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Trailer: Lincoln (dir. by Steven Spielberg)
One of the films for 2012 that’s seen by many as a major player in the end of the year Awards season. Steven Spielberg’s long-delayed and gestating historical drama about Abraham Lincoln will finally...
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Film Review: Lincoln (dir. by Steven Spielberg)
I am a history nerd. If you’ve read my previous reviews here on the Shattered Lens, that’s not necessarily a major revelation. Still, before I talk about Steven Spielberg’s latest film, the sure-to-be...
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Back to School #32: Losin’ It (dir by Curtis Hanson)
Originally, my 32nd entry in my Back To School series was going to be Made In Britain, a film about a 16 year-old Neo-Nazi played by Tim Roth. And, while I still suggest that you track down and watch...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #119: Shutter Island (dir by Martin Scorsese)
The 2010 film Shutter Island finds the great director Martin Scorsese at his most playful. Taking place in 1954, Shutter Island tells the story of two detectives, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio,...
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London Has Fallen Official Trailer
The White House under siege film Olympus Has Fallen from 2013 was a surprise hit and pretty much took the prize in the match-up between it and the bigger-budgeted White House Down starring Channing...
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Back to School Part II #12: Breaking Away (dir by Peter Yates)
Has Indiana changed much since 1979? I ask because I just watched Breaking Away, a 1979 nominee for best picture. Breaking Away was shot on location in Bloomington, Indiana and on the campus of...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #325: Damnation Alley (1977, directed by Jack Smight)
Anyone who has seen Damnation Alley knows that the only thing that matters is the Landmaster. Damnation Alley has a slight plot. A nuclear war has knocked the Earth off of its axis. The skies are...
View ArticlePlaying Catch-Up With The Films of 2017: The Dark Tower (dir by Nikolaj Arcel)
What the Hell was The Dark Tower about, anyway? It’s a legitimate question. I know that the film was technically a continuation of Stephen King’s overrated Dark Tower books. Matthew McConaughey was...
View ArticleHorror Film Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street (Samuel Bayer)
“Hey, you guys! The 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street is on TV!” “Alright! I NEVER MISS A ROONEY MARA HORROR MOVIE!” Indeed, way back in 2010, there a lot of hype accompanying the release of...
View ArticleFilm Review: All The King’s Men (dir by Steven Zaillian)
On September 10th, 1935, a Senator named Huey Long was shot and killed at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rogue. While it’s generally agreed that Carl Weiss, the son-in-law of a political...
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