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

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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.

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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”

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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.

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March 12, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “The Bride!”, “Hoppers,” and the 2026 Academy Awards

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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.

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March 5, 2026, with Dave and Darren — “Scream VII,” “Pillion,” and “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert”

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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.

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February 26, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “How to Make a Killing” and “I Can Only Imagine 2”

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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:

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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”

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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:

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February 12, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “Dracula,” “The Strangers: Chapter 3,” “The Alabama Solution,” and “The Wrecking Crew”

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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:

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January 29, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “Mercy,” “The Lost Bus,” “Come See Me in the Good Light,” and “The Ugly Stepsister”

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Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz talk film and josh about assassins — as one does.

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January 22, 2026 with Dave and Darren — “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” “No Other Choice,” and “The Rip”

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Dave Levora, Darren Pitra, and Mike Schulz get into it on film — and when we say “into it,” we mean “with bicycle chains and rusty switchblades.” Because it’s Oscar season, yo! The Academy Awards, son!

What’s on the screen:

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