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April 30, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Michael,” “I Swear,” and “Over Your Dead Body”

Posted April 30, 202600:23:46

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film while Dave expresses strong feelings about the impending release of The Mandalorian &...

April 23, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Lee Cronin’s the Mummy,” “Normal,” “Lorne,” and “Busboys”

Posted April 25, 202600:20:02

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz review the latest crop of cinema and anticipate those on their way. Also, Schulz discusses why he thinks...

April 16, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Faces of Death,” “You, Me & Tuscany,” and “Mr Nobody Against Putin”

Posted April 17, 202600:14:05

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz love kung fu movies in 33mm stock — great taste, impractical format. Happily, The Last Picture House will...

April 9, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Drama,” “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” and “Pizza Movie”

Posted April 9, 202600:15:13

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz remain besotted by the forthcoming Oscar ceremony while still managing to discuss cinema both in-house and...

April 2, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Project Hail Mary,” “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,” “The Pout-Pout Fish,” “They Will Kill You,” and “Forbidden Fruits”

Posted April 2, 202600:11:46

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz have moved their weekly round table from 8:15AM to 9:45AM, which seems preferable. They have twelve minutes...