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River Cities Reader Podcast
by River Cities Reader Podcast
Live to tape interviews with Reader team members as guests on other broadcast, radio and podcast shows. Alive & Free Since 1993. The Quad Cities’ Independent Newspaper. Know More. Do More.
Episodes
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October 16, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Other Mommy,” “The Social Reckoning,” and “Angel and the Badman”
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…
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October 8, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Verity” and “Digger”
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...
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October 1, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Primetime,” “Heart of the Beast,” and “Forgotten Island”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film and the limited number of ways one can pronounce “Anaconda.” Scrutinized: Primetime (dir Lance Oppenheim, starr Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers). Heart of the Beast (dir David Ayer, starr Brad Pitt, J K...
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September 24, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Resident Evil,” “The Weight,” and “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and wonder aloud what will happen when super-hero films become a ruinous investment for the movie studios. Under present scrutinization: The Resident Evil reboot (dir Zach Cregger, starr Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Johnno Wilson, and...
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September 17, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Practical Magic 2,” “The Uprising,” “Runner,” and “Hope”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and the demerits (considerable) and merits (nugatory) of Oasis. Under present scrutinization: Practical Magic 2 (dir Susanne Bier, starr Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, and...
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September 10, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “By Any Means,” “Onslaught,” “Fall 2: Deadpoint,” and “Mother Mary”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and the launch of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot. Score! Under scrutiny: By Any Means (dir Elegance Bratton, starr Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Ethan Embry, David...
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September 3, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Coyote vs Acme,” “It Ends,” “Buddy,” “The Dog Stars,” and “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and the latest of Mark Wahlberg’s crimes against humanity. Under review: Coyote vs Acme (dir Dave Green, starr Will Forte, Lana Condor, Tone Bell, Luis Guzmán, Martha Kelly, P J Byrne, Kenneth Choi, and John Cena; voice Eric Bauza, Candi Milo,...
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August 27, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Insidious: Out of the Further,” “Tony,” “The Magic Faraway Tree,” “Mutiny,” and “Spa Weekend”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and the unmissability of Buddy. Reviewed: Insidious: Out of the Further (dir Jacob Chase, starr Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Lin Shaye). Tony (dir Matt Johnson, starr Dominic Sessa as Bourdain, Emilia Jones, Dagmara...
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August 20, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The End of Oak Street,” “The Brink of War,” “Nimrods,” and “The Last House”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and the ungodly plethora of previews. In theatres now: The End of Oak Street (dir David Robert Mitchell, starr Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery). The Brink of War (dir Michael Russell Gunn, starr Jeff Daniels,...
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August 13, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “One Night Only,” “I Want Your Sex,” and “Ice Cream Man”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and the odd bluegrass musician. Under review: One Night Only (dir Will Gluck, starr Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton, Okieriete Onaodowan, Este Haim, Ziwe, King Princess, Ben Marshall, Nicholas...
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August 6, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film, which this week entails Spider-Man: Brand New Day. But not to worry: The previews promise us films other than Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Speaking of: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (dir Destin Daniel Cretton, starr Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink,...
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July 30, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Motor City,” “Hadestown: The Musical,” and “Her Private Hell”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and advise Spider-Haters against going out this weekend. What’s in theatre: Hadestown: The Musical (dir Brett Sullivan, starr Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page, Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne, and Allie...
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July 23, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Odyssey”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and there’s only one film, really, to discuss. The rest is preview. That film: The Odyssey (dir Christopher Nolan, starr Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, John Bernthal, Zendaya, Eliot...
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July 16, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Invite,” “Evil Dead Burn,” “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass,” and “Moana”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk cinema, particularly that of Christopher Nolan. Everything in theater under discussion: The Invite (dir Olivia Wilde, starr Seth Rogen, Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton). Evil Dead Burn (dir Sébastien Vaniček, starr Souheila Yacoub, Tandi...
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July 9, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Minions & Monsters” and “Young Washington”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk movies and disagree vehemently over Minions & Monsters — well, not vehemently, but they hold their own opinions, and if they were compelled to defend them with pistols at dawn, they’ll feel somewhat aggrieved that one of them had to take a bullet....
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July 3, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Supergirl” and “Jackass: Best & Last”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk movies and observing 4 July in the only manner patriots can truly appreciate: Watching Jaws on the Last Picture House rooftop. The here and now: Supergirl (dir Craig Gillespie, starr Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz,...
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June 25, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Toy Story 5,” “The Death of Robin Hood,” and “Leviticus”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk movies and the rise of the children of top-tier talent — in this instance, Scott Eastwood and Colin Hanks. What’s in: The animated adventure Toy Story 5 (dir Andrew Stanton, voice Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Conan O’Brien, Scarlett Spears,...
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June 18, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Tuner,” “Disclosure Day,” and “Stop! That! Train!”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk movies at their new digs. Place probably still has that new-flat smell to it. Now, movies: Tuner (dir Daniel Roher, starr Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, and Dustin Hoffman). Disclosure Day (dir Steven Spielberg,...
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June 11, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Masters of the Universe,” “Power Ballad,” “Scary Movie,” and “Fallen Angels”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz love film, in case you didn’t know; and they appreciate the appreciations of their late predecessors, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Here, now, the reviewed: Masters of the Universe (dir Travis Knight, starr Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto,...
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June 5, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Backrooms,” “Pressure,” and “The Breadwinner”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz won’t let anything stop them from reviewing film — not even technological blunders. They are enjoying their new digs in Bucktown, so you know. In theaters: Backrooms (dir Kane Parsons, starr Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett…
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May 28, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu,” “I Love Boosters,” and “Passenger”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film. This week’s batch? Not encouraging to the future of the human species. In theatrers: The Mandalorian & Grogu (dir Jon Favreau, starr Pedro Pascal, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, Jeremy Allen White, and Sigourney Weaver). I Love Boosters…
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May 21, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Obsession,” “Is God Is,” “In the Grey,” and “Marty, Life Is Short”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film. Why is it that most Star Wars fans and that includes Levora are incapable of ginning up much enthusiasm for The Mandalorian & Grogu? Could it be that the last few franchise films, umm, sucked? Reviewed: Obsession (dir Curry Barker, starr...
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May 14, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Sheep Detectives,” “Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard & Soft: The Tour Live in 3D,” and “Mortal Kombat II”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film. Did you know Dave has never watched Dazed and Confused? This news left us floored; and now we don’t know what to do. Perhaps a visit to a screening of the film at The Last Picture House will set us straight and informed. Film in theatres…
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May 7, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” “Hokum,” “Deep Water,” and “Animal Farm”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film and whether the forthcoming Billie Eilish concert film will open up a dimensional portal. On screen: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (dir David Frankel, starr Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Justin Theroux, and Kenneth...
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April 30, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Michael,” “I Swear,” and “Over Your Dead Body”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film while Dave expresses strong feelings about the impending release of The Mandalorian & Grogu. Here and now: Michael (dir Antoine Fuqua, starr Jaafar Jackson, Juliano Krue Valdi, Nia Long, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Jessica Sula, Mike...
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April 23, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Lee Cronin’s the Mummy,” “Normal,” “Lorne,” and “Busboys”
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 Busboys might be his least-favorite movie of the Snorin’ Twenties. Who would know more about why Schulz feels this way about Busboys than Schulz...
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April 16, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Faces of Death,” “You, Me & Tuscany,” and “Mr Nobody Against Putin”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz love kung fu movies in 33mm stock — great taste, impractical format. Happily, The Last Picture House will be playing nine such films on April 17 and 18. Capital luck there! And they review movies. In house: Faces of Death (dir Daniel Goldhaber, starr...
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April 9, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Drama,” “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” and “Pizza Movie”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz remain besotted by the forthcoming Oscar ceremony while still managing to discuss cinema both in-house and on the make. Levora’s case that The Drama would win an Oscar for Best Trailer has left folks wondering if there should be a whole different award...
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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”
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 to get their thoughts out on what’s in theatre and what’s coming. Amazingly, they cover a lot of ground and come in under the time limit. In...
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March 19, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Reminders of Him” and “undertone”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz loved the Oscars — why didn’t you? The afore-discussed: Reminders of Him (dir Vanessa Caswill, starr Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Lainey Wilson (in her film debut), Lauren Graham, and Bradley Whitford). undertone (dir Ian Tuason, starr Nina...
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March 12, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Bride!”, “Hoppers,” and the 2026 Academy Awards
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss the forthcoming Oscars with breaths only tenuously held in bate, and the animated short films being honored in particular. Oh, and they manage to discuss the current crop of film, both available and forthcoming. In theaters: The animated science...
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March 5, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Scream VII,” “Pillion,” and “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk the current crop of cinema, and Schulz gets to plug his forthcoming role in the Playcrafters Barn Theatre comedy God of Carnage, running through March 8. So you know, theatre is like cinema, only the action has one fixed perspective and the…
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February 26, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “How to Make a Killing” and “I Can Only Imagine 2”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film, and Schulz puts in a plug for his forthcoming role in the Playcrafters Barn Theatre comedy God of Carnage, running February 27 through March 8. Here and now: How to Make a Killing (dir John Patton Ford, starr Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley,...
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February 19, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “’Wuthering Heights,’” “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” “Crime 101,” “Cold Storage,” “The Moment,” and “GOAT”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz knock on about film and hold a lightning-round discussion, which happens whenever there are six films on hand to discuss. Not exactly superstitious — but, to quote Michael Scott, just a little bit stitious. The here and now: “Wuthering Heights” (dir...
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February 12, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “Dracula,” “The Strangers: Chapter 3,” “The Alabama Solution,” and “The Wrecking Crew”
Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz discuss film and an unexpectedly agreeable side-effect of climate change, given the Voy 61 Drive In Theatre’s operation amid February weather. Which may be more disturbing than most films nowadays. The available: Dracula: A Love Tale (dir Luc Besson…
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