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September 7, 2023 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “The Equalizer 3,” “Bottoms,” and “Zombie Town”

Posted September 7, 202300:21:16

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss at length the perilous state of super-hero films — and, moreover, movies with numbers in their...

August 31, 2023 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Retribution,” “Golda,” and “The Hill”

Posted August 31, 202300:15:58

Mike Schulz and Dave Levora tell Darren Pitra that Retribution was just as bad as they hoped it would be: Liam Neeson commits too much emotion...

August 24, 2023 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Gran Turismo,” “Blue Beetle,” “Strays,” “Red, White, and Royal Blue,” “Of an Age,” and “Close”

Posted August 24, 202300:15:06

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra point out that, traditionally, no good movies have been released in the last week of August. This fact suggests...

August 17, 2023 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” and “Jules”

Posted August 17, 202300:13:06

Mike Schulz talks with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra about The Last Voyage of the Demeter, director André Øvredal’s adaptation of the “Captain’s...

August 10, 2023 Movie Mike on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Meg 2: The Trench,” “Theater Camp,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”

Posted August 10, 202300:13:47

Mike Schulz talks with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra about the hypnotic qualities of Levora’s lava lamp, as well as stuff cinematic. Schulz, sadly,...