2018 Summer Movie Preview
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Ronn Owens about the 2018 Summer Movie Season, the fallacy of Moviepass, and why Avengers: Infinity War may not be the biggest movie ever. Including in the discussion: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Deadpool 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Oceans 8, Incredibles 2, Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again and Won’t You Be My...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 9/29/17
Dennis Willis reviews the true-life Tom Cruise crime flick American Made, and the charming documentary California Typewriter. LISTEN:...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 9/22/17
Dennis Willis reviews the historical sports comedy Battle of the Sexes, in which reining feminist tennis legend Billie Jean King accepted a $100,000 Challenge from male chauvinist champ Bobby Riggs....
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 9/15/17
Dennis Willis reviews Darren Aronofsky’s polarizing new thriller mother! Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem open their doors to surprise guests, and that’s when things get weird. This film is shocking, but there’s a lot more going on under the hood! LISTEN HERE: http://flicknation.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FN-ATM-9.15.17-KGO.mp3 ...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 9/08/17
Dennis Willis reviews the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s classic It; and the Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy Home Again....
Ronn Owens: Dennis Willis on Star Trek Beyond and sequels
Dennis Willis chats with Ronn Owens on KGO Radio – Star Trek Beyond: a return to fun! – But, sequels are not doing well. – Big WARNING to parents about upcoming #SausageParty – cute animation but NOT for kids! – New Jason Bourne film...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 3/11/16
Six weeks ago, nobody even knew 10 Cloverfield Lane existed. The companion piece to 2008’s Cloverfield is filled with nail-biting suspense and might just be the best thing John Goodman has ever done. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 2/11/16
Ryan Reynolds plays the Merc with the Mouth, Michael Moore ponders Where to Invade Next, and Ben Stiller thought the world needed more Zoolander. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 2/05/16
George Clooney and a cast of thousands star in Joel and Ethan Coen’s supremely silly and very funny send-up Hail Caesar; Pride and Prejudice gets bloody; and Star Wars breaks a few more records. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 1/08/16
Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s stop-motion masterpiece Anomalisa is released, as well as the expansion of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s adaptation of The Revenant, with Leonardo DiCaprio. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – Christmas Edition
A flood of big releases and award contenders blast onto the big screen to challenge Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including Jennifer Lawrence’s latest David O. Russell ensemble, the harrowing Leonard DiCaprio adventure The Revenant, and Quentin Tarantino’s gloriously violent 70MM opus The Hateful Eight. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – Star Wars Edition
Star Wars: The Force Awakens may be the most anticipated film ever! Once you get past the unbelievable hype, how is the movie? Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 12/04/15
Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel confront their mortality, artistic freedom and the past in Youth; and multiple Spirit Award nominee James White arrives with two powerful performances. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 11/13/15
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Flick Nation: At the Movies – 11/06/13
James Bond and Charlie Brown roar back into theaters with nostalgic throwbacks to past adventures. One takes a big risk by re-imagining a classic villain … and we’re not talking about Snoopy battling the Red Baron! Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – Halloween Edition
It’s Halloween weekend, which means there are a lot of scare options on the table – from classic Hitchcock to slasher flicks and the Great Pumpkin. Tis’ the season to get spooky! Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 10/23/15
The latest Paranormal Activity wasn’t screened for critics, so that leaves two music-based new releases: Rock the Kasbah, in which Bill Murray gets trapped in Afghanistan and under mountains of bad movie; and Jem and the Holograms, which has absolutely nothing in common with the 80s cartoon that inspired it. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 10/16/15
Michael Fassbender plays the orchestra as iconic Apple co-creator Steve Jobs, a dazzling 3-part high wire act with strong performances from Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels and Seth Rogen. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 10/02/15
Bad news for Matt Damon: he’s been left for dead on the planet Mars. Good news for us: The Martian is an exhilarating crowd-pleaser and Ridley Scott’s best movie in years. Hosted by Dennis...
Flick Nation: At the Movies – 9/25/15
Danger abounds! From the 3D IMAX terror-filled heights of Everest, to the subversive and offensive pages of National Lampoon, nobody is safe! And that’s okay… Hosted by Dennis...