the TV Glow; and why the genre is having a moment.
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Director Michael Sarnoski on 'The Death of Robin Hood' 20.06.2026 11mntMichael Sarnoski—director of Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One—sits down with No Notes to talk about The Death of Robin Hood, in theaters now.We get into the centuries-old ballad he first read as a ten-year-old, handed to him by a family friend after his father passed, and how that quiet, mortal ending of an "immortal" folk hero never let him go. Plus: casting Hugh Jackman as a Robin who weaponizes storytelling; reuniting with Jodie Comer; why he keeps accidentally subverting the revenge film; his Death Stranding adaptation (with Hideo Kojima's blessing); the one perfect NYC slice; and the Sam Raimi Spider-Man moment that taught a self-taught kid from Wisconsin what a director actually does.
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'Widow's Bay' Director Hiro Murai 17.06.2026 38mntHiro Murai sat down with us, and we still can't believe it.The director behind Atlanta, This Is America, Station Eleven, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and now Apple TV+'s Widow's Bay joins Schmear and Sena to get into all of it. We talk about the cozy-and-terrifying tone of Widow's Bay, working with Matthew Rhys and creator Katie Dippold, and why Hiro chases the feeling of "Is this even going to work?" on every project instead of the slam dunk.Then we go deep on the catalog: Teddy Perkins, Alligator Man, the crawlspace clown, the chaos of shooting This Is America in two days, and the foundational weirdness of Clapping for the Wrong Reasons. He gives us his NO NOTES picks, casts NO NOTES movies for the Widow's Bay characters, and refuses to tell us what's behind the show's closed door.
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'Obsession' with Director Curry Barker 15.05.2026 12mntCurry Barker is the director of OBSESSION — the wickedly funny, deeply unsettling horror film that had us screaming with joy at South by Southwest. Sena and Gabriel sit down with him to talk wishes gone wrong, the comedy-to-horror pipeline, and the breakout performance from Inde Navarrette.Curry walks us through how a story about a couple obsessed with each other curdled into a meditation on masculinity, consent, and the gap between wanting something and deserving it. He gets into the audition take that told him the movie was going to work, design the One Wish Willow talisman with his mom, makes the talisman's signature sound on his phone, and ranks the classic wish-gone-wrong talismans from the Monkey's Paw to the Midas Touch to the Faustian bargain.OBSESSION is in theaters May 15.
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Devon Bostick of MILE END KICKS 14.05.2026 14mntMile End Kicks star Devon Bostick joins Schmear and Sena for a conversation about one of the most charming Canadian films of the year. Devon shares his NO NOTES perfect movie pick, gets into what it was like to return to the exact era he was filming Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and channel all of that into Archie and raves about co-star Barbie Ferreira and what made her such a special presence on set. They also play a round of Over/Under rating Montreal, the 2010s as a decade, and dating multiple members of the same band. They close with Devon making a very strong case for why Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie is one of the most underrated films of the year.WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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'Blue Heron' Director Sophy Romvari 14.05.2026 23mntBLUE HERON director Sophy Romvari joins Schmear to discuss her moving new film. They get into why a zoom lens beats a dolly on every setup, the story behind her late brother's real hand-drawn maps and what they mean to the film, and the time jump you won't see coming. Romvari also shares her NO NOTES perfect movie pick, reflects on Spielberg's A.I. as the first film she ever saw in a theater, weighs in on what Canadian cinema is quietly getting so right right now, and closes on a wildcard dream project that has nothing to do with anything she's made before.WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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'Lord of the Flies' Director Marc Munden 13.05.2026 22mntDirector Marc Munden on his hallucinatory new Netflix adaptation of Lord of the Flies—pulling the infrared filter off the camera and letting the jungle bleed pink. We get into casting with Nina Gold, five weeks of rehearsals, and why Lox Pratt (next up as Draco in HBO's Harry Potter) plays Jack like a spoiled rock star prince. Plus: directing the final episodes of The Sympathizer with Robert Downey Jr. and Park Chan-wook; his No Notes pick (Sweet Smell of Success); and why Lord of the Flies isn't about toxic masculinity—it's about a dutiful democrat losing to an entitled narcissist.Marc Munden's Lord of the Flies is streaming now on Netflix.
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'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin & Star Charles Melton 08.05.2026 13mntBEEF Season 2 has arrived, and joining us is Star Charles Melton and Creator Lee Sung Jin. The two share their NO NOTES movies, discuss the ways in which S2 is different from S1, talk about Melton's starring role in MAY DECEMBER, and share NO NOTES movies for the season's new characters.All eight episodes of #beef Season 2 are on Netflix now
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'BEEF' Breakout Seoyeon Jang! 08.05.2026 23mntSeoyeon Jang stole Season 2 of Beef, and we had to get her on.She joins Schmear and Sena to break down Eunice, the breakout character everyone's been screaming "justice for" online. We get into the now-legendary stretch scene (yes, that's really her, three months of stretching, only two takes), what director Lee Sung Jin told her about who Eunice really is, and whether anything between Eunice and Austin was real or all mind games.Plus her NO NOTES pick (The Lion King, and she means it); her love of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Interstellar, the Hans Zimmer of it all; her actual K-beauty glass-skin routine; and a few wild theories about where Eunice ends up after that eight-year jump (Korean John Wick? We're standing by it).
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Industry S4 E8 - "Both, And" - Finale Explained! 02.03.2026 1j 22mnt(DISCLAIMER—This was recorded prior to S5 renewal announcement!!)Well, we've made it to the Industry S4 finale, and it feels so...bad?The Titans of Industry—Schmear, Sena Adjei, and Jesse Aaronson—parse a uniquely elegiac finale, which brought big wins and huge spiritual and moral losses for nearly all of Industry's characters. They break down a vitriolic exchange between Kit Harington's Henry Muck and Max Minghella's Whitney and praise Harington's unsung comedy chops. They delve into Harper, Kwabaneh, and Sweetpea at Stern ____ (née Tao)?, turning conviction into dollars, and Maria Abela's Yasmin going full political operator mode. Then, a trip to Paris for a very disturbing dinner party put on by Yas for icky political hopeful Sebastian Stefanowicz (Edward Holcroft). The trio discuss the dissolution of Yas and Harper's friendship, the eerie Ghislaine Maxwell parallels, and the surprising final scene with Harper and our favorite investigative journalist. After that it's Stock Up and Stock Down, and the trio announces what's next for The Official Unofficial Industry Podcast.WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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INDUSTRY INTERVIEWS: Composer Nathan Micay 26.02.2026 35mnt'Industry' composer Nathan Micay joins The Official Unofficial Industry Podcast!Nathan talks about scoring the series, what his workflow is like, how creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down acquit themselves at nightclubs, and his thoughts on some famous past and present movie scores.WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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Industry S4 E7 - "Points of Emphasis" with Composer Nathan Micay 23.02.2026 1j 40mnt'Industry' composer Nathan Micay joins The Official Unofficial Industry Podcast!Schmear, Sena Adjei, and Jesse Aaronson—The Titans of Industry—reunite to discuss the penultimate episode of the 4th season, "Points of Emphasis."Amongst many topics, the trio discuss Yasmin's manipulation of the media, the fallout of "Dear Henry," Whitney's puppeteering of Henry, political machinations in Whitehall, a last-ditch NYC plan for Tender, and FINALLY a Yasmin and Harper moment that is cause for both joy and concern. After, the trio wrap up with "Stock Up, Stock Down" and discuss some incredible needle drops (1:00:31).Finally, composer Nathan Micay joins the pod (1:06:06) to talk about scoring the series, what his workflow is like, how creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down acquit themselves at nightclubs, and his thoughts on some famous past and present movie scores.WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: Max Minghella - "Whitney" 18.02.2026 29mntMax Minghella—aka "Whitney Halbertstram"—joins the Official Unofficial 'Industry' Podcast!The trio chats with Minghella about when he first watched 'Industry,' if Whitney cares for Kit Harington's Henry, what his thoughts on the Ripley comparisons are, and more. They pitch Minghella their Whitney origin story ideas and give Whitney truth serum on some compelling topics. Check out our full recap of the episode too.WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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Industry S4 E6 - "Dear Henry" with Star Max Minghella 16.02.2026 1j 35mntMax Minghella—aka "Whitney Halbertstram"—joins the Official Unofficial 'Industry' Podcast!'Industry' S4 E6 "Dear Henry" is our favorite episode of the season so far, so it's a HUGE privilege to sit with Minghella for a chat. Prior to that, the Titans of Industry—Schmear, Jesse Aaronson, and Sena Adjei—break down this thrilling, dizzying new episode, filled with shocking twists and turns. They analyze the epistolary "Dear Henry" structure of the episode, dig into who Minghella's Whitney really is, and praise Ken Leung's absurdly great acting. They wrap up the episode coverage with "Stock Up, Stock Down" (1:00:45). Then, the trio chats with Minghella (1:05:31) about when he first watched 'Industry,' if Whitney cares for Kit Harington's Henry, what his thoughts on the Ripley comparisons are, and more. They pitch Minghella their Whitney origin story ideas and give Whitney truth serum on some compelling topics (1:26:44). WATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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Industry S4 E5 - "Eyes Without a Face" 06.02.2026 58mntIndustry S4 E5 "Eyes Without a Face" travels to Accra, Ghana for a thrilling episode of twists and turns. The Titans—Schmear, Sena Adjei, and Jesse Aaronson—reconvene to break down one of the series's most unique hours, discussing the spotlighting of Miriam Petche's "Sweetpea" and Toheeb Jimoh's "Kwabena" as the two characters chase a lead in Africa. The trio cover the introduction of Tony Day (Stephen Campbell Moore), check in on Harper and Eric over at SternTao, and wrap up with "Stock Up, Stock Down" (51:22).Hosts: Gabriel Frieberg, Sena Adjei, Jesse AaronsonProducers: Pavlo Melnyk, Gabriel FriebergMusic: Justin FriedmanWATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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Industry S4 E4 - "1000 Yoots, One Marilyn" 02.02.2026 1j 4mntYEESH! Is this the darkest episode of 'Industry' yet?The Titans—Schmear, Sena, and Jesse—parse Industry S4 E4, "1000 Yoots, One Marilyn."The trio dive into such topics as Muck's big moment, Rishi's plight, Hayley's heel turn, Dyker's quagmire, and Whitney's soul (or lack thereof). They wrap up by analyzing the worst drug sesh ever (44:20)—though the music was on point—before doing "Stock Up" and "Stock Down." (59:55)Hosts: Gabriel Frieberg, Sena Adjei, Jesse AaronsonProducers: Pavlo Melnyk, Gabriel FriebergMusic: Justin FriedmanWATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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Industry S4 E3 - "Habseligkeiten" 26.01.2026 48mntGuten Tag aus Österreich!Schmear, Sena, and Jesse—the Titans of Industry—take a trip to Austria to break down Industry S4 E3, "Habseligkeiten."Things get weird and steamy there for Yas and Henry Muck with some new friends. The trio breaks down the awkward visit, that key scene with Kiernan Shipka's Hayley, and what it all amounts to. Care to discuss some Weimar-era landscape painting?They also discuss what's happening over at SternTao™ and assess Harper Stern's (Myha'la) less than agreeable behavior. Wrapping up with "Stock Up" and "Stock Down" (43:01).Hosts: Gabriel Frieberg, Sena Adjei, Jesse AaronsonProducers: Pavlo Melnyk, Gabriel FriebergMusic: Justin FriedmanWATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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Industry S4 E2 - "The Commander and the Grey Lady" 19.01.2026 45mnt"Shine your shoes, boys."Schmear, Sena, and Jesse—The Titans of Industry—return to break down Industry S4 E2 "The Commander and the Grey Lady."They dive into Henry Muck's (Kit Harington) dark night of the soul, discussing ghostly Christmas themes and bold formal choices, and break down why this daring hour-long episode feels like a movie. Take a shot for each time they say "Barry Lyndon," and you'll be on the floor by episode's end. Then it's "Stock Up" and "Stock Down" before deciding where this hour ranks in terms of iconic Industry christmas episodes (36:37). Hosts: Gabriel Frieberg, Sena Adjei, Jesse AaronsonProducers: Pavlo Melnyk, Gabriel FriebergMusic: Justin FriedmanWATCH ON YOUTUBEYouTubeFOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIALetterboxdInstagramTikTok
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