Deadpool (Red Band Trailer)
It’s Christmas Day, when Deadpool decorates with trailers Red & Green. One that’s “nice” and one that’s “naughty” (the way it’s meant to be seen). Feature red band trailer for Deadpool that was released on Christmas...
The 12 Days of Star Wars: Day Eleven
I woke up this morning and drank my coffee out of my Star Wars cup. I showered and got dressed in my Millenium Falcom t-shirt. I put on my Empire Strikes Back vans and now I’m waiting for my brother-in-law to pick me up and take us to San Francisco to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We will be in line around 4 hours early, my and my fellow nerds. I am in full movie geek mode and couldn’t be more stoked. But this week has been...
The 12 Days of Star Wars: Day Ten – The Force Awakens (Review)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… It’s almost surreal to see those words grace the screen after so many years, so many bad prequels, and crushing anticipation for The Force Awakens. It takes a moment to read “Episode VII” in the opening scroll and deliberately put aside two years’ worth of reports, speculation, and think-pieces about what this film is about. There it is. “Luke Skywalker is missing.” And that’s...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 12/15/15
Franchise Fever! The Transporter attempts to refuel, The Scorch Trials remind us there’s a Maze Runner series, and Minions and Mission Impossible hit stores. But everyone’s watching the same thing this week, and you know what it is. Hosted by Dennis...
Star Trek Beyond (Trailer)
Star Trek Beyond is the third film in the JJverse, following up a not-so-well-received sequel, due to hit theaters on Trek’s 50th anniversary. It was co-written by co-star Simon Pegg and directed by the guy who led the Fast and Furious resurgence. Nobody has any idea what the movie is about, until today. And even now, the best we’ve got is that the U.S.S. Enterprise, deep in the middle of its celebrated five-year mission,...
The 12 Days of Star Wars: Day Seven
As any Star Wars fan worth his Midichlorians will tell you, the release of the original Star Wars back in 1977 kicked off the grand era of the movie tie in merchandising, with enough licensed toys, games, costumes, etc. to fill the Death Star. Of course, you can go back to the late ‘60s and early ‘70s to find tie-in toys for the original Star Trek series, many of which I had, like the infamous choke-hazard mega-toy, the Star Trek...
The 12 Days of Star Wars: Day Six
As we count down to The Force Awakens, there are a million think pieces across the interwebs about what Star Wars has meant to fans for the past four decades. Here at Flick Nation, the conversation has been a fun one as we recall toys, first-time viewing experiences, and the like. But here is an enduring aspect of the Star Wars experience that people tend to forget about: how many times we have purchased the damn things! A few days...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 12/08/15
Marvel drops a bomb and an ant-sized smash, the Thunder Buddies for life battle the legal system, and the little Minions score of the year’s biggest hits. Hosted by Dennis...
Batman Versus Superman: Dawn of Justice (Trailer 2)
As we talked about earlier this week, a new trailer for Batman –VS- Superman: Dawn of Justice was coming this week and right on time, it plopped Wednesday night. And the Internet comic book kingdom collapsed upon itself in a massive freak-out of negativity. I’m typically not the kind of person who either looks at other “critics” opinions before voicing my own nor am I a writer who gets caught up in Internet Bandwagon Bashing. That...
Batman Versus Superman: Dawn of Justice (Teaser Trailer)
From the “Office of Say What Now?” comes this very cool but very peculiar teaser trailer for Batman Versus Superman: Dawn of Justice or as it’s better known around the water cooler, That New Batman Versus Superman Movie. While this teaser is certainly cool, intriguing and a much different look at the film as opposed to the previous trailer, I’m not entirely sure what’s going on. But I have a guess. Rumors about the storyline of Batman...
Captain America: Civil War (Trailer)
I’m really not the world’s biggest superhero film fan but I do have a deep love of comic books even though I kind of phased out of buying and reading them years ago. (Too expensive, we just had a baby, etc…) And right when I tuned out, all the awesomeness of the “Marvel Civil War” storylines happened. Essentially the government decided they needed to regulate superheroes and some heroes agreed (Tony Stark/Iron Man) and others didn’t...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 11/24/15
Meryl Streep sings, Tom Cruise saves the world and Shaun the Sheep tries to get home. But one of these films has the truly impossible mission… Hosted by Dennis...
Son of Saul (Review)
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve seen Son of Saul, the much lauded feature film debut by director László Nemes, and I’m still having a difficult time writing this review. And believe me, I’ve been trying. My main difficulty lies in the fact that the film is unsettling on many, many levels but it’s undeniably a “must see” film. However everytime I want to anoint it a truly “great” film something inside of me gives a little hiccup and...
Matthew McCanaughey Circling Man in Black?
Greetings Flick Nation. That headline you see is what we writers call “click bait” and chances are, you’ve been hooked. See, what I wrote there makes you think maaaaaybe Matthew McConaughey will be in a Men in Black movie or maaaaaybe he’ll be portraying Johnny Cash. Fortunately for you, it’s neither of these things but is much better and also: made you look! Anyway… I think I’ve noted it here...
Flick Nation: Home Media Guide – 11/17/15
Adventureland turns violent, Tomorrowland crashes and burns, and Trainwreck proves it’s just Amy Schumer’s land and we’re living on it. Hosted by Dennis...
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Japanese Trailer)
A not so big secret in movie world is that the Asian market for blockbuster films is where the money’s at these days. I’m not sure why because that market also seems to be pretty big on movie piracy but the sheer force of millions of people must override that. Anyway.. Today a trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped on YouTube and it’s a trailer made for the Japanese audiences. I know this because all the...
Bone Tomahawk (Review)
A debut feature by S. Craig Zahler, this feels like a potential cult favorite; it’s strange and disturbing, but also imaginative and surprising. It displays a rare, impressive amount of patience. Although it’s a long 132 minutes, the movie’s greatest strength is its pacing. No moment feels wasted, and every moment is an opportunity for greater richness of character, or to ponder the rights and wrongs of the...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character Posters
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost here — and now you can get an up-close look at the film’s classic and new characters. The official character posters for Rey, Leia, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, and Finn were revealed today, featuring powerful portraits and a striking design motif. Rey holds her staff defiantly; Leia confidently peers through a data screen; Kylo Ren’s lightsaber crackles; a grim Han Solo holds his blaster at the ready;...
Our Brand is Crisis (Review)
The title of the new movie Our Brand Is Crisis may be a mouthful, but it’s a simple enough concept: in this day and age, political campaigns are not about politics, or people, but about advertising. Based loosely on Rachel Boynton’s 2005 documentary of the same name, the new movie turns a Bolivian election into a media battle. Hardened political consultant ‘Calamity’ Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) — a fictional...
Anomalisa (Trailer)
In August of 2012 filmmaker Charlie Kaufman ran a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign for his newest film, a weird stop-motion animation picture called Anomalisa. Kaufman wrote the script and Dan Harmon (of Community fame) executive produced, alongside others. Earlier this year the film played some film festivals (I missed it at Mill Valley, grrrr) where it garnered flat out rave reviews and today, we can all see what the fuss is...
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