In Camera Review

"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" (2019)

Miller's Crossing, Scarlet Johansen, and 2021 when Nomadland won Best Picture.

Mike, Logan, and special guest Amy review "The Nice Guys," Julia Roberts, and the 40th Oscars when 1967's "In the Heat of the Night" won Best Picture.

"Primary Colors," "Game Change," and "The American President" are reviewed on this special edition of ICR!

Ides of March. Colin Farrel. American Beauty wins Best Picture.

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.

Predator, Sean Penn, and 2008 (No Country For Old Men).

We examine the 2015 movie "Bone Tomahawk" as well as James Franco the 88th Oscars in 2016 where "Spotlight" won Best Picture.

Widows is reviewed along with the career of Russell Crowe and the 86th Oscars in 2013 when 12 Years A Slave won Best Picture.

The 2018 film "Hereditary" directed by Ari Aster is up for review. Jamie Foxx and the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 are also discussed.

Marty Scorsese' Hugo, Leonardo DiCaprio, and the year 1998 when Titanic won best picture mesh together quite nicely.

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 wrestle with which movie should have won, but the night's conversation turns dark. And while 'Slumdog' is as gimmicky as a game show, are there...

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 career withstand the ICR microscope? Can any actor? We end with a discussion of West Side Story and other movies nominated at t...

From the ICR Vault! "Mississippi Burning", Robin Williams, and 1976 (48th) 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest We'll be back with Season 3 in January 2024!

More from the ICR Vault! "Apocalypto", Gary Oldman, and 1989 (61st) "Rain Man"

From the ICR Vault! We review "Se7en", Chiwetel Ejiofor, and 1993 (65th) "Unforgiven"

"Alien" (1979), "Get Out" (2017), and "Shawn of the Dead" (2004) are reviewed in Part II of the Halloween Special. 

We review "The Exorcist," "Halloween (1978)," and "The Cabin in the Woods" on our Halloween Special!

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 "we don't penalize prolific actors" to the test in examining the highs and lows of this Oscar winning actor. Then we look at 1988 and th...

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 asks that we keep an open mind for his movie pick; Mike picks an actor with a career worth talking about, and Logan wants to go back to the...

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. Plus, our picks for next week!

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 career and spotless resumé of revolutionary actress Kate Winslet - but will there be carnage or can we get past the mountain between us? Also,...