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Flick Nation: Elmore Leonard’s the Real Star of Life of Crime

September 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

How does the latest Elmore Leonard crime comedy stack up? Dennis Willis reviews Life of Crime, the latest adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, and tells you why you should watch this film and Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown back-to-back.

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Flick Nation: Captain America leads this week’s video release

September 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

Gia Coppola gets into the family business, John Slattery directs one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final performances … and the Captain is running things now! Hosted by Dennis Willis.

Filed Under: Flick Nation, Movies, Who's Talking

Flick Nation: 2014 Summer Movie Season: What did we learn?

August 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis breaks down the hits and misses of the 2014 summer movie season.

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Flick Nation: TV Reigns Supreme on Video This Week

August 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Julia Roberts and Mark Ruffalo discover the Human Heart, and John Cusack, Jason Patric and Bruce Willis go straight to video. Plus, the latest TV seasons of The Walking Dead and Portlandia. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Sin City 2 Instant Review

August 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

It’s the most honest review you can find: in the car on the way home! Dennis Willis and Steve Wagner’s immediate reaction to Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s long-awaited sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, minutes after seeing it.

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Flick Nation: Battered Bastards of Baseball – A Home Run!

August 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis, Steven Kirk and Steve Wagner not only loved the new Netflix documentary The Battered Bastards of Baseball, they agree that it’s one of the most important movies of year. Strap yourself in for a freewheeling conversation about Hollywood, the love of the game, and why we must always root for the little guy to win.

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Flick Nation: Prolific Director Alex Gibney Returns with Finding Fela

August 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Steve Wagner chats with prolific documentarian Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) about his latest film Finding Fela, a look at legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti.

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Flick Nation: What Exactly is The Zero Theorem About?

August 18, 2014 Leave a Comment

Terry Gilliam’s latest film is a puzzler. Christoph Waltz searches for the meaning of life, Tom Hardy is Locke in a car, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 isn’t very amazing at all. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Free Movie Screening – The Trip to Italy

August 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Talk Pod and Flick Nation want to send you and a guest to the movies, to see the new IFC comedy THE TRIP TO ITALY with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. This is the hilarious sequel to THE TRIP, the movie that featured Coogan and Brydon’s dueling Michael Caine impersonations!

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Flick Nation: The Expendables Come Out Shooting!

August 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Expendables 3 brings together Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, and half of Hollywood – but is it any good? Plus, the latest documentary from director Alex Gibney. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Fading Gigolo is More Than Humor

August 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton are vampires, Woody Allen is John Turturro’s pimp, and the Toy Story gang is trapped in a creepy motel. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Robin Williams Dead at 63

August 11, 2014 1 Comment

Dennis Willis and Steven Kirk react to the shocking death of multi-talented Oscar-winner Robin Williams, why he was important to the Bay Area and why his apparent suicide should spark an honest conversation about depression.

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Flick Nation: How to Fix the Spider-Man Movies

August 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

With The Amazing Spider-Man 2 now available on home media, Dennis Willis, Steven Kirk and Steve Wagner debate all the ways the powers-that-be at Sony can reverse the diminishing financial and creative direction of the franchise, if they really wanted to.

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Flick Nation: Behind Fading Gigolo

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Steve Wagner chats with actor-writer-director John Turturro (O Bother, Where Art Thou, Quiz Show, The Big Lebowski) about his latest film Fading Gigolo, a comedy featuring Woody Allen in a rare starring role as the pimp to Turturro’s gigolo. Fading Gigolo is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD.

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Flick Nation Says Hello

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis, Steve Wagner and Steven Kirk introduce themselves through The Talk Pod.

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Flick Nation: The Latest Video for Home

August 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Muppets and Marlon Wayans star in sequels to better movies, and the iconic TV mystery Twin Peaks returns in the ultimate HD collector’s box set. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Guardians Instant Review

August 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

It’s the most honest review you can find: in the car on the way home! Dennis Willis and Steve Wagner’s immediate reaction to Marvel’s latest blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, minutes after seeing it.

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Flick Nation: Guardians of the Galaxy…Fun

July 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

Marvel’s long-awaited “Guardians of the Galaxy” blasts off and it’s a huge crowd-pleaser with attitude! Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Boyhood is Cinematic History

July 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Steve Wagner chats with acclaimed director Richard Linklater (Before Midnight, Dazed and Confused, Bernie) about his landmark film Boyhood, spending 12 years on one project, the memory power of pop music, and how Bernie is doing.

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Flick Nation: Divergent at Flick Nation

July 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Shailene Woodley is Divergent, Russell Crowe is Noah, and Aaron Paul needs a new agent, er, Speed. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Scarlett Johansson Gets the Instant Review

July 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

It’s the return of the most honest review you can find: in the car on the way home! Dennis Willis and Steve Wagner’s immediate reaction to Luc Besson’s thriller Lucy with Scarlett Johansson, minutes after seeing it.

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Flick Nation: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth and more

July 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Capsule reviews of new movies with Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: And So it Goes with Rob Reiner

July 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

Steve Wagner and Dennis Willis have an exclusive interview with Rob Reiner. “And So it Goes” is more mature but not so much comedy.

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Flick Nation: Loves Boyhood

July 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis and Steve Wagner analyze the production, thematic meaning and lasting effects of Richard Linklater’s masterpiece Boyhood.

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Flick Nation Looks at Zack Braff

July 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis talks with Zack Braff about Wish I Was Here. It is a generational movie.

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Flick Nation: The Movie “Wish I Were Here” is Funded By His Fans

July 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis discusses fundraiser and Kickstarter. Willis talks with Don Lewis.

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Flick Nation: Scarlett Johansson’s new movie. Any good?

July 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

Scarlett Johansson comes from outer space, and former Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a solid character actor. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

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Flick Nation: Emmy News

July 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis says the TV Emmy nominations are very predictable. Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Madmen, Breaking Bad, True Detective, Downton Abbey are all good choices.

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Flick Nation: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a Very Good Movie

July 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dennis Willis and Steve Wagner from FlickNation say Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a very good movie. Planet of the Apes is like Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back.

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Flick Nation: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

July 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Flicknation’s Dennis Willis talks about Planet of the Apes trying bridge the gap between animal and human. Willis says there should be Academy Awards here, one of the best films of the year.

Filed Under: Flick Nation, Movies, Who's Talking

Flick Nation Talks About the Movie “Transcendence”

July 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil. This week, Jason Bateman, director Lars von Trier, and Johnny Depp need not apply. Hosted by Dennis Willis.

Filed Under: Flick Nation, Movies, Who's Talking

Flick Nation Praises Roger Ebert

July 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

FlickNation’s Dennis Willis talks about great movie reviewers. He praises Roger Ebert.

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