River Cities Reader Podcast

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 Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, and Maude Davey). Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (dir David Wain, starr Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Sabrina Impacciatore, Ben Wang, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Joe Lo Truglio, Mather Zickel, Ken Marino, Tobie Windham, Fred Melamed, Michael Cassidy, Michael Ian Black, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Richard Kind, Thomas Lennon, Toby Huss, Kevin Allison, Beth Dover, Zac Oyama, Wain, Jennifer Aniston, Henry Winkler, Elizabeth Banks, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Paul Rudd, Penn Jillette, Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Herjavec). Moana (dir Thomas Kail, starr Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, and the voice of Jemaine Clement). Everything forthcoming: The Odyssey (dir Christopher Nolan, starr Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, John Bernthal, Zendaya, Eliot Page, Mia Goth, John Leguizamo, Bennie Safdie, and Charlize Theron). “The Invite,” “Evil Dead Burn,” “Gail Daughtry & the Celebrity Sex Pass,” and “Moana”

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. Under Discussion and in Theatres: Young Washington (dir Jon Erwin, starr William Franklyn-Miller, Mary-Louise Parker, Kelsey Grammer, Andy Serkis, and Ben Kingsley). The animated comedy Minions & Monsters (dir Pierre Coffin, voice Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, and Phil LaMarr). Forthcoming: Moana (dir Thomas Kail, starr Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, and the voice of Jemaine Clement). Evil Dead Burn (dir Sébastien Vaniček, starr Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, and Maude Davey). The Invite (dir Olivia Wilde, starr Seth Rogen, Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton). Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (dir David Wain, starr Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Sabrina Impacciatore, Ben Wang, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Joe Lo Truglio, Mather Zickel, Ken Marino, Tobie Windham, Fred Melamed, Michael Cassidy, Michael Ian Black, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Richard Kind, Thomas Lennon, Toby Huss, Kevin Allison, Beth Dover, Zac Oyama, Wain, Jennifer Aniston, Henry Winkler, Elizabeth Banks, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Paul Rudd, Penn Jillette, Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Herjavec). “Minions & Monsters” and “Young Washington”

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, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet, and Jason Momoa). Jackass: Best & Last (dir Jeff Tremaine, starr Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Danger Ehren, Poopies, Zach Holmes, Jasper Dolphin, and Rachel Wolfson). The here and later: Young Washington (dir Jon Erwin, starr William Franklyn-Miller, Mary-Louise Parker, Kelsey Grammer, Andy Serkis, and Ben Kingsley). An extended-footage version of Backrooms (dir Kane Parsons, starr Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell). The animated comedy Minions & Monsters (dir Pierre Coffin, voice Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, and Phil LaMarr). “Supergirl” and “Jackass: Best & Last”

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, Greta Lee, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, and Craig Robinson). The Death of Robin Hood (dir Michael Sarnoski, starr Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe). Leviticus (dir Adrian Chiarella, starr Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope, Zamira Newman, and Mia Wasikowska). What’s coming: Supergirl (dir Craig Gillespie, starr Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet, and Jason Momoa). Jackass: Best & Last (dir Jeff Tremaine, starr Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Danger Ehren, Poopies, Zach Holmes, Jasper Dolphin, and Rachel Wolfson). Lucky Strike (dir Rod Lurie, starr Scott Eastwood, Colin Hanks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Taylor John Smith). “Toy Story 5,” “The Death of Robin Hood,” and “Leviticus”

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, starr Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, and Courtney Grace). Stop! That! Train! (dir Adam Shankman, starr Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Latrice Royale, Marcia Marcia Marcia [aka Marty Lauter], Monét X Change, Symone, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicole Richie, Raven-Symoné, Michelle Visage, Chris Parnell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Charo, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Natasha Leggero, Drew Droege, and Joel McHale). And now, previews: The animated adventure Toy Story 5 (dir Andrew Stanton, voice Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Conan O’Brien, Scarlett Spears, Greta Lee, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, and Craig Robinson). Girls Like Girls (dir Hayley Kiyoko, starr Maya da Costa, Myra Molloy, Levon Hawke, and Zach Braff). The Death of Robin Hood (dir Michael Sarnoski, starr Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe). Leviticus (dir Adrian Chiarella, starr Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope, Zamira Newman, and Mia Wasikowska). “Disclosure Day,” “Tuner,” and “Stop! That! Train!”

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, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley, Kristen Wiig, Morena Baccarin, and Idris Elba). Power Ballad (dir John Carney, starr Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Havana Rose Liu, and Jack Reynor). Scary Movie (dir Michael Tiddes, starr Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall). And here, now, the forthcoming: Disclosure Day (dir Steven Spielberg, starr Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo). Stop! That! Train! (dir Adam Shankman, starr Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Latrice Royale, Marcia Marcia Marcia [aka Marty Lauter], Monét X Change, Symone, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicole Richie, Raven-Symoné, Michelle Visage, Chris Parnell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Charo, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Natasha Leggero, Drew Droege, and Joel McHale). The Furious (dir Kenji Tanigaki, starr Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Yang Enyou, Jeeja Yanin, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga, and Yayan Ruhian). “Masters of the Universe,” “Power Ballad,” “Scary Movie,” and “Fallen Angels”

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, and Lukita Maxwell). Pressure (dir Anthony Maras, starr Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, and Damian Lewis). The Breadwinner (dir Eric Appel, starr Appel, Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Zach Cherry, Martin Herlihy, Kumail Nanjiani, and Will Forte). Coming soon to one near you: Masters of the Universe (dir Travis Knight, starr Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Charlotte Riley, Kristen Wiig, Morena Baccarin, and Idris Elba). Scary Movie (dir Michael Tiddes, starr Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall). Power Ballad (dir John Carney, starr Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Havana Rose Liu, and Jack Reynor). “Backrooms,” “Pressure,” and “The Breadwinner”

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 (dir Boots Riley, starr Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, and Demi Moore). Passenger (dir André Øvredal, starr Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, and Joseph Lopez). In transit: Backrooms (dir Kane Parsons, starr Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell). Pressure (dir Anthony Maras, starr Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, and Damian Lewis). The Breadwinner (dir Eric Appel, starr Appel, Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Zach Cherry, Martin Herlihy, Kumail Nanjiani, and Will Forte). “Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu,” “I Love Boosters,” and “Passenger”

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 Michael Johnston, (Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter). Is God Is (dir Aleshea Harris, starr Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, Vivica A Fox, and Sterling K Brown). In the Grey (dir Guy Ritchie, starr Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, Kristofer Hivju, Fisher Stevens, and Rosamund Pike). The Netflix documentary Marty, Life is Short Previewed: Passenger (dir André Øvredal, starr Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, and Joseph Lopez). I Love Boosters (dir Boots Riley, starr Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle, and Demi Moore). The Mandalorian & Grogu (dir Jon Favreau, starr Pedro Pascal, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, Jeremy Allen White, and Sigourney Weaver). “Obsession,” “Is God Is,” “In the Grey,” and “Marty, Life Is Short”

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: The Sheep Detectives (dir Kyle Balda, starr Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, and Emma Thompson; voice Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, and Brett Goldstein) The concert film Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (dir James Cameron). Mortal Kombat II (dir Simon McQuoid, starr Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, and Tati Gabrielle). Film forthcoming: Obsession (dir Curry Barker, starr Michael Johnston, (Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter). Is God Is (dir Aleshea Harris, starr Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, Vivica A Fox, and Sterling K Brown). In the Grey (dir Guy Ritchie, starr Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, Kristofer Hivju, Fisher Stevens, and Rosamund Pike). “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 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 Branagh). Hokum (dir Damian McCarthy, starr Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell, Brendan Conroy, and Austin Amelio). Deep Water (dir Renny Harlin, starr Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Kelly Gale, Madeleine West, Kate Fitzpatrick, Molly Belle Wright, Jacqueline Lee Geurts, and Lakota Johnson). Animal Farm (dir Andy Serkis, voice AS, Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Steve Buscemi, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani). Forthcoming: Mortal Kombat II (dir Simon McQuoid, starr Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, and Tati Gabrielle). The Sheep Detectives (dir Kyle Balda, starr Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, and Emma Thompson; voice Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, and Brett Goldstein). The concert film Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (dir James Cameron). “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” “Hokum,” “Deep Water,” and “Animal Farm”

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 Myers, Miles Teller, and Colman Domingo). I Swear (dir Kirk Jones, starr Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan, and Scott Ellis Watson). Over Your Dead Body (dir Jorma Taccone, starr Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith Jardine, Timothy Olyphant, and Juliette Lewis). Hence and later: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (dir David Frankel, starr Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Justin Theroux, and Kenneth Branagh). Animal Farm (dir Andy Serkis, voice AS, Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Steve Buscemi, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani). Deep Water (dir Renny Harlin, starr Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Kelly Gale, Madeleine West, Kate Fitzpatrick, Molly Belle Wright, Jacqueline Lee Geurts, and Lakota Johnson). Hokum (dir Damian McCarthy, starr Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell, Brendan Conroy, and Austin Amelio). “Michael,” “I Swear,” and “Over Your Dead Body”

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 himself? In theatres: The Mummy (dir Lee Cronin, starr Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Verónica Falcón). Normal (dir Derek Kolstad, starr Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, and Lena Headey). The documentary Lorne (dir Morgan Neville, starr a select amount of SNL talking heads). Busboys (dir Jonah Feingold, starr David Spade, Theo Von, Tim Dillon, Bobby Lee, Trevor Wallace, Jay Pharoah, Charlotte McKinney, and Chris Elliott). Coming to a theatre near you: Michael (dir Antoine Fuqua, starr Jaafar Jackson, Juliano Krue Valdi, Nia Long, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Jessica Sula, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, and Colman Domingo). Mother Mary (dir David Lowery, starr Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, FKA Twigs, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Sian Clifford, and Alba Baptista). Over Your Dead Body (dir Jorma Taccone, starr Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith Jardine, Timothy Olyphant, and Juliette Lewis). I Swear (dir Kirk Jones, starr Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan, and Scott Ellis Watson). “Lee Cronin’s the Mummy,” “Normal,” “Lorne,” and “Busboys”

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 Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, and Charli XCX). You, Me, and Tuscany (dir Kat Coiro, starr Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Marco Calvani, Lorenzo de Moor, Aziza Scott, Nia Vardalos, Isabella Ferrari, and Emanuele Pacca). The documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin (dirs David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin). On their way: The Mummy (dir Lee Cronin, starr Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Verónica Falcón). Normal (dir Derek Kolstad, starr Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, and Lena Headey). The documentary Lorne (dir Morgan Neville, starr a select amount of SNL talking heads). Busboys (dir Jonah Feingold, starr David Spade, Theo Von, Tim Dillon, Bobby Lee, Trevor Wallace, Jay Pharoah, Charlotte McKinney, and Chris Elliott). “Faces of Death,” “You, Me & Tuscany,” and “Mr Nobody Against Putin”

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 ceremony to celebrate the work of the advertisers in selling those films to the moviegoing public. What would we call them? The Mopies (a shortening of “Motion Picture Arts and Sciences”)? Would the statuettes be cast in an Art Nouveau mold to contrast it with the Oscars’ Art Deco style? All very worthwhile questions. In-house: The Drama (dir Kristoffer Borgli, starr starr Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates, Sydney Lemmon, Zoë Winters, Anna Baryshnikov, and Michael Abbott Jr). The animated action-adventure comedy The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (dirs Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, voice Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Glen Powell, and Brie Larson). Pizza Movie (dirs Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, starr Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, Lulu Wilson, Jack Martin, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Marcus Scribner, Caleb Hearon, Sarah Sherman, Justin Cooley, and Daniel Radcliffe). Out-house: You, Me, and Tuscany (dir Kat Coiro, starr Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Marco Calvani, Lorenzo de Moor, Aziza Scott, Nia Vardalos, Isabella Ferrari, and Emanuele Pacca). Beast (dir Tyler Atkins, starr Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Daniel MacPherson, Mojean Aria, Kelly Gale, George Burgess, Bren Foster, Saphira Moran, and Amy Shark). Faces of Death (dir Daniel Goldhaber, starr Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, and Charli XCX). “The Drama,” “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” and “Pizza Movie”

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 theatre: Project Hail Mary (dirs Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, starr Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce). Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (dirs Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, starr Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood). The animated fantasy comedy film The Pout-Pout Fish (dirs Ricard Cussó and Rio Harrington, voice Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Miranda Otto, Remy Hii, Jordin Sparks, Amy Sedaris, Nazeem Hussain, Mark Coles Smith, Grant Denyer, Lloyd Langford, and Mel Buttle). They Will Kill You (dir Kirill Sokolov, starr Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette). Forbidden Fruits (dir Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union). The animated adventure comedy The Super Mario Galaxy (dirs Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, voice Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kevin Michael Richardson, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Issa Rae, Luis Guzmán, and Brie Larson). On Its Way: The Drama (dir Kristoffer Borgli, starr Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates, Sydney Lemmon, Zoë Winters, Anna Baryshnikov, and Michael Abbott Jr). “Project Hail Mary,” “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,” and “The Pout-Pout Fish” “They Will Kill You” and “Forbidden Fruits”

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 Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jeff Yung, Sarah Beaudin, and Brian Quintero). The soon-to-be-afore-discussed: Project Hail Mary (dirs Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, starr Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce). Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (dirs Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, starr Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood). “Reminders of Him” and “Undertone”

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 fiction comedy Hoppers (dir Daniel Chong, voice Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco). The Bride! (dir Maggie Gyllenhaal, starr Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz). Previews: 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 Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jeff Yung, Sarah Beaudin, and Brian Quintero). The Bride! And Hoppers and the 2026 Academy Awards

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 soundtrack isn’t as great. Up on the screen: Scream 7 (dir Kevin Williamson, starr Neve Campbell, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Anna Camp, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Mckenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Mark Consuelos, Tim Simons, and Joel McHale). Pillion (dir Harry Lighton, starr Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, Rosie Sheehy, and Anthony Welsh). The documentary/concert film EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert (dir Baz Luhrmann). Not up there, but soon will: The animated science fiction comedy Hoppers (dir Daniel Chong, voice Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco). The Bride! (dir Maggie Gyllenhaal, starr Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz). Protector (dir Adrian Grünberg, starr Milla Jovovich, Matthew Modine, D B Sweeney, and Arica Himmel). “Scream VII,” “Pillion,” and “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert”

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, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris). I Can Only Imagine 2 (dirs Andrew Erwin and Brent McCorkle, starr John Michael Finley, Milo Ventimiglia, Sophie Skelton, Arielle Kebbel, Trace Adkins, and Dennis Quaid). There and later: Scream 7 (dir Kevin Williamson, starr Neve Campbell, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Anna Camp, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Mckenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Mark Consuelos, Tim Simons, and Joel McHale). Pillion (dir Harry Lighton, starr Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, Rosie Sheehy, and Anthony Welsh). The documentary/concert film EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert (dir Baz Luhrmann). “How to Make a Killing” and “I Can Only Imagine 2”

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 Emerald Fennell, starr Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, and Ewan Mitchell). The animated sports comedy Goat (dir Tyree Dillihay, voice Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, Jenifer Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, Eduardo Franco, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, and Stephen Curry). Cold Storage (dir Jonny Campbell, starr Georgina Campbell, Joe Keery, Sosie Bacon, Vanessa Redgrave, Lesley Manville, and Liam Neeson). Crime 101 (dir Bart Layton, starr Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, and Halle Berry). Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die (dir Gore Verbinski, starr Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple). The mockumentary The Moment (dir Aidan Zamiri, starr Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, and Alexander Skarsgård). The forth and coming: How to Make a Killing (dir John Patton Ford, starr Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris). Midwinter Break (dir Polly Findlay, starr Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds). Psycho Killer (dir Gavin Polone, starr Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, and Malcolm McDowell). “’Wuthering Heights,’” “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” “Crime 101,” “Cold Storage,” “The Moment,” and “GOAT”

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, starr Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, and Zoë Bleu). The Strangers — Chapter 3 (dir Renny Harlin, starr Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, and Richard Brake). The documentary The Alabama Solution (dirs Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman). The Wrecking Crew (dir Ángel Manuel Soto, starr Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Frankie Adams, Miyavi, Stephen Root, and Morena Baccarin). The forthcoming: “Wuthering Heights” (dir Emerald Fennell, starr Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, and Ewan Mitchell). The animated sports comedy Goat (dir Tyree Dillihay, voice Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, Jenifer Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, Eduardo Franco, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, and Stephen Curry). Crime 101 (dir Bart Layton, starr Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, and Halle Berry). Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die (dir Gore Verbinski, starr Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple). The mockumentary The Moment (dir Aidan Zamiri, starr Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, and Alexander Skarsgård). The 2016 rom-com Me Before You (dir Thea Sharrock, starr Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance and Brendan Coyle), playing at Voy 61. “Dracula,” “The Strangers: Chapter 3,” “The Alabama Solution,” and “The Wrecking Crew”