A Quickie With Lisa Marie: Young Adult (dir. by Jason Reitman)
David Fincher’s rehash of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo isn’t the only “feel bad movie of the holidays.” There’s also Young Adult, a rather dark comedy that reunites the director and screenwriter...
View ArticleLisa Marie Picks The 50 Best Films of The Past 3 Years
As of this month, I have been reviewing films here at the Shattered Lens for 3 years. In honor of that anniversary, I thought I’d post my picks for the 50 best films that have been released in the...
View ArticleTrailer: Men, Women, & Children
Here’s the trailer for Men, Women, & Children. I’m really looking forward to this film, even if the trailer does bring to mind memories of last year’s terrible Disconnect. I’m an unapologetic fan...
View ArticleBack to School #68: Juno (dir by Jason Reitman)
(SPOILERS BELOW) Even though he’s a likable actor and has appeared in several films that I enjoyed, I am always a little bit uneasy whenever I see Jason Bateman on screen. To me, he will always be...
View ArticleShattered Politics #77: Thank You For Smoking (dir by Jason Reitman)
I have always hated those Truth.com commercials. Truth.com is an organization that claims to be dedicated to eradicating smoking. Their smug commercials are essentially the height of hipster...
View ArticleHere’s The Trailer For The Front Runner!
As a director, Jason Reitman has had a tough few years. After directing two best picture nominees — Juno and Up in the Air — and one film that should have been nominated (Young Adult), Reitman...
View ArticleHere’s A Teaser For Something That Might Be Ghostbusters 3
So, earlier today, Twitter was all abuzz because of a minute-long teaser for a film that won’t be coming out until 2020. That title of that film …. well, actually, it doesn’t have an “official” title...
View ArticleThere’s something strange going on in the Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer
So here we are with yet another Ghostbusters film that wants to take things in a different direction. We’ve had guys fight, girls fight, and now, we’ll have kids fight. The could be what the franchise...
View ArticleLisa Reviews An Oscar Nominee: Up in the Air (dir by Jason Reitman)
There’s a lot of film bloggers out there who have a natural aversion to anything that Jason Reitman is associated with. And listen, I understand. The fact of the matter is that Jason Reitman probably...
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