Albert Brooks' 1991 comedy "Defending Your Life" is reviewed. We also look at Michael Keaton and the 80th Academy Awards in 2007 when "The Departed" win Best Picture.
The discussion turns back to narration in film when the panel takes up 1997's 'LA Confidential' and we spar over Kevin Costner's career. Then we close with a discussion that's right on the money about the 77th Academy Awards.
David Lynch’s surrealistic masterpiece ‘Mulholland Drive’ is discussed. Viggo Mortensen is compared to Daniel Day-Lewis and the 76th Oscars are examined, including the Best Picture Winner- the third installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy
In our 30th episode, we thematically address gimmicks... Is Avatar a 4 star movie or just a gimmicky rip off that gets history wrong? And is Don Cheadle an underrated actor or is he only a gimmick actor playing himself? Then, we review 2008 and
We kick off Season Three with a look at Roman Polanski's "The Ninth Gate." Why is this movie not as good as other Polanski classics like 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'Chinatown'? Then, the time has come for us to review Daniel Day-Lewis. Can his caree
In our 23rd episode (and Season 2 finale), we start our summer break with the Ari Aster cult (soon to be classic) movie 'Midsommar' from 2019. We shine the light on whether this is really a horror film or not... Plus, we put the ICR axiom of "w
Paul Thomas Anderson's movie 'The Master' is reviewed in our 22nd episode. We also look at Emma Stone's short but masterful career. And we argue over which film mastered the art of the win for Best Picture at the 2013 Academy Awards. Plus, Matt
In our 21st episode, we review the Christopher Nolan movie 'TENET' - we also examine the acting career of Christian Bale. Is he close to doing what Daniel Day-Lewis does on screen? And the year 1940 when 'Gone with the Wind' won Best Picture. P
This week in our 20th episode, we argue about whether 2014's 'The Drop" is a heist movie and ask: was James Gandolfini able to separate himself from his role as Tony Soprano? And it feels like we are away on holiday when we look at the titanic
In our 19th episode, we look at all the little things that went wrong in 2020's 'The Little Things' starring Denzel Washington and other Academy Award winners that ruined the movie. Would this film have better if there we some checks and balanc