Rick & Nick Talk Flicks
Rick & Nick Talk Flicks is about movies by two revered local movie critics...and since they're unwilling and/or unable to actually DO their podcast we found two other guys who love movies; Joel Hoover & Dave Brooks. With a theme on most episodes it's clear that these two fill-ins spend waaaaay too much screen time.
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Episode CXI - In Review: Back To The Future Tri...
Sept. 27, 2022 It's one of the best franchises that Hollywood has ever produced and it's a favorite of ours! We give some love to this time travel classic.
72 min
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Episode CX - Big Screen, Small Screen
Sept. 13, 2022 Some great shows have made that leap to the big screen! Recently great films have been adapted for streaming and the small screen. Do you have a favorite?
75 min
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Episode CIX - Fall '22 Preview
Aug. 30, 2022 The fall movie slate tends to get a bit interesting and award worthy! What's incoming? Here's what's on our radar for the remainder of 2022.
71 min
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Episode CVIII - The Franchise Expansion Pack
July 19, 2022 What makes a good movie franchise and what can derail and sink others? Here's our take!
64 min
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Episode CVII - In Review: Top Gun-Maverick
June 14, 2022 We take a SPOILER-FILLED look at one of this summer's hottest movies. Top Gun: Maverick took 36 years to make it to the big screen. Was it worth it? Our take!
72 min
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Episode CVI - Unknown & Unanswered
June 1, 2022 Should all questions be answered in movieland? Should filmmakers hold an audience's hand to such a high degree? Should the viewer be trusted enough to figure it out for themselves?
87 min
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Episode CV - Summer '22 Preview
May 11, 2022 Disappearing into a summertime movie theatre is one of the special things in life! What to see, what to see..... Some thoughts!
72 min
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Episode CIV - Let It Be
May 3, 2022 If one is good then TWO is GOODER! Wait...no. Sometimes a good movie needs to stay just one good movie. No sequel. No remake. Some we think need to stay untouched and some we think should have stayed so.
78 min
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Episode CIII - Script To Screen
Apr. 21, 2022 In our humble opinions, the writer(s) may be THE most critical element to a great movie. Without it you get...well..."less-than good movie." We take an overdue look at the critical writing element of...
87 min
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Episode CII - The Batman
April 5, 2022 Part 2 of our Bat-O-Licious look at the Caped Crusader; we take a SPOLERS-filled look at "The Batman" movie starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturo & Andy...
83 min
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Episode CI - I'm Batman
Mar. 22, 2022 With "The Batman" on the big screen (and before we give our take on that in the next episode) we take a bat-gander back through Adam West, Tim Burton, Nolan & BatFleck that lead us up to now.
84 min
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Episode 100 - A Hundred Reasons Why We Love Mov...
Mar. 8, 2022 For our 100th episode we revisit our first question pondered; What makes for a good movie?
75 min
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Episode XCIX - A Cracked, Rose-Colored Rearview
Feb. 22, 2022 Nostalgia is one heckuva good tool to use in making a movie. Wield it carefully; too much, forced... We look back fondly (and less-so) at some rosie-colored examples.
72 min
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Episode XCVIII - Venus, Mars and a Bucket Of Po...
February 8, 2022 Why do some great performers seem to exceed in a romantic comedy genre and others just don't seem to make it? We jump back into rom coms just in time for Valentine's Day!
75 min
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Episode XCVII - The "Real" Me
Jan. 27, 2022 Real people on the big screen; How much is real and how much is for the reel? Biopics and historical figures on the big screen. Let's meet 'em, shall we?
61 min
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Episode XCVI - Spring Preview '22
Jan. 12, 2022 What to watch, what to watch...? We offer a few suggestions from our radar of upcoming films through the springtime.
81 min
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Episode XCV - Scenes From A Parallel Universe
Dec. 14, 2021 Ever get a case of the "what if's"? What if this other actor got an iconic role made famous by somebody else? What if a well-known part went to the filmmakers' first pick and not the person that actually...
69 min
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Episode XCIV - The Immersive Film Experience
Nov. 23, 2021 When watching a film on a big, flat screen isn't enough! From feel-around, smell-o-vision, 3-D or IMAX, we take a tour through what worked and what didn't.
57 min
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Episode XCIII - The Long Weekend Cornucopia
Nov. 10, 2021 Thanksgiving is approaching along with it's fabulous 4-day weekend! Great time to catch a flick with family and friends. We offer up a few suggestions that we think are worth checking out. We also serve-up a turkey...
69 min
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Episode XCII - The Stuff Dislikes Are Made Of
Oct. 26, 2021 We love movies...just not EVERY part. And some characters and (gulp) and even actors just rub us the wrong way for whatever reason. We show a tad less love for these things...
55 min
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Episode XCI - James Bond Will Return
Oct. 11, 2021 With "No Time To Die" marking Daniel Craig's last mission as 007 the question is who will don the tux going forward? Wanna hear our take? *NOTE* Hoov's spoiler review begins at 1:24:50 **
100 min
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Episode XC - A Looming Strike?
Sept. 28, 2021 Perhaps the biggest work stoppage in Hollywood history is just over the horizon. The I.A.T.S.E. has a vote looming that could usher-in the biggest strike since World War II. We'll try to unpack things a bit...
53 min
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Episode LXXXIX - Word Up! (Cameos)
Sept. 8, 2021 Blink and you'll miss 'em! Some of the greatest short and unannounced appearances in Hollywood lore! The obscure, the quick pop-in that alters the plot and everything that we love about the "movie...
58 min
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Episode LXXXVIII - Fix It, Vol. 5; Extreme Movi...
Aug. 24, 2021 Don't criticize if you can't offer a solution, grandma always said. We each look at one movie & one franchise as we offer our suggestions to make them better.
73 min
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Episode LXXXVII - Fall '21 Preview
Pandemic permitting, the Fall of '21 looks to be chocked full of some great persuasions to get you back to the Big Screen!
77 min