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January 30, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “The Brutalist,” “Presence,” and “Flight Risk”

Posted January 31, 202500:13:45

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk about the latest round of film releases as they each try to withstand the pressure of the looming Oscars...

January 23, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “One of Them Days,” “Wolf Man,” “Nickel Boys,” “The Room Next Door,” and “Hard Truths”

Posted January 23, 202500:18:39

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss the latest pictures as well as this year’s Oscar nominations. Schulz was most happy that many of...

January 16, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “Better Man,” “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” and “The Last Showgirl”

Posted January 16, 202500:15:48

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss a couple Oscar-worthy films and wonder if there was ever a time in the past when anyone would consider...

January 9, 2025 with Dave and Darren — “Den of Thieves: Pantera”

Posted January 10, 202500:21:32

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra spend an inordinate amount of time discussing the films of 2024, as if 2025 never happened. There are a couple...

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”

Posted January 3, 202500:18:45

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...