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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra would have met up last week, 01/11, but for road conditions, which prevented Schulz from making it to the studio for his klatch with the Deez. No such distractions this week! Of course, this means lightning-round recaps of everything Schulz has seen this week and last.
Let’s get to it, why don’t we?
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Since Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra last spoke, Schulz has seen a bunch of stuff. The sheer volume of viewed material, therefore, necessitates a lightning-round approach to their discussion. But not before Levora recommends to Schulz Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai, which does sound compelling, and Schulz touches upon his Best of/Worst of list for 2023.
Moving on:
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Dave Levora tells Mike Schulz and Darren Pitra that Godzilla Minus One is his N° 1 film-pick; and the only place a person could get the full effect of the film, per Schulz, is The Last Picture House. Schulz likened the film’s ending to It’s a Wonderful Life — he couldn’t stop crying by the end— whereas Levora was able to hold it together, but still felt great for the experience. He also pointed out to Schulz that Godzilla Minus One cost approx $15 million to make, and so far, it’s made $70.7 million. That’s the acme of success, isn’t it? So what does that tell us about the films of 2023 that were made for three times as much and drew back a quarter of their budget? Other than filmmaking demands a strong story for all that technique and all those FX to have any impact?
With that in mind, Schulz discusses Wonka, directed by Paul King and starring Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant.
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Mike Schulz once again celebrates the very existence of The Last Picture House — and with reason! — before he discusses with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra the movies he has seen. Because that’s what Schulz is there for. What else is a movie critic going to do except critique movies in whatever format demands it?
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Mike Schulz is given a moment to extol the virtues of the new Last Picture House before he discusses with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra the movies he has seen — as is their weekly wont.
To whit:
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Mike Schulz discusses with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra the fact that, when you’ve seen nine films since the last time you appeared on the radio, you might need to use lightning rounds. To whit: Continue reading November 30, 2023, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Napoleon,” “Saltburn,” “Wish,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” “Trolls Band Together,” “Rustin,” “Next Goal Wins,” “Thanksgiving,” and “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”
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Mike Schulz discusses with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra the recent incident where the whole of Oppenheimer was posted on Twitter. One presumes it has since been taken down. Director Christopher Nolan has urged fans to hold out for the DVD/Blu Ray version of his film, and, given the uniqueness of the audiovisual spectacle, one is inclined to take his word for it. Getting right into it, Schulz confirms his disengagement from The Marvels, directed Nia DaCosta and starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L Jackson — that is, his disengagement from being able to engage fully with the story. Continue reading November 16, 2023, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “The Holdovers,” “The Killer,” “Journey to Bethlehem,” and “The Marvels”
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Mike Schulz confirms with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra that the Reader has a database where you can look up old reviews by Schulz to find out what he thought about, say, The Hateful Eight (which none of them have any love for). Levora and Pitra also comment upon Schulz’s critical industry, because, well, five films requires a lot of time to sit on one’s butt in a dark room staring at a screen, y’know? The first film to test Schulz’s gluteal endurance was Priscilla, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Domińczyk, Tim Post, Continue reading November 9, 2023, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Priscilla,” “Nyad,” “The Marsh King’s Daughter,” “What Happens Later,” and “Fingernails”
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Dave Levora and Darren Pitra tell Mike Schulz how glad they were that Schulz brought his 9-year-old “younger friend” to see Five Nights at Freddy’s. Levora and Pitra’s reasoning is that, much like the Taylor Swift Eras concert film, Freddy’s didn’t seem like a movie made for middle-aged men like them. Directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Matthew Lillard, Freddy’s is a horror film for kids — nothing that’s going to invade the dreams of our intrepid trio. Security guard Mike Schmidt (Hutcherson) stays overnight at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and finds Continue reading November 2, 2023, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” and “After Death”
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Mike Schulz talks with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra about his favorite Halloween costume from when he was growing up (a grandfather clock) and his least favorite (a pack of Bubble Yum chewing gum — cool concept, but squat execution, rendering movement difficult). Pitra thought it behooved him to ask Schulz because we will not be hearing from him until after the holiday. The three then discuss the one film Schulz saw this week: Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, and Scott Shepherd. At three-and-a-half hours’ runtime, Continue reading October 26, 2023, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Killers of the Flower Moon,” plus Previews of “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” “Freelance,” and “Anatomy of a Fall”