Dennis Willis talks Golden Globes on KCBS Radio
http://flicknation.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/KCBS-Golden-Globes-1.06.19.mp3 Dennis Willis joined Peter Finch on San Francisco’s KCBS radio, following the 2019 Golden Globes to talk about Bohemian Rhapsody‘s surprise win and it’s Oscar chances moving forward, A Star Is Born‘s momentum, and … is that the way Christian Bale really talks? Check it...
Watch the New Teaser Trailer for Season 2 Of Marvel’s The Punisher
Premise: In the first season, Frank Castle, known throughout New York City as “the Punisher” after exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his family, uncovers a larger conspiracy beyond what was done to him and his family. The second season sees Castle, who has been living a quiet life on the road, drawn into the mystery surrounding the attempted murder of Amy Bendix, forcing him to decide if he should...
Dennis Willis on KGO Radio: Best Films of 2018
Ronn Owens and KGO film critic Dennis Willis talked about some of the best movies they enjoyed this year. Included were Roma, Black KkKlansman, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Black Panther, Mission Impossible – Fallout, The Death of Stalin, Creed II, A Quiet Place, and Incredibles...
2019 Movie Preview
Ronn welcomed his regular film critic Dennis Willis to the first of two reports this holiday season. This time, Ronn and Dennis decided to look forward before looking back as they came up with some movies to look for as potential hits in 2019. Some of the choices include Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, Avengers: Endgame, Glass, the sequel to both Unbreakable and Splitwith...
Bohemian Rhapsody – Review
The long-awaited Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody arrives with a lot of baggage – years spent in development, tumultuous debates about whether the tone of the film should be somber or celebratory, and director Bryan Singer, who was fired mid-production. Dennis Willis examines the film that emerges from all this drama and finds new things to dislike about it, while also admitting that as big screen entertainment goes, is a huge...
A Star is Born – Review
Do we really need a fourth version of A Star Is Born? Film Critic Dennis Willis considers that relevant question while also trying to make sense of just how good it is in his latest review below. From Bradley Cooper’s stunning directorial debut to his complete onscreen transformation, this oft-told melodrama might very well be the best version to date in his opinion – and is certainly the best in half a century. Oh, and did we...
Bad Reputation – Review
Film critic Dennis Willis dives into the world of 70s punk and the indie rock scene of the 80s for a look at the new Joan Jett documentary, Bad Reputation. Jett’s a pioneer, a music and social icon, and a flat-out legend. But would you believe 23 labels turned her down — even after her tenure in the landmark all-girl rock band The Runaways? Bad Reputation deals head-on with the patriarchy of the rock scene, and the fact that Jett...
The King – Review
“The King” is searing documentary that goes beneath the surface of Elvis Presley’s legend to reveal a different side of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s impact on culture music and America, for better or worse. It’s a challenging work that examines Elvis’s mythos from a wide range of perspectives, and Dennis Willis found a lot to admire, and a lot to pick apart. Listen to his review below to find out if the movie about one of Hollywood’s...
40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie – Review
Between 1970 and 1976, Magic Music was the hottest band in Boulder, Colorado. They never recorded an album and disappeared overnight. Forty years later, TV producer Lee Aronsohn set out to find out what happened. In the podcast below, Dennis Willis takes a look at the documentary that attempts the near-impossible: to reunite the group for their first concert in nearly half a...
Mission Impossible: Fallout – Review
http://flicknation.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-Review.mp3 Dennis Willis reviews Mission impossible: Fallout, the sixth installment of the venerable Tom Cruise franchise, as well as what chapter to start the re-watch at, and why these movies are still a hit with audiences 22 years...
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: Home Media Guide – 1/16/18
Dennis Willis spotlights the latest rental, sales, and streaming titles – including David Letterman’s return to TV, on the Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Katt Williams: Great America (Netflix), and the streaming debut of the shark thriller 47 Meters Down. New releases available for rental include the comedic horror movie Happy Death Day, the landmark animated film Loving Vincent, and the tone-deaf drama...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 1/09/18
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about the divided audience over Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Netflix comedy-thriller The End of the F***ing World, the digital premieres of Blade Runner 2049 and Stephen King’s It, and whether Dunkirk works when you watch it on a...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 1/02/18
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about the pros and cons of the theatrical subscription service Moviepass, the Netflix documentary series The Toys That Made Us, the Netflix premiere of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, and the new controversial Dave Chappelle...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 11/28/17
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about the Netflix documentary Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond, the Spike Lee series She’s Gotta Have It, Despicable Me 3, and the all the movies leaving...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 11/14/17
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about separating the art from the artist in a post-Spacey and Louis C.K. world; plus, Amazon’s massive commitment to a multi-season Lord of the Rings TV series, the mid-season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, the neo-western thriller Wind River, with Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, and the absurd Oscar-baiting Tulip Fever, with Alicia...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 11/07/17
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about the short-lived scuffle between Disney, film critics and the Los Angeles Times. As well, Amazon’s streaming of the James Bond catalog, Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning epic The Departed, and the neo noir classic Kiss Kiss Bang...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 10/24/17
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about Amazon’s final season of Red Oaks, the return of Stranger Things, the necessity of Cars sequels (and the surprise discovery that Cars 3 was actually good), the Kristen Stewart ghost tale Personal Shopper, and passing of actor Robert...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 10/17/17
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about the powerful Netflix drama The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) with Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, and dramatic performances from Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller; the David Fincher thriller series Mindhunter, the theatrical hit Girls Trip, and director Sofia Coppola’s version of The Beguiled. Plus, how stoned does one have to be to enjoy Amazon’s reboot of Sigmund and the...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 10/10/17
Dennis Willis chats with KGO Radio’s Brian Copeland about the box office surprise Baby Driver, the Marvel smash Spider-man: Homecoming, the strangely hypnotic dystopian western The Bad Batch; as well as War for the Planet of the Apes, and why Andy Serkis deserves an...
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