Movies & Music with Dennis Willis: Recent Episodes
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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 9/11.
Dennis Willis reviews Steven Spielberg's latest thriller that tells the story of the leak of the Pentagon Papers - an incriminating deconstruction of how the government manipulated information regarding the Vietnam war for decades. Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep lead an impressive cast in a timely film questions who controls the flow of information?
Dennis Willis presents a spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the highly-anticipated eighth episode and follow-up to The Force Awakens. Is the film really as good as The Empire Strikes Back, as initial reports have indicated - or is it merely a retread? Lifelong fan Dennis has your answers!
Dennis Willis reviews The Disaster Artist, James Franco’s hilarious biopic about the making of one of the worst movies ever made - Tommy Wiseau's opus The Room. Franco wrote and directed, as well as plays Wiseau.
A look at the history and enduring appeal of New Wave City, an ongoing San Francisco event billed as "the First & Foremost 80's Dance Party." Dennis Willis chats with co-creator Steve Indig (aka DJ Shindog) about the epic NWC 25th anniversary event, why the early new wave artists continue to inspire, and why it was a crazy idea to launch an 80s-themed dance event in 1992!
Dennis Willis reviews the true-life Tom Cruise crime flick American Made, and the charming documentary California Typewriter.
Battle Of The Sexes tells the wild true life story of when reining feminist tennis legend Billie Jean King accepted a $100,000 Challenge from male chauvinist champ Bobby Riggs, an outrageous event that was carried on prime-time TV to an audience of 90 million viewers. It was the epitome of 1970s sports entertainment in which the splashiness of the event itself was bigger than the actual competition. But it was about so much more.
Dennis Willis reviews Darren Aronofsky’s polarizing new thriller mother! Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem open their doors to surprise guests, and that’s when things get weird. This film is shocking, but there’s a lot more going on under the hood!
Dennis Willis reviews the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s classic It; and the Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy Home Again.