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 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
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Episode LXXXVI - Highly Illogical
July 27, 2021 If our daily lives functioned on the logic (or complete lack of) used in some movies, oh what a world it would be! These logic breakdowns have the power to pull us right out of The Experience and drive us batty!
70 min
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Episode LXXXV - Over! Rated! (*clap*clap*clapcl...
June 22, 2021 Not all that glitters is gold & not all the hype that's heaped on a movie is deserved. Some Hollywood treasures are (we feel) over-hyped. Prepare for controversial opinions on what we think might just be a teensey...
74 min
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Episode LXXXIV - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayazon
June 8, 2021 Another major Hollywood merger is underway. What could this mean on screen and behind the scenes for 007, streaming and potential farther reach?
74 min
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Episode LXXXIII - Summer '21 Preview (We Hope!)
May 25, 2021 It's been nearly a year-and-a-half since there was anything resembling an active box office season and it's looking like Covid is waning just enough that the Summer Of '21 may get things kicked-off! Here's...
77 min
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Episode LXXXII - Fix It; Oscars
May 4, 2021 The 2021 Academy Awards posted the lowest viewing rating of all time. Ever. What can be done to de-tarnish the Golden Boy Oscar going forward? We have an idea or two.
82 min
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Episode LXXXI - Out Of The Shadows
Apr. 20, 2021 Film Noir is a style of movie defined by several characteristics that critics and audiences love! Do...WE...know what "film noir" or "neo noir" actually is? Let's parlay some MovieTalk!
64 min
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Episode LXXX - Eye On Disguise
Apr. 5, 2021 Those Hollywood magicians can make anyone look like anyTHING these days! We tip our hat to the make-up and wardrobe wizards that can transform actors & actresses into anything their imaginations can cook up.
68 min
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Episode LXXIX - The Lost Files
Mar. 16, 2021 Ever see a popular movie once and now it seems to have disappeared? Ever hear of a movie made but never released? We're talking about the films missing in action.
79 min
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Episode LXXVIII - ...On Second Thought
Mar. 2, 2021 Ever re-watch a movie after many years and find that your enjoyment has dropped? Or risen? Same movie, yet something his different...is it me? Our take on our own rising and/or falling movie stock.
72 min
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Episode LXXVII - The Good & The Bad Of It
Feb. 9, 2021 Great heroes and baddies are tied to some of the greatest of all movies. Who makes out top five of each? You may be surprised...
86 min