River Cities Reader Podcast

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and why SCTV is one of the finest all-time comedy shows. In theaters (and TV screens) now: The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (dir Noah Segan, starr John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, and Steve Buscemi). Fjord (dir Cristian Mungiu, starr Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve). The documentary Everest: The Other Side (irs. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, starr Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson). The Net

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and consider all the fun things one can do with clay. Under scrutiny: Clayface (dir James Watkins, starr Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan). Wildwood (dir Travis Knight, starr Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Len Cariou, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, and Richard

WILCO’s Jeff Tweedy discusses his latest sonic landscape “Twilight Override”, completing the circuit for listeners and more with KFMH’s Bill Klutho on October 14, 2026 in advance of his performance scheduled at Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport, Iowa on November 7th Full transcript of the interview is at https://www.rcreader.com/jeff-tweedy-allowing-yourself-to-fail-twilight-override-interview Learn more at https://jefftweedy.com and https://www.firstfleetconcerts.com/events/detail/jeff-twe

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and wonder how long it will take before it’s acceptable to give away spoilers to You Can See Everything. Scrutinized: Street Fighter (dir Kitao Sakurai, starr Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Eric André, Andrew Schulz, Vidyut Jammwal, Orville Peck, Don Lee, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Jason Momoa). Sense and Sensibility (dir Georgia Oakley, starr Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film and what it will take to remove Aaron Sorkin from the film world. Which may involve removing him from the world entirely. Discussed: Other Mommy (dir Rob Savage, starr Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Arabella Olivia Clark, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, and Karen Allen). The Social Reckoning (dir Aaron Sorkin, starr Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Bill Burr, Betty Gilpin, and Billy Magnussen). Angel and the Badman (dir J

Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film and the unforeseen success of Coyote vs Acme, which is satisfying for reasons other than its quality (Warner Bros Disccovery wanted to shelve it and declare a tax write-off, given their own lack of faith in CvA). Under scrutiny: Verity (dir Michael Showalter, starr Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Irina Dvorovenko). Digger (dir Alejandro G Iñárritu, starr Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, and Ni