River Cities Reader Podcast

River Cities Reader Podcast


Latest Episodes

August 7, 2025 with Dave and Darren — “Together,” “The Bad Guys 2,” and “The Naked Gun”
August 07, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss films that you shouldnt see with your parents. These are the Blue Velvets of the Twen-Tennies: The reviewed: The Naked Gun (dir Akiva Schaffer, star

July 31, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” “The Home,” and “House on Eden”
July 31, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss the weeks haul of film and get really analytical on the subject of the forthcoming Together: The reviewed: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (dir Matt

July 24, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “Eddington,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and “Smurfs”
July 24, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra know what you did last summer. Fess up: You were living at the movies, werent you? Lets get into it. The films: Smurfs (dir Chris Miller, voiced by James

July 17, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “Smurfs,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and “Eddington”
July 17, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk films mostly reboots (including James Gunns Superman, starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nath

Tanawah Downing Interview with Todd McGreevy, June 27, 2025
July 05, 2025

The River Cities Readers July 2025 cover story was prompted by two civil rights activists who spoke during public with business at the Davenport City Council meeting on June 25, 2025. As of July 5,

July 3, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “F1: The Movie” and “M3GAN 2.0”
July 03, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk about cinema and the New York Times 100 best movies of the millennium. AndSuperman. Whats in: F1: The Movie (dir Joseph Kosinski, starr Brad Pitt, Da

June 26, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “28 Years Later,” “Elio,” and “Bride Hard”
June 26, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk cinema, discuss rumblings ofAndor, anticipate the fourth season ofThe Bear, and declare their united love of air-conditioning. The films: 28 Years Lat

June 19, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Materialists,” and “The Life of Chuck”
June 19, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra talk film like nobodys business. Concerning Bride Hard,of which Schulz says, You know someones gonna wind up dead in the punch bowl, that someone migh

June 12, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “Ballerina,” “The Phoenician Scheme,” and “Dangerous Animals”
June 12, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss all things cinematic. Hey, you remember Tim Keys turn as Pigeon Man in Mickey 17? Dave surely does. . . The films: Ballerina (dir Len Wiseman, starr

June 5, 2025, with Dave and Darren — “Karate Kid: Legends,” “Bring Her Back,” and “Mountainhead”
June 05, 2025

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss films and why some of them exist. Sometimes, there are no easy answers to that question. Films: Karate Kid: Legends (dir Jonathan Entwistle, starr Ja