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Quick Movie Review: Arachnophobia (dir. by Frank Marshall)
When I was a kid, my grandmother used to keep this clear shower curtain of a large black web, complete with a big red spider on it. It scared me so bad that I was actually more willing to brave the...
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Horror Review: Red State (dir. by Kevin Smith)
Kevin Smith’s 2011 film was a major departure for him. It wasn’t the usual comedy (his last one being the very awful buddy-cop comedy, Cop Out) but instead his first foray into one of film’s earliest...
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A Quickie With Lisa Marie: The Artist (dir. by Michel Hazanavicius)
I was concerned before I saw Michel Hazanavicius’s critically acclaimed, silent film The Artist. This is the film that’s currently being touted as an Oscar front runner and has been acclaimed by...
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Film Review: ParaNorman (dir. by Sam Fell and Chris Butler)
I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting much from the new animated film ParaNorman. As much as I love animated films, ParaNorman‘s trailer had never really captured my imagination. (Or, at the very...
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A Very Late Film Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (dir. by Stephen...
Earlier this month, I finally found the time to see Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the critically reviled ”prestige” picture that was the center of a minor scandal when it received an Academy...
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The National Board of Review Honors Zero Dark Thirty
Oscar season continues! Just a few hours ago, the National Board of Review announced their picks for the best of 2012. Like the New York Film Critics Circle, the NBR named Zero Dark Thirty the best...
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By the way, here are the Satellite Award Nominations…
In even more Oscar season news, the International Press Association announced their nominations for the Satellite Awards yesterday. Les Miserables led with 10 nominations. If you’re like most people...
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6 More Films From 2012: 4:44: Last Day On Earth, First Position, Flight, The...
Continuing my desperate attempt to review all of the 2012 films that I’ve seen but haven’t gotten around to reviewing yet, here’s six more reviews. 1) 4:44: Last Day On Earth (dir. by Abel Ferrara)...
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Film Review: Argo (dir. by Ben Affleck)
When I made out my list of my 26 favorite films of 2012, Argo came in at number 19, I think that Argo is a likable, funny, and frequently exciting film. Not only does it feature some of Ben Affleck’s...
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Trailer: The Monuments Men (Official)
The race for Awards Season film releases has begun to heat up with trailers for American Hustle and The Butler already showing some major front-runners for the major awards at the end of the year. We...
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Film Review: The Monuments Men (dir by George Clooney)
Remember when The Monuments Men was everyone’s pick for the best film of 2013? It may be hard to remember now, especially now that the film has actually been released and dismissed by most critics....
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Embracing the Melodrama #48: Coyote Ugly (dir by David McNally)
I wonder what it would be like to be in the Movie, "Coyote Ugly" 😋😍🔥— Sabrina Campbell (@BigBrown_Eyes3) July 12, 2014 “Never give up on your dreams!” is such a familiar movie cliché that I have to...
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Film Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane (dir by Dan Trachtenberg)
I know that everyone’s excited about Batman v. Superman being released this weekend but before you go off and spend your money to watch two comic book titans beat up on each other for six hours (or...
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The Phoenix Critics Circle Has Risen From The Ashes With These Nominees!
Here are the nominees of the Phoenix Critics Circle, who should not be mistaken for the Phoenix Film Critics Society. Do the Circle and the Society have regular rumbles, like the Sharks and the Jets?...
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Here Are the 2016 Seattle Film Award Nominees!
Here are the 2016 Seattle Film Award Nominees! I don’t know what the cat’s yawning about; these nominations are actually an interesting mix of the usual suspects (Moonlight, Manchester, La La Land)...
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The Utah Film Critics Association Celebrates La La Land
The Utah Film Critics announced their picks for the best of 2016! • Best Picture: “La La Land”; runner-up: “Moonlight.” • Directing: Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”; runner-up, Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”...
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What if Lisa Picked The Oscar Nominees — 2016 Edition
With the Oscar nominations due to be announced tomorrow, now is the time that the Shattered Lens indulges in a little something called, “What if Lisa had all the power.” Listed below are my personal...
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Never Nominated: 16 Actors Who Have Never Been Nominated For An Oscar
Along with being one of the greatest actors who ever lived, the late Peter O’Toole had another, far more dubious achievement. He holds the record for being nominated the most times for Best Actor...
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A Movie A Day #113: Mother Night (1996, directed by Keith Gordon)
Four years after she played the mysterious (and dead) Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks, Sheryl Lee starred as another mysterious (and possibly dead) woman in Mother Night. Lee is cast as Helga Noth, the...
View ArticleA Halloween Film Review: Kong: Skull Island (dir by Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
You may have noticed that, in the title of this post, I specifically referred to Kong: Skull Island as being a Halloween film but not a horror film. That was very much intentional on my part. Kong:...
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