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Dave and Darren on 93.9 FM the Planet

August 4, 2022 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Vengeance” and “DC League of Super-Pets”



Mike, Dave, and Darren return to discuss Mike’s “[laughing] occasionally really hard” during “DC League of Super-Pets” and how much fun “Vengeance” was owing to (or in spite of) B J Novak.

Deep in the Heart of West Texas: “Vengeance” and “DC League of Super-Pets”


July 21, 2022 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Thor: Love & Thunder,” “Where the Crawdads Sing,” “Mrs Harris Goes to Paris,” and “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”



After a week off, the boys are back with discussion of Thor: Love & Thunder, Where the Crawdads Sing, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, an animated kiddie comedy adapted from Blazing Saddles. Seriously.

Hammer Time: “Thor: Love & Thunder”

“Where the Crawdads Sing,” “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” and “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”


June 30, 2022 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — Elvis, The Black Phone, The Phantom of the Open, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande



Thursday, June 30: Discussion of Elvis, The Black Phone, The Phantom of the Open, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, including references to Tom Hanks’s inherent likeability and Emma Thompson’s enduring allure (characters and ages notwithstanding)

Graceland of Opportunity: “Elvis,” “The Black Phone,” “The Phantom of the Open,” “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” and “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”


June 23, 2022 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren – Lightyear, Brian & Charles, Porky’s, Losin’, Soap



Thursday, June 23: Discussion of Lightyear and Brian & Charles, plus references to Porky’s, the Tom Cruise comedy Losin’ In, the ABC sitcom Soap, and other pop-culture touchstones.

What’s Up, Buzz? Tell Me What’s a-Happening!: “Lightyear” and “Brian & Charles”


April 14, 2022 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren



Discussion of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ambulance, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Mike’s movie reviews: Parallel Mothers: “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Ambulance,” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”

“The most fun I’ve had in years! Top five of the decade so far. And, it’s spoiler resistant.”


April 7, 2022 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren



Discussion of Morbius and The Contractor, including vampire bats. Mike explains why he wants to smack Jared Leto.

Mike’s movie reviews:  Leto Me In: “Morbius” and “The Contractor”

“Though the film’s generic title suggests the gazillionth revenge saga to feature Liam Neeson and a gun, Saleh’s offering is actually a thoughtful, tense tale of betrayal that sends a pair of injured, ex-military best friends (Pine and Ben Foster) to Berlin to act as well-paid mercenary soldiers, their mission being the assassination of a scientist for his purported engineering of bio-weapons.”