ImageGoing to the cineplex or IMAX this weekend? Every Friday morning at 9 a.m. you can listen to Mike Schulz dish on recent movie releases & talk smack about Hollywood celebs on the Quad City Rocker 104.9FM, with the fabulous morning team of Dave and Darren. The morning crew previews upcoming releases, too.

Or you can check the Reader Web site and listen to their latest conversation by the warm glow of your computer.

Never miss a pithy comment from these three scintillating pundits again.

Friday, December 2, 2011: Discussion of "The Muppets," "Hugo," "Arthur Christmas," "Happy Feet Two," and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1," and previews of... nothing. Nothing at all. Nothing new opens at Quad-Cities cineplexes this weekend. Which means that Mike has to spend his entire Friday stuck in the office. Poor bastard.

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Friday, November 18, 2011: Discussion of "J. Edgar," "Jack & Jill," and "Immortals," and previews of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Happy Feet Two." All this, plus memories of a drunken "Sideways" viewing, Al Pacino impressions, and what "Twilight" might've been had Edward been played by the Count from "Sesame Street." No show next week, folks -- Happy Thanksgiving!

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Friday, November 11, 2011: This week, the guys chat with Emilio Estevez. Emilio Estevez! "The Breakfast Club"! "Repo Man"! "The Mighty Ducks"! They also discuss "The Way," "Tower Heist," "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas," and "Anonymous," and preview "Immortals," "J. Edgar," and "Jack & Jill," but still... . Emilio Estevez!

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Friday, November 4, 2011: Discussion of "In Time," "Puss in Boots," and "The Rum Diary," previews of "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas," "Tower Heist," "Anonymous," and "The Way," a deserved plug for Bluebox Limited's new iTunes release "Impulse," and -- as is wont to happen -- a conversational detour into the continued joys of "Megafault," the cinematic gift that just keeps on giving.

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Friday, October 28, 2011: Discussion of "Paranormal Activity 3," "Johnny English Reborn," and "The Three Musketeers," and previews of "The Rum Diary," "In Time," and the "Shrek" spin-off "Puss In Boots"... though the guys agree that a movie that instead starred that falsetto-voiced Gingerbread Man had the potential to be way funnier.

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Friday, October 21, 2011: Discussion of "Footloose," "The Thing," and "The Big Year," and previews of "Paranormal Activity 3," "The Three Musketeers," "Johnny English Reborn," and "The Mighty Macs." You'll notice that, as he was two weeks ago, Dave is conspicuously silent during the broadcast. Vegas this time. Freakin' slacker.

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Friday, October 14, 2011: Discussion of "The Ides of March," "Real Steel," and "Courageous," and previews of "Footloose," "The Thing," and "The Big Year"... none of which is alloted as much time as the guys' cheerful reminiscence on the tacky joys of "Jaws: The Revenge." When's that 80s remake hitting the cineplex?!

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Friday, October 7, 2011: Discussion of "50/50," "Dream House," and "What's Your Number?", and previews of "The Ides of March" and "Real Steel." You'll notice that Dave remains curiously silent thoughout the segment. Vacationing in Pennsylvania tends to have that effect.

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Friday, September 30, 2011: Previews of "50/50," "Dream House," "What's Your Number?", and "Courageous," and discussion of "Moneyball," "Abduction," "Dolphin Tale," and 'Killer Elite," a ho-hum action-thriller in which Robert De Niro gives a surprisingly good performance. Isn't it depressing that the man's recent career choices have pretty much forced us to qualify his every "good" with "surprisingly"?

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Friday, September 23, 2011: Back and better than ever, the guys preview "Moneyball," "Killer Elite," "Abduction," and "Dolphin Tale," discuss "Drive," "Contagion," "Warrior," "The Debt," "Straw Dogs," and "I Don't Know How She Does It," and join in the trashing of "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star," even though none of them have seen it. Of course, no one else did, either.

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Friday, September 2, 2011: In the guys' final Friday-morning broadcast... 'til September 23 (sorry for getting anyone's hopes up there)... discussion of "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," "Our Idiot Brother," and "Sharks 3D," and previews of "The Debt," "Apollo 18," "Seven Days in Utopia," and "Shark Night 3D." Hmm. If only there was some way to avoid being eaten by a shark while spending a weekend at a lakeside cabin... !

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Friday, August 26, 2011: Discussion of "Fright Night" and "One Day," and previews of "Our Idiot Brother," "Colombiana," and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." With lengthy, tangential banter about the effectiveness of devil-doll movies and the filmography of late character actor Michael Sarazin, because these subjects are more interesting to discuss than this year's slate of late-August releases.

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Friday, August 19, 2011: Discussion of "Final Destination 5," "30 Minutes or Less," and "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie," and previews of "Conan the Barbarian," "Fright Night," "One Day," and "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World," the latter of which is being presented in both 3D and, ahem, Aroma-Scope. Because how else would we know if it stinks?

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Friday, August 12, 2011: Previews of "30 Minutes or Less," "Final Destination 5," and "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie," and discussion of "The Change-Up," "The Help," and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," allowing Dave the opportunity to do his "Soylent Green is people!!!!!" routine. A lot.

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Friday, August 5, 2011: Previews of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "The Change-Up," and discussion of the action blockbusters "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "Cowboys & Aliens," the star-studded romantic comedies "Friends with Benefits" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love," the kiddie slapstick "The Smurfs," and director Terrence Malick's critically-acclaimed cinematic tone poem "The Tree of Life." Guess which one is no longer playing at a theater near you?

Friday, July 22, 2011: Discussion of "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and "Winnie the Pooh," and previews of "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "Friends with Benefits." The guys are taking next Friday off, so enjoy the banter -- including Darren's curiosity about Harry Potter's Oscar chances, Mike's denseness about the Captain America mythology, and Dave's verbal ogling of Mila Kunis -- while you can.

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Friday, July 15, 2011: Discussion of "Horrible Bosses" and "Zookeeper," and previews of "Winnie the Pooh" and "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the latter of which Darren demands to be told the ending to, on air. SPOILER ALERT! There are no on-air spoilers.

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Friday, July 8, 2011: Discussion of "Larry Crowne," previews of "Horrible Bosses" and "Zookeeper," and more time than seems merited spent on the subject of Mike's sunburn. Though it is really unsightly and painful.

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Friday, July 1, 2011: Discussion of "Cars 2" and "Bad Teacher," discussion and a preview of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," and previews of "Larry Crowe" and "Monte Carlo." Learn why Darren feels he has more in common with Selena Gomez than Tom Hanks!

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Friday, June 24, 2011: After two Friday broadcasts unavailable online (due to storm-related technical difficulties), the guys return to discuss "Green Lantern" and "Mr. Popper's Penguins," preview "Cars 2" and "Bad Teacher," and shill for a follow-up to "Heathers." Hey, Hollywood's sequel-izing every other freakin' movie on the planet...!

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Friday, June 3, 2011: After a Friday off, the guys return to discuss and/or preview every movie that's opened locally over the last 15 days: "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "The Hangover Part II," "Kung Pu Panda 2," and "X-Men: First Class." Those looking forward to a Dave & Darren segment with absolutely no mention of sequels are advised to return in, oh, two-and-a-half months or so.

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Friday, May 20, 2011: Discussion of "Bridesmaids," "Priest," and "Jumping the Broom," and a preview of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Plus, the guys reminisce about David Bowie's and Mick Jagger's "Dancing in the Dark" video, the screening of "Simpsons" shorts before feature presentations, movie theatres that employed actual projectionists... . Hey! Remember the '80s?!?

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Friday, May 13, 2011: Discussion of "Thor" and "Something Borrowed," and previews of "Priest" and "Bridesmaids"... with two audio clips from the latter film, because the second clip is too grossly funny not to be heard. As an added bonus, listen as the number of followers on Mike's new Twitter account (mikeschulznow) literally quintuples during the broadcast -- from one to five!

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Friday, May 6, 2011: Discussion of "Fast Five," "Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil," and "Win Win," and previews of "Thor" (which includes an audio clip) and not one but two romantic comedies about weddings (which, perhaps mercifully, don't). Plus, Mike gets a verbal smackdown for his disinterest in the TV series "Community." Somewhere, Chevy Chase is smiling.

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Friday, April 29, 2011: Discussion of "Water for Elephants," "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family," and "African Cats," and previews of "Fast Five," "Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil," and Disney's "Prom." Two of those three clips are hysterical; the only one that isn't is the only one that was meant to be.

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Friday, April 22, 2011: Discussion of "Scream 4," "Rio," and "The Conspirator," and previews of "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family," "African Cats," and "Water for Elephants." All this plus Dave's Christoph Waltz impression, Mike's half-hearted defense of Tyler Perry, Darren hypothesizing on the perfect Johnny Depp role... . Happy Easter, everyone!

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Friday, April 15, 2011: Discussion of "Arthur," "Hanna," "Born to be Wild 3D," "Your Highness," and "Soul Surfer," previews of "Scream 4," "Rio," and "The Conspirator," and Dave's minor tirade against the South. Kind of like General Sherman's "minor tirade," but a little more vicious.

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Friday, April 8, 2011: Discussion of "Hop," "Source Code," and "Insidious," a shameless plug for the new play Mike's appearing in, and previews of "Hanna," "Your Highness," "Arthur," "Born to Be Wild 3D," and "Soul Surfer," the inspirational, based-on-true-events story of a young girl who loses an arm to a shark yet, miraculously, goes on to become a champion surfer. Those surprised and appalled by Darren's joke following the audio clip can only be first-time listeners.

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Friday, April 1, 2011: Discussion of "Sucker Punch" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," and previews of "Source Code," "Insidious," the now-PG-rated "The King's Speech," and "Hop," the latter of which finds its Easter Bunny character voiced by Russell Brand -- or, as Dave calls him, "the British Penelope Ann Miller." Ouch.

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Friday, March 25, 2011: Discussion of "The Lincoln Lawyer," "Limitless," and "Paul," and previews of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" and Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch." Expect lots of slow-motion, desaturated colors, and perhaps a cameo by an owl of Ga'Hoole.

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Friday, March 18, 2011: Previews of "Limitless," "The Lincoln Lawyer," and "Paul," and discussion of "Mars Needs Moms," "Red Riding Hood," and "Battle: Los Angeles." Remember: If you're ever trapped in your apartment complex while marauding aliens are laying waste to everything in sight, there's no better time to toss in a load of laundry -- you get the machines all to yourself!

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Friday, March 11, 2011: Previews of "Battle: Los Angeles," "Red Riding Hood," and "Mars Needs Mom," and discussion of "Rango," "The Adjustment Bureau," and "Beastly." Plus, Dave's reminiscence of that time he was in Vegas with a mouth full of schnitzel, and belly full of schnapps, and an audience with Siegfried of Siegfried & Roy. Now that's a vacation.

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Friday, March 4, 2011: Previews of "Rango," "The Adjustment Bureau," "Take Me Home Tonight," "Beastly," and "Carmen 3D," discussion of "Cedar Rapids," "Drive Angry 3D," and "Hall Pass," a brief postmortem on the Academy Awards, and a dialogue on Darren's thus-far-unproduced scripts, including the one where Mickey Rooney plays a World War II veteran in the care of a Japanese robot who urinates saki. Why Hollywood hasn't yet run with this idea remains a mystery.

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Friday, February 25, 2011: Predictions for Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, discussion of "Unknown," "I Am Number Four," and "Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son," and previews of "Hall Pass," "Cedar Rapids," and "Drive Angry 3D," a movie that doesn't sound anywhere near as entertaining as Dave & Darren's imagined sequel -- "Driving Miss Daisy Angry 3D."

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Friday, February 11, 2011: Discussion of "The Roommate" and "Sanctum," and previews of "The Eagle," "Gnomeo & Juliet," "Just Go with It," and "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never." You may wanna turn down the volume when the Justin Bieber clip kicks in, folks -- not because of the music, but because of the apoplectic shrieking of the star's tween fan base. It's like the beach scene in "Pirahna 3D."

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Friday, February 4, 2011: Discussion of "The Mechanic" and "The Rite," and previews of "Sanctum" and "The Roommate" -- the latter a film starring Leighton Meester, whom Dave is dying to meet just for the opportunity to shout, "Hey! Get over here, Meester!"

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Friday, January 28, 2011: Discussion of "No Strings Attached" and "The Way Back," previews -- with film clips -- of "The Rite" and "The Mechanic," and previews -- without film clips -- of "Inside Job" and "127 Hours." Apologies to those hoping to hear snippets of The Scene with James Franco and his dull knife. Can't have people fainting at their laptops, you know.

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Friday, January 21, 2011: Discussion of "The Green Hornet" and "The Dilemma," previews of "No Strings Attached," "The Way Back," and (despite it not playing in the area) "The Company Men," and Dave's vociferous rant against "Black Swan." He hated "Blacjk Swan." Like, really hated it. Like, Mike-you're-never-appearing-on-this-show-again-for-that-dumbass-recommendation hated it.

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Friday, January 14, 2011: Discussion of "Season of the Witch" and "Country Strong," previews of "The Green Hornet" and "The Dilemma," a recap of Mike's least-favorite movies of 2011, and an exploration of the burning question: What the hell happened to Vince Vaughn?

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Friday, January 7, 2011: Didja miss 'em? Reunited for the first time in five (!) weeks, the guys preview "Country Strong" and "Season of the Witch," discuss such holiday fare as "Black Swan," "True Grit," "The Fighter," "Gulliver's Travels," and "Little Fockers," run through Mike's Top-10 list for 2010... and Dave performs several of his favorite scenes from David Lynch's "Wild at Heart." Let the 2011 fun commence!

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Friday, December 3, 2010: With Dave taking the morning off and next-to-nothing to say about new release "The Warrior's Way," Darren and Mike discuss "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part I," "The Next Three Days," "Love & Other Drugs," "Tangled," "Faster," and "Burlesque," plus two movies that Mike saw out-of-town -- "127 Hours" and "Fair Game." As an FYI, there'll be no new segment on the 10th, or on the 24th, or on the 31st, and potentially no segment on the 17th, either. So if this is it for the year... catch you in 2011!

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Friday, November 19, 2010: Before taking next Friday off, the guys preview "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows; Part I" and "The Next Three Days," and discuss "Unstoppable" and the ridiculous "Skyline." Remember, folks, if brain-sucking alien marauders ever land in your neighborhood, you'll be safe if you remember two words: Venetian blinds. Superior life forms just hate 'em.

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Friday, November 12, 2010: Previews of "Unstoppable" and "Skyline," discussion of "Megamind," "Due Date," "For Colored Girls," and "Waiting for 'Superman,'" and a preview and discussion of "Morning Glory." Plus, a split opinion over the cellective oeuvre of director Tony Scott, an argument for the immediate rental of "Sharktopus," and a few of Darren's favorite quotes from "Skyjacked," 'cuz it's been a while.

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Friday, November 5, 2010: Discussion of "Saw 3D" and "Conviction," previews of "Due Date," "Megamind," "Waiting for 'Superman,'" and "For Colored Girls," shilling for the Reader's 17th-anniversary party on November 11, and a "30 Rock" clip. All this, plus Dave's one-man rendition of Alex Haley's Sounder starring Cicely Tyson and Neil Diamond. How could you not want to listen?

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Friday, October 29, 2010: Discussion of "Paranormal Activity 2" and "Hereafter," and a preview of "Saw 3D," which is being billed as "The Final Chapter." Until, that is, the inevitable "Saw" reboot in a coupla years.

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Friday, October 22, 2010: Together again! This week, the guys preview "Paranormal Activity 2" and "Hereafter," and discuss "Jackass 3D," "RED," "Life as We Know It," "My Soul to Take," "It's Kind of a Funny Story," and a movie not currently on Quad Cities' screens, the Ryan Reynolds thriller "Buried." That latter title prompts Dave and Darren's creation of the adjective "Mackle," as in, "Ryan Reynolds gets totally Mackled in that movie." Inspired by the experiences of one Barbara Jane Mackle. Look it up. It's kind of a horrible story.

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Friday, October 8, 2010: With Darren enjoying Friday day off -- and before Mike enjoys a Friday off next week -- Dave and Mike discuss "The Social Network," "Case 39," "Let Me In," "Chain Letter," and "Across the Sea of Time," preview "Life As We Know It," "It's Kind of a Funny Story," and "My Soul to Take," and preview and discuss "Secretariat." Diane Lane, a horse, and no zombies. Guess what the verdict is.

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Friday, October 1, 2010: Discussion of "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," "You Again," and "The Virginity Hit," and previews of "The Social Network" and no less than three horror movies: "Let Me In," "Chain Letter," and "Case 39," the audio clip for which features a lot of slamming doors. A lot of slamming doors. Sweet lord in heaven, so many slamming doors... .

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Friday, September 24, 2010: Back from his weekend in Las Vegas, Dave reunites with Darren and Mike to discuss "The Town," "Easy A," "Devil," and "Alpha & Omega," and preview "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," "You Again," "The Virginity Hit," and "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole." Dave also discusses the idea of betting on which movies Mike will and won't like, and cleaning up when a longshot title comes through. You can take the boy out of Vegas... .

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Friday, September 17, 2010: Dave's out of town, but that doesn't stop Darren and Mike from chatting about weekend releases "The Town," "Easy A," "Alpha & Omega," and "Devil" -- "from the mind of M. Night Shymalan"! -- or last weekend's "Resident Evil: Afterlife," "Flipped," and "16 to Life"... the latter two of which have already left a theater near you. Also featuring the return of the James Bond theme, because Darren doesn't know where Dave keeps the "Mad Men" file.

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Friday, September 10, 2010: Discussion of "Going the Distance" and "Machete," previews of "Resident Evil: Afterlife," "Flipped," and "16 to Life," and sneak previews of next weekend's releases, including an M. Night Shymalan horror flick that Shymalan neither wrote nor directed... which means it might not suck as badly as most of his movies do.

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Friday, September 3, 2010: Previews of "Going the Distance" and "Machete," discussions of "The Last Exorcism," "Takers," "Get Low," and "Restrepo," and a preview and discussion of "The American." Hey, it's Labor Day weekend -- it seemed like the patriotic thing to do.

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Friday, August 27, 2010:

Discussion of "Piranha 3D," "The Switch," and "Nanny McPhee Returns," and previews of "Get Low," "Takers," and "The Last Exorcism." With a completely unexpected guest appearance by "Jersey Shore"'s Snooki, just 'cause she's everywhere.

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Friday, August 20, 2010:

Didja miss 'em? After a week off, the guys discuss "The Other Guys," "The Expendables," "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World," "Eat Pray Love," and "Step Up 3D" (kind of), and preview "Piranha 3D," "The Switch," "Lottery Ticket," "Vampires Suck," and "Nanny McPhee Returns" (kind of). With two clips from "Piranha 3D." Not two different clips, but the same clip played twice. It's that good.

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Friday, August 6, 2010:

Previews of "The Other Guys" and "Step Up 3D," a shameless plug for the forthcoming area production of "Wit," and discussion of "The Kids Are All Right," "Charlie St. Cloud," and -- last but certainly not least -- "Dinner with Schmucks." Dave absolutely loves the movie. Mike really doesn't. It gets kinda ugly.

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Friday, July 30, 2010:

Discussion of "Salt" and "Ramona & Beezus," previews of "Dinner for Schmucks" and "Charlie St. Cloud," and mere mentions of "The Kids Are All Right" and "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," 'cause there are no clips for them. To make it up to listeners, Dave plays not one but two clips from the Zach Efron drama about the troubled kid who realizes that he's just got to let go. You're welcome.

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Friday, July 23, 2010:

Back from last week's hiatus, the guys offer discussion of "Inception," "Despicable Me," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," "Cyrus," and "Predators," and previews of "Salt" and "Ramona & Beezus." And be sure to listen for Dave's introduction of a phrase that'll no doubt sweep the nation: "If that's your bag of tea... ."

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Friday, July 9, 2010: Previews of "Despicable Me" and "Predators," and discussion of... absolutely no new movies, since the guys got all caught up last Friday. Instead, enjoy Dave's Christian Bale impression and the gents' pitch for the next sequel to "Predator"!

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Friday, July 2, 2010: Discussion of "Knight & Day" and "Grown Ups," and previews and discussion of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "The Last Airbender." Mike even brings in notes to make sure he quotes his favorite "Airbender" lines correctly. This is not a compliment.

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Friday, June 25, 2010: After a week off, the guys are back to preview "Knight & Day" and "Grown Ups," plug (for the absolute last time) Mike's appearance in "Art," and discuss "The Karate Kid," "The A-Team," "Jonah Hex," and "Toy Story 3." Regarding that last title, there are laughs, there are tears, there's suspense... and that's just Dave describing the movie.

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Friday, June 11, 2010: Wishing Darren a speedy recovery, Dave and Mike discuss "Get Him to the Greek," "Splice," "Marmaduke," and "Killers," continue to shamelessly plug "Art," and preview "The A-Team" and "The Karate Kid." That's right -- apparently, at the cineplex this weekend, it's 1984. You think tickets will only be three bucks each?

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Friday, June 4, 2010: Discussion of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," a shameless plug for Mike's forthcoming production of "Art," and previews of "Get Him to the Greek," "Splice," "Killers," and "Marmaduke." Judge for yourselves which of the audio clips is the most obnoxious: the one for "Get Him to the Greek," because you can't understand a word that's being said, or the one for either "Killers" or "Marmaduke," because you can.

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Friday, May 28, 2010: The gents return for a preview of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," discussion of "Shrek Forever After" and "MacGruber," and a preview and discussion of "Sex & the City 2." For a full understanding of the two-and-a-half hour "S&TC2" experience, imagine the included clip multiplied by 300. You've been warned.

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Friday, May 7, 2010: Previews of "Iron Man 2" and "Babies," a plea for all bad-movie lovers to get their hands on "The Room" immediately, and discussion of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Furry Vengeance." Turns out the flask would've been helpful. As would a cyanide tablet.

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Friday, April 30, 2010: Discussion of "The Back-Up Plan" and "The Losers," and previews of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Furry Vengeance." With a cameo by Robert Englund, and a challenge to Mike: Make it through Furry Vengeance without the assistance of a flask.

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Friday, April 23, 2010: Discussion of "Kick-Ass," "Death at a Funeral," and "Oceans," and previews of "The Losers" and "The Back-up Plan." The latter features Jennifer Lopez as a single woman who, fed up with the dating scene, decides who have a child on her own... and winds up getting pregnant... on the very same day... that she meets the man of her dreams! "That's J. Lo!!!"

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Friday, April 16, 2010: Discussion of "Date Night" and "Letters to God," and previews of "Death at a Funeral" and "Kick-Ass." Plus, as an added bonus, Mike's very own how-I-became-a-movie-reviewer origin story! Granted, it's probably not as exciting as Kick-Ass', but still... .

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Friday, April 9, 2010: After a week off, the guys return to discuss "Hot Tob Time Machine," "How to Train Your Dragon," "Clash of the Titans," and "The Last Song," and preview "Letters to God" and "Date Night." With two audio clips from the Steve Carell/Tina fey comedy, not because the first clip is so funny, but because... well, because it isn't so funny.

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Friday, March 26, 2010: Discussion of "The Ghost Writer," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," "Hubble 3D," and "The Bounty Hunter," and previews of "Hot Tub Time Machine" and "How to Train Your Dragon"... though a slip of the tongue causes Dave to accidentally refer to it as "How to Drain Your Dragon." Imagine that movie in 3D.

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Friday, March 19, 2010: Previews of "Repo Men," "The Bounty Hunter," "The Ghost Writer," and "Diary of a Wimpy Kind," and discussion of "Green Zone," "Our Family Wedding," "She's Out of My League," and "Remember Me." SPOILER ALERT: The guys' "Remember Me" conversation leads to Dave turning off Mike's mic so he can get the off-air skinny on a climactic plot development. SPOILER TO THE SPOILER: Dave accidentally doesn't turn off Mike's mic, so if you don't want the surprise ruined, skip ahead about 10 seconds after hearing the "Mah Na Mah Na" music.

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Friday, March 12, 2010: Discussion of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Brooklyn's Finest," previews of "Green Zone," "Our Family Wedding," "She's Out of My League," and "Remember Me," and a heftier-than-usual amount of sage dating advice. Remember, guys: If your date orders her dessert before her main course in an attempt to seem endearingly quirky, you ask for the check and get the hell out of there.

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Friday, March 5, 2010: Discussion of "Cop Out" and "The Crazies," previews of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Brooklyn's Finest," and the guys make their Academy Awards predictions... which somehow turns into a parody of "Saturday Night Live"'s parody of PBS' "The McLaughlin Group." Only on Oscar weekend, folks.

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Friday, February 26, 2010: Discussion of "Shutter Island" and "A Single Man," and previews of "The Crazies" and "Cop Out," the latter of which begs the question: Has there been a decent buddy-cop movie released since "Turner & Hooch"?

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Friday, February 19, 2010: Discussion of "The Wolfman," "Valentine's Day," and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," and previews of "Shutter Island" and "A Single Man," the latter of which casts Julianne Moore as a woman in love with a gay man. Yes. Again.

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Friday, February 12, 2010: Previews of "The Wolfman," "Valentine's Day," and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," and discussion of "From Paris with Love," "Crazy Heart," "Australia: Land Beyond Time," and "Dear John" ... a Nicholas Sparks movie in which Channing Tatum got Mike all teary-eyed. He's deeply ashamed.

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Friday, February 5, 2010: Discussion of "Edge of Darkness," "When in Rome," and the 2010 Oscar nominations, and previews of "From Paris with Love" and "Dear John." Think you can't imagine anything more soul-draining than an audio clip from a Nicholas Sparks adaptation? Try listening to two of 'em.

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Friday, January 29, 2010: Discussion of "Tooth Fairy," "Legion," and "Extraordinary Measures," and previews of "Edge of Darkness" and "When in Room." With a cameo by Justin Kirk's publicist, although, unfortunately, not Justin Kirk himself.

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Friday, January 22, 2010: Discussion of "The Lovely Bones," "The Book of Eli," and "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," and previews of "Extraordinary Measures," "Legion," and "Tooth Fairy." Darren has a bit of a problem with the premise for "Tooth Fairy," but not with the premise for "Legion." Interesting.

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Friday, January 15, 2010: They're ba-a-a-ack! Well, most of them are. With Dave absent, Darren and Mike discuss "Youth in Revolt," "Daybreakers," "The Young Victoria," and "Wild Ocean 3-D," preview "The Book of Eli," "The Spy Next Door," "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," and "The Lovely Bones," chat about the Golden Globes, shamelessly plug the new play Mike's appearing in ... .

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Friday, December 11, 2009: Discussion of "Brothers," "Armored," "Everybody's Fine," and "Transylmania," and previews of Disney's "The Princess & the Frog" and Clint Eastwood's "Invictus." With a Dave & Darren re-enactment of Eastwood's "Changeling" that's almost entertaining enough to make you want to see the movie again. Almost.

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Friday, December 4, 2009: Previews of "Everything's Fine," "Armored," "Brothers," and "Transylmania," and discussion of -- deep breath -- "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," "Planet 51," "The Blind Side," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "A Serious Man," "The Road," "Precious," "An Education," and "Old Dogs." See what happens when the guys take one lousy Friday off?

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Friday, November 20, 2009: Previews of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," "Planet 51," and "The Blind Side," and discussion of "Pirate Radio" and "2012." With a bit of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" thrown in for good measure, so we can all remember, you know, fun times spent with John Cusack.

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Friday, November 6, 2009: Discussion of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," "Astro Boy," and "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," and previews of "The Fourth Kind," "Disney's A Christmas Carol," "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and "The Box." Alien abductions, Jim Carrey in multiple roles, Jeff Bridges in The Dude mode, and Frank Langella with half a face -- could be a fun weekend.

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Friday, October 30, 2009: A preview of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" and discussion of  "Saw VI," "Amelia," and "Good Hair," after which Darren reveals that -- if he were an African-American -- he'd bypass the hair relaxer and go for the big-ass afro.

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Friday, October 23, 2009: Discussion of  "Paranormal Activity," "Law-Abiding Citizen," "The Stepfather," and "Where the Wild Things Are," and previews of "Saw VI," "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," "Astro Boy," and "Amelia." Dave, Darren, and Mike are not responsible for any head injuries that might result from listening to the first half of the "Amelia" clip and choosing to bash your brains in rather than listen to the second half.

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Friday, October 16, 2009: Discussion of  "Couples Retreat," and previews of "Paranormal Activity," "Law-Abiding Citizen," "The Stepfather," and "Where the Wild Things Are," after which Dave does his James Gandolfini impression. Or his John Travolta impression. Take your pick.

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Friday, October 9, 2009: Discussion of  "Capitalism: A Love Story," "Whip It," "The Invention of Lying," "Zombieland," "Van Gogh: Brush with Genius," and the DVD "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," and a preview of "Couples Retreat." With two clips from the movie, because it's the only new release opening this weekend. Hollywood is perverse.

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Friday, October 2, 2009: Discussion of "Surrogates," "Pandorum," and "Fame," and previews of "Capitalism: A Love Story," "Whip It," "The Invention of Lying," and "Zombieland" -- the latter of which features the undead getting splattered with car doors, a desperate search for Earth's last box of twinkies, Jesse Eisenberg, and an 80-minute running length. If it doesn't end up being the movie of the year, something is seriously amiss.

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Friday, September 25, 2009: Discussion of "The Informant!," "Jennifer's Body," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "Love Happens," and previews of "Surrogates," "Pandorum," and "Fame." They're gonna live forever! They're gonna learn how to fly! High!

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Friday, September 18, 2009: Discussion of "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself," "Sorority Row," and "Whiteout," and previews of "The Informant!," "Jennifer's Body," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," and "Love Happens." And Jennifer Aniston is permanently banned from Dave & Darren's show. Aaron Eckhart, too. It gets ugly.

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Friday, September 11, 2009: With Darren in South Dakota, Dave and Mike discuss "9," "All About Steve," "Extract," and "Gamer," and preview "Sorority Row," "Whiteout," and "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself." And agree that yes, he certainly can.

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Friday, September 4, 2009: Discussion of "The Final Destination," "Halloween II," and "Taking Woodstock," and previews of "All About Steve," "Gamer," and "Extract." With references to early high points in Jason Bateman's career, among them "Teen Wolf Too," "The Hogan Family," "Silver Spoons," and the "Silver Spoons" spin-off "It's Your Move." Yes. These guys are forever trapped in the 80's.

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Friday, August 28, 2009: Discussion of "Inglourious Basterds" and "Post Grad," and previews of "Halloween II," "The Final Destination 3-D," and "Taking Woodstock." Plus a preview of a movie not opening this weekend -- "Big Fan" -- which should be a comedy but, based on the trailer, is most definitely not.

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Friday, August 21, 2009: Discussion of "District 9," "The Time Traveler's Wife," "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," and "Ponyo," and previews of "Inglorious Basterds," "Shorts," and "Post Grad." Featuring the guys' thoughts on which would be worse: Two hours spent with a rampaging Booger Monster, or with Alexis Bledel and a "clever" screenwriter.

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Friday, August 14, 2009: Discussion of "(500) Days of Summer," "A Perfect Getaway," "Julie & Julia," and "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (Dave saw it, too... and has yet to recover), and previews of "District 9," "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," and "The Time Traveler's Wife." With kudos to the latter for its leading character, who uses his time-traveling prowess to win the lottery for his wife. Nice.

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Friday, August 7, 2009: They're back! Discussion of "The Hurt Locker" and "Funny People," and previews of "Julie & Julia," "A Perfect Getaway," "(500) Days of Summer," and "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." With a Mickey-Rourke-in-"Diner" gag for them's that get it.

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Friday, July 17, 2009: After taking the 3rd of July off, and last Friday's power outage, the guys have a lot of catching up to do -- discussion of "Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince," 'Brüno," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Donasaurs," "Public Enemies," "I Love You, Beth Cooper," and "My Sister's Keeper."

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Friday, June 26, 2009: With Darren away, Dave and Mike discuss "The Proposal" and "Year One," preview "My Sister's Keeper," and discuss and preview "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," proving it's never too early in the morning to multi-task.

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Friday, June 19, 2009: Discussion of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" and "Imagine That," previews of "The Proposal" and "Year One," and Dave disagrees with Mike's opinion on "The Hangover." Darren promises to see the movie and break the tie.

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Friday, June 12, 2009: Discussion of "The Hangover," "Land of the Lost," and "My Life in Ruins," and previews of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" and "Inside Out." Prepare for John Travolta impressions and another meditation on the state of Eddie Murphy's career.

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Friday, June 5, 2009: After a week off, the guys discuss "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," "Terminator Salvation," "Up," "Drag Me to Hell," and "Dance Flick," and preview "Land of the Lost," "The Hangover," and "My Life in Ruins" -- and the clips for "Land of the Lost" and "The Hangover" are pretty damned funny.

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Friday, May 22, 2009: With Dave on vacation, Darren and Mike discuss "Angels & Demons" and "The Last Lulluby," and preview "Terminator Salvation," "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," "Dance Flick," and Darren's forthcoming trip to the doctor's.

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Friday, May 15, 2009: Discussion of "Star Trek" and "Next Day Air," and previews of "Angels & Demons" and "The Last Lullaby." Please do not drive or operate heavy machinery while listening to the "Angels & Demons" clip.

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Friday, May 8, 2009: Discussion of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," previews of "Star Trek" and "Next Day Air," and the guys have a collective brain-freeze on what they discussed during last week's show.

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Friday, May 1, 2009: Discussion of "Sugar," "The Soloist," "Obsessed," "Earth," and "Fighting," previews of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," and the guys get to do their Matthew McConaughey impressions.

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Friday, April 24, 2009: Previews of "Obsessed," "The Soloist," "Earth," "Fighting," and "Sugar," discussion on "17 Again," "State of Play," and "Crank: High Voltage," and thoughts on whether the Jason Statham sequel is the worst film in years or just feels like it.

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Friday, April 17, 2009: Discussion of "Observe & Report" and "Hannah Montana: The Movie," previews of "State of Play," "17 Again," and "Crank: High Voltage," and thoughts on a potential "Crank 3."

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Friday, April 10, 2009: Discussion of "Fast & Furious," "Adventureland," and "Sunshine Cleaning," and previews of "Observe & Report," "Hannah Montana: The Movie," and "Dragonball: Evolution."

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Friday, April 3, 2009: Discussion of 'Monsters Vs. Aliens," "The Haunting in Connecticut," and "12 Rounds," previews of "Fast & Furious" and "Adventureland," chat on the baseball movie "Sugar," and an incredibly random question regarding "MacArthur Park."

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Friday, March 27, 2009: Discussion of "Duplicity," "I Love You, Man," and "Knowing"; previews of "Monsters vs. Aliens," "The Haunting in Connecticut," and "12 Rounds"; and a gentle grilling on the results of the River Cities' Reader's Best of the Quad Cities voting.

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Friday, March 20, 2009: The guys discuss The Last House on the Left, Miss March, and Race to Witch Mountain, and preview Duplicity, Knowing, and I Love You, Man.

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Friday, March 13, 2009: Discussion of Watchmen; previews of Race to Witch Mountain, Miss March, and The Last House on the Left.

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Friday, February 20, 2009: Medea Goes to Jail, Fired Up!, Friday the 13th, The International, and Confessions of a Shopaholic.

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Friday, January 30, 2009: Underworld, Inkheart, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Wrestler. Plus: Richard Nixon on Happy Days, and Daniel Plainview in Taken.

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