January 2, 2025 with Dave and Darren — “A Complete Unknown,” “Nosferatu,” “The Fire Inside,” “Babygirl,” “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” “The Six Triple Eight,” and “Juror #2”

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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra move on to lightning round to cover all the films Schulz had seen over the break, and conclude by discussing Schulz’s films of 2024:

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December 19, 2024, with Dave and Darren — “Kraven the Hunter,” “Nightbitch,” “Maria,” “Queer,” and “Flow”

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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra pause their respective pre-holiday maneuvers to discuss the films on offer:

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December 12, 2024, with Dave and Darren — “The Return,” “Y2K,” “A Different Man,” and “Between the Temples”

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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk films, as is their wont, and await the arrival of novelist Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch, which was adapted recently for the screen by Marielle Heller:

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December 5, 2024, with Dave and Darren — “Wicked,” “Gladiator II,” “The Piano Lesson,” “Moana 2,” and “Blitz”

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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra are back from the Thanksgiving break to talk turkey — about movies.

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Todd McGreevy & AD in the Morning on WQUD Discuss the November Edition of River Cities’ Reader

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River Cities’ Reader publisher Todd McGreevy talks with WQUD GM Aaron Dail about the contents of, and items related to, the November edition of the River Cities’ Reader, Issue N° 1027. With Hugh Grant’s wide-eyed visage adorning the cover, and a review by Mike Schulz of Heretic, the film HG made with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the film poster’s tagline, “Question Everything,” remains as pertinent as ever. They are certainly words to live by.

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November 21, 2024, with Dave and Darren — “A Real Pain,” “Red One,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “Hot Frosty”

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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk movies. It’s like a box of chocolates — you never know if you’ll need a shot of insulin on standby.

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November 15, 2024, with Dave and Darren — “Anora” and “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”

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Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk movies. But then. . . they’ve always talked movies. We should know: You’ve always listened to them. . .

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Todd McGreevy on WVIK’s “Saturday Morning Live!” with Kai Swanson, October 26, 2024

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River Cities’ Reader publisher Todd McGreevy is Kai Swanson’s guest at the WVIK Quad Cities’ public radio studios on the campus of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.  Swanson and McGreevy both attended Augustana College in the 1980’s. Saturday Morning Live! is a conversational tradition carried on by Swanson for the past two years, established by WVIK impresario, Don Wooten decades ago. Continue reading Todd McGreevy on WVIK’s “Saturday Morning Live!” with Kai Swanson, October 26, 2024 →