Flyover Film Country

Eric and Olivia join forces for the first time in Flyover Film Country history to discuss their mutual love of animation. 

On June 11, 2004, Napoleon Dynamite was released in six theaters after a premiere at Sundance Film Festival. It went on to become one of the most iconic indie films of all time, not to mention a cult classic film. Quoted and loved by millions, Isaac and Olivia among them, the film has transcended American culture and remains timeless, relatable, hilarious, and an inspiration to young filmmakers. T...

July has come and gone, and so has some major news in Hollywood! Tune in to hear updates from the team regarding Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit with Disney regarding the release of Black Widow, the incredible lineup of films for October, and 9 films to see (or avoid) this August!

Loki, Sylvie, Mobius, Renslayer, and He Who Remains. And an Alligator Loki?! Flyover Film Country dives into the first season of Loki, spoilers and all, examining what made this series better than its predecessors. Not only does the season finale move the universe of all our favorite heroes forward in shocking fashion, we are introduced to the new big baddie, and buckle up, because nothing can pre...

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 charact...

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 jour...

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...

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 s...

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...

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-UC...

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 seri...

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 cu...

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 m...

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-exec...

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 d...

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, t...

"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 co...