Flyover Film Country

Ain't it good to be back in theaters??? Isaac and Olivia break down the newest Marvel movie, including the dynamite cast, best moments, whether Florence Pugh runs away with the whole movie, and director Cate Shortland's impressive crafting of this Bond-Mission Impossible-esque MCU entry.

Release updates! Casting calls! New trailers! Visit Cancel Corner to hear three definitely qualified opinions on the latest Hollywood scandals! Hear about the latest developments in show business in the second Movie News Roundup!

Do you love country music? Sure you do!...maybe. What about politics? What about politics AND country music? Robert Altman's Nashville has both. Set in the summer of 1975, this Oscar-winning classic captures the lives of 24 different characters in the days leading up to a political convention in the Athens of the south. Featuring incredible directing, storytelling, costumes, set design and characters, Nashville is an American classic you do not want to miss!

This episode, the Flyover Film Country club goes toe-to-toe with the socs AND the greasers: it's Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders! This novel-turned-classic coming-of-age tearjerker was the birth of many famous actor's careers: Rob Low, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, and Tom Cruise. Tune in to hear more!

Please take a piece of paper and write three simple words: "God is dead." Flyover Film Country is taking you back to the golden age of 2014 and Pure Flix's smash Christian movie hit. In this continuation of our Flyover Essential Viewing series, the crew breaks down the many, many subplots of this absolutely bonkers movie, the issues of depicting Christians, atheists, immigrants, academics and journalists, and why this movie is actually a sermon and not really a movie.

At the beginning of each month, Eric, Olivia and Isaac will hop on to rattle off the month's major goings-on in Hollywood and keep it real. None of that Hollywood fluff, just real, raw, entertainment industry reporting. Sort of. May had some WILD stories, such as the shocking revelation of Ellie Kemper's (The Office, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) association with the KKK, and Sony's casting of Aaron Taylor Johnson as Kraven the Hunter (the Spider-Man villain). These monthly roundups will also include economic reports of the film industry's recovery from the pandemic, discussion of major casting news, and much much more. Tune in to catch up on all things film! Plus... Eternals trailer discussion!

Isaac chose the legendary concert documentary from Jonathan Demme and the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense. Eric chose the sweet, sad, and moving immigrant experience film Tigertail. Olivia chose Peyton Reed's cheer-cult classic Bring It On. Everyone watched the other's recommended flick. Let the discussion begin!

From beginning the pod in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic with an affectionate homage to Scott Pilgrim to our latest episode of True Grit, it has truly been our JOY to make fun, dumb, and intensely-discussed episodes about movies, film and TV. In this recap of the last year, Isaac, Eric and Olivia discuss what's ahead for the show, Amazon's hit series Invincible, the epic Pitt/Hanks/DiCaprio showdown, Pacific Rim, and soooooooooooooo much more. :)

True Grit (the Coen Brother's 2010 version) is not only superior to the 1969 adaptation featuring John Wayne, it is a masterpiece of filmmaking and one of the best westerns ever. Not only that, it is one of the best flyover country movies, set in Arkansas and filmed in Texas. Eric and Olivia's hometown of Fort Smith is a primary location in the movie, and Little Rock is mentioned as well. In this episode, the team discusses the hysteria of Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld's uncanny performance as a young actress, and of course, Roger Deakin's amazing cinematography.

Grab your hamburger phones and get ready to dial in for our third Flyover Essentials episode: the 2007 hit indie film, Juno! Eric, Olivia, and Isaac discuss the portrayal of teen pregnancy, the fraught reality of brokenness in families, the depiction of high school in the movie, and the politicization of the film. Tune in to hear more!

Did you see any of that coming?? Captain America's new suit, or John Walker breaking bad and killing that one guy?? Or JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS joining the MCU?? Tune in to hear Isaac and Olivia's recap of episodes 4-6, expectations for the future of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, and more!

Columbus is the name of a real city in Indiana renowned for its post-modern architecture and public art. The film is director Kogonada's debut and stars John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson. A coming-of-age drama featuring two very different character grappling with life, loss, and love in a strange mecca of gorgeous architecture. Trivia: This episode was also recorded during the incredible Gonzaga-UCLA comeback game on April 3rd, 2021.

Isaac, Eric and Olivia tackle the monster of a topic that is the 2021 Academy Awards. Beginning with a brief history of the ceremony's origination in the 1930s, they dive into the pros and cons of awarding art and the inevitability of overlooking worthy creators.

Besides the harsh techniques utilized by Dr. Raynor, Isaac and Olivia break down the latest three episodes in the most recent world-famous Marvel Cinematic Universe installment, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Set a couple months after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the series picks up with Sam Wilson (Mackie) giving up the shield of Captain America. Olivia and Isaac discuss the way this series is approaching the topic of being black in the MCU. John Walker, the second Captain America (the great Wyatt Russell), is a two-time purple heart recipient and a true American hero, although he is not what he seems. And we get our first look at the full costume of Baron Zemo (Daniel Bruhl), who is oddly similar to Loki.

We're kicking off our new miniseries! Flyover Essential Viewing are movies that everyone in the south, or places oft-forgotten by Hollywood. Dazed & Confused is writer-director Richard Linklater's love letter to the last day of school and the first day of summer, 1973. Matthew McConaughey's debut performance as David Wooderson, countless shenanigans, and timeless quotes can be found in this cult-classic. Tune in to hear more!

Mud is about two boys - Ellis and Neckbone who find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River. They form a pact to help him reunite with his lover and escape. Set against the near-mythic backdrop of the Mississippi River, Nichols’ love letter to Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer is his most lighthearted movie, and also his most successful. This is the final entry in the Midnight Podcast mini-series in which Eric, Isaac and Olivia discuss snakes, southeast Arkansas, and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY.

After the startling reveal that Olivia is the true Scarlet Witch, Isaac dives into his many qualms with the final two episodes of WandaVision. It doesn't look like there will be a second season, but this first Marvel TV show bridges gaps to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness as well as Captain Marvel 2. Tune in to hear more!

Midnight Special is Jeff Nichol's 2016 sci-fi homage to Spielberg featuring a super-powered child, a protective father, and Adam Driver as a charming NSA agent. Released the same year as his Oscar-nominated civil rights drama Loving, Midnight Special is Nichols’ most ambitious and personal movie and strangely, his least successful. Nichols has stated in interviews that this was his least well-executed story and that he wrote it with a chip on his shoulder. Olivia, Eric and Isaac discuss this intense action movie, the story that Nichols was in the running to direct Aquaman, and A Quiet Place Part 3.

Welcome to Flyover Film Country’s third episode in the Jeff Nichols miniseries! Loving is a retelling of the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and a black woman whose resilient marriage caused the historic 1967 supreme court decision to overrule all state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Adena White, Founder and Chief Storyteller for Blackbelt Media joins the crew for a discussion of this incredible moment in history and the touching portrayals of Mildred and Richard Loving, played by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga.

Olivia and Isaac regroup to share their thoughts on the truly excellent fourth, fifth, and sixth episodes of Marvel's WandaVision. Join them during this layover to muse on the accuracy of the Spider-Man 3 rumors featuring Maguire and Garfield, chat about how Pietro Maximoff is back from the dead (?), and hear some slight technical difficulties threaten to derail the entire recording. Thankfully, the production was saved. It truly seemed like a Westside sort of glitch in the hex. Take a listen, and be sure to share with anyone you know who loves Marvel!

"Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself." Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigam, and Ray McKinnon star in Jeff Nichols' second feature film, paranoia-thriller Take Shelter. The movie was widely praised at Cannes, Sundance, and the Deauville film festivals. Eric, Olivia and Isaac continue their foray into the filmography of the Arkansan director with Olivia's insight into Curtis' schizophrenia. Eric and Isaac debate what the epic final moments of the film really mean, and share tidbits of behind-the-scenes trivia.

Sundance 2021 premiered online for the public to attend, and Eric, Olivia and Isaac watched Censor, Try Harder!, I Was a Simple Man, R#J, Writing with Fire, and First Date were the films they got to experience. Isaac pawns off one of his screenings to an unenthused Eric, Olivia gushes on a heartrending documentary of female reporters in India, and Eric shares his personal connections to his two screenings. Join us for our first attendance of Sundance 2021: virtual still counts!

Olivia and Isaac have a layover in Westview (true location unknown), reviewing the latest 3 episodes from the new Disney+/Marvel show WandaVision, and discussing the latest Marvel news and releases for 2021. The MCU is getting bigger and bigger, and it's surprisingly perfect to start the new journey with our favorite cyborg and witch. Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen are both provided ample opportunity to showcase their acting prowess in these first three throwback episodes reminiscing The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy, and Leave it to Beaver.

We're stepping off the plane at Wilcox Field and headed to the Hampton house for One Night in Miami... in our earliest recorded episode ever, we kick off conversation with some 6:30am banter and then head to the tarmac to take flight into discussion about Amazon Prime's latest hit. The film is based on a play by Kemp Powers, writer of Disney+'s Soul, and directed by the fabulous Regina King. It's about a fictional encounter of a real-life night wherein Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay, and Jim Brown argue for the whole night, and it's just as good as it sounds. Nearly every aspect is excellent, especially considering this is King's big screen directorial debut. We can't recommend it enough. Tune in to hear more about One Night in Miami, and also a preview for some fun episodes coming soon!

"This is one empty-ass town. If I owned this town, I'd sell it." Flyover Film Country embarks on its first filmography mini series: the movies of director Jeff Nichols! A Little Rock native, Nichols and his small team filmed Shotgun Stories in southeast Arkansas around Keo, Scott and England in 2006. According to Nichols, Michael Shannon was always the actor in mind to play Son Hayes. Weeks after Nichols cold-called the actor to share his vision for the film, an impressed Shannon read the script and joined the cast. Eric, Olivia and Isaac discuss this incredible debut, brimming with sincerity, optimism, filmmaking prowess, and Arkansas sports talk.

Tenet is here, after three delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rollout of HBO Max, and all the while Christopher Nolan believed that this movie could save the theater-going experience. Eric and Isaac discuss their first impressions of the time-bending Tenet, subtitles (you really need subtitles for this thunderous movie), and share their top five Nolan movies like Dunkirk, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, and The Prestige. Also, get an inside scoop on the little-known Nolan brother who is strangely similar to Guy Pearce's character in Memento!

Happy new year to Flyover Film Fans only! In this episode, the three co-hosts take a look back on the craziest year of the century and the movies that improved on it. From Tiger Kings and Portraits to multiple Spike Lee flicks, the films selected by Olivia, Eric, and Isaac reflect a diverse range of stories from 2020 and beyond. Tune in to hear our Tenet joke, too. It's meta.

Introducing: Layover Episodes from the Flyover Film Crew! These bonus episodes will capture commentary on immediate pop culture moments, breaking news in entertainment, and other noteworthy events and media outside of the normal mini-series. Tune in to Layover Episode #1 for the team's average rating of WW1984, critiques of the screenplay, praise for Gal Gadot and Pedro Pascal's performances, and an intense discussion of what they would wish for.

"I got a machine gun... Ho-Ho-Ho!" In this episode, the Flyover team takes a break to discuss their top 5 favorite Christmas movies. But do Eric, Olivia and Isaac even enjoy Christmas movies to begin with?? Tune in for a hotly contested argument surrounding Love Actually, a niche recommendation from Eric, and of course... Die Hard. Merry Christmas, everyone!

2020 has been a doozie, ya'll. In this episode, Eric, Olivia, and Isaac discuss the toll COVID-19 took on Hollywood this year, sharing a general timeline of significant events in the film industry. Want to know which blockbuster's delay proved to be the first domino leading to other release delays? Curious about what the next series will be, and the next giveaway? Tune in for these answers, and more!

This episode continues our mini-series chatting with film professionals both in Hollywood and right in our backyard. Todd Greenlee of Homefront Pictures joins us to share his experience as a production assistant on movies like Bright, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Girls Trip, and Trumbo. He and his brother Alex are in post-production on their new movie All Eyes, which Todd directed and Alex wrote. The horror flick features a disgraced podcast host whose new story puts him in the path of a terrifying monster. We had a blast discussing the difference between filming in LA and Todd's home state of Oklahoma (flyover country!!!), his favorite directors (Paul Thomas Anderson and the Coen Brothers!!!), and what it's like filming indie movies in a COVID-19 world.

Things look different in this episode as Flyover Film Show takes you to beautiful downtown Little Rock Arkansas, filming location for "A Violent Storm". This powerful short was recently named a San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival official selection, as well as an official selection of the Independent Shorts Awards. Director Timothy Barnett, cinematographer Brad Fugere, and leading man Eric Watts discuss what it takes to turn the dream of making a film into reality, inspiration in each of their unique roles, and how spoken word informs the story and theme. Later, we're joined by two residents of Flyover Country with unique careers in Hollywood. Ben Stockton's latest Atlanta-based project was faith-based hit The Chosen, where he served as a production assistant. Whitney Butler is an alumnus of the University of Central Arkansas Digital Filmmaking Program, and after graduation worked in public relations in Los Angeles. We discuss drive-in movies, Academy Awards campaigns, and of course, how COVID-19 has dramatically affected their professional lives. We had such a great time conversing with these intelligent, creative individuals. Tune in to hear more!

Dr. Manhattan said, "Nothing ever ends." Well, he wasn't talking about our series covering Watchmen: this is the last episode in our mini-series. The masterful HBO show gets reviewed as Eric, Isaac, and Olivia review their top five moments from the Watchmen universe, including Zack Snyder's 2009 film, Alan Moore's graphic novel, and the 2019 HBO series. We also cut loose a little bit! You'll hear the gang give their dream casting for an older version of Nite Owl II, an ad read from a guest who was supposed to be killed by Dr. Manhattan, and Eric and Isaac's love of The Irishman.

Watchmen grapples with nearly every difficult topic, and this episode finds our three hosts unraveling the series' thoughts on God, religion, and philosophy. Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, and Laurie Blake all have different takes. Amazon's The Boys also gets a bunch of coverage as there are interesting parallels between S1E5 featuring the "Believe Expo" and Olivia's personal experience with religion.

Episode 3 continues the team's dive down the rabbit hole of weighty themes found in the HBO Watchmen mini-series, this time tackling the politics of the story. And boy is there a lot to discuss. We didn't get to all of it, but Regina King's masked alter ego Sister Night is discussed (and the logic of masked cops in general), as well as police accountability, and the overall sentiment that this iteration of Watchmen was "too political." Also, we discuss Kurosawa's Throne of Blood briefly (what an ending to a movie!!!!!)

Episode 2 finds the Flyover trio diving into the gritty, ugly, uncomfortable topic of racism and how HBO's Watchmen addresses it in 2019. The series' inclusion of reparations in Tulsa as a response to the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 is a fascinating realization of the concept.

Flyover Film Show is taking off to the land of... 2019 Tulsa Oklahoma? That's right, it's time for HBO's Watchmen! We cover the history and accolades of the graphic novel source material, the 2009 Zack Snyder vision, and Damon Lindelof's sublime continuation of the alternate universe.

In the last discussion of the movie, Isaac, Olivia, and Eric discuss the cast and what they have done since Scott Pilgrim. There's even talk of them reprising their roles for an animated series. Thank you for joining us on this journey, and we hope you stick around for our next series, HBO's Watchmen. First episode debuts on August 29th!

In the Scott Pilgrim vs. the Pod penultimate episode, Olivia, Isaac, and Eric team up and share their top 5 characters from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Isaac zags hard on his #2 pick, Eric takes a stand for Rian Johnson's sci-fi flick Looper, and Olivia breaks out her therapy training to analyze a character.

Episode 5 is the big-time debut of our first guest, Eric Pham! Other than attending high school with Olivia, Eric also shares the honor of being a University of Central Arkansas Alumnus with your Flyover Film Show co-hosts. The three of them list their top five evil exes in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and there is a striking similarity between two lists in particular. Amazon's The Boys is also discussed, particularly the episode satirizing prosperity-gospel mega-churches. It's good stuff. :)

Olivia and Isaac explore the soundtrack of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, including the comic creator Bryan Lee O'Malley and director Edgar Wright's love of music. They then go battle of the bands style with their individual top tens of the best songs in the movie!

Bryan lee O'Malley's best-selling comics are the basis for the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Olivia and Isaac break down how the two are similar and different and also get on a gripping tangent regarding supporting local libraries.

In the second episode in the Scott Pilgrim series, Olivia and Isaac take a trip down memory lane to ten years ago when the film released and try to determine exactly why the movie bombed at the box office. Exploring the world of 2010 has a lot of laughs and vivid memories.

In the first episode of Flyover Film Show, co-hosts Isaac and Olivia share the vision of the show: the perspective of movies and Hollywood from two people living in the south. This episode is an introduction to the show itself and an overview of the first series: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. They talk about the first time they saw it and read some testimonies (both positive and negative) of the movie from their friends and family.

Flyover Film Show is a podcast about movies from the perspectives of two people who live in places oft-forgotten by Hollywood. We keep up with the goings-on in Hollywood but remain very much grounded in midwest America. And although we can’t just up and move to LA, we can still share our love for movies with our friends and neighbors. Olivia Clement and Isaac Sims are your cohosts!