Lisa Marie’s Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For April

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

These are all pretty much random guesses so take them with several grains of salt.

Check out my predictions for March here!

Best Picture

The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Digger

Dune Part Three

Fatherland

I Play Rocky

Mr. Irrelevant

The Odyssey

Project Hail Mary

The Social Reckoning

Wild Horse Nine

Best Director

David Fincher for The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for Project Hail Mary

Christopher Nolan for The Odyssey

Pawel Pawlikowski for Fatherland

Aaron Sorkin for The Social Reckoning

Best Actor

David Corenswet in Mr. Irrelevant

Tom Cruise in Digger

John Malkovich in Wild Hose Nine

Brad Pitt in The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Hans Zischler in Fatherland

Best Actress

Daisy Edgar-Jones in Sense and Sensibility

Sandra Huller in Fatherland

Mikey Madison in The Social Reckoning

Renate Reinsve in Fjord

Michelle Williams in A Place in Hell

Best Supporting Actor

Scott Caan in The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Willem DaFoe in Werewulf

Colman Domingo in Michael

Matt Dillon in I Play Rocky

Jeremy Strong in The Social Reckoning

Best Supporting Actress

Elizabeth Debicki in The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Scarlett Johansson in Paper Tiger

Tao Okamoto in All Of A Sudden

Parker Posey in Wild Horse Nine

AnnaSophia Robb in I Play Rocky

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Eric Roberts Edition

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots from 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots from 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Happy birthday, Eric Roberts!

4 Shots From 4 Eric Roberts Films

Star 80 (1983, dir by Bob Fosse, DP: Sven Nyvkist)

The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, dir by Stuart Rosenberg, DP: John Bailey)

Runaway Train (1985, dir by Andrei Konchalovsky, DP: Alan Hume)

The Dark Knight (2008, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

Lisa Marie’s Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For March

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Now that the awards for the best of 2025 have been handed out, it’s time to think about what might be nominated next year!

Below are my first set of Oscar predictions for 2026! What am I basing these predictions on? Nothing but instinct, wild guesses, and hopeful thinking. Take them with a grain of salt. If nothing else, we’ll look back on these a year from now and we’ll laugh. Or, we’ll be amazed at my cognitive abilities.

Best Picture

Digger

Disclosure Day

Dune Part Three

I Play Rocky

The Invite

Mother Mary

The Odyssey

Queen At Sea

The Social Reckoning

Wild Horse Nine

Best Director

Lance Hammer for Queen At Sea

Martin McDonagh for Wild Horse Nine

Christopher Nolan for The Odyssey

Steven Spielberg for Disclosure Day

Denis Villeneuve for Dune Part Three

Best Actor

Nicolas Cage in Madden

Timothee Chalamet in Dune Part Three

Tom Cruise in Digger

Anthony Ippolito in I Play Rocky

John Malkovivh in Wild Hose Nine

Best Actress

Juliette Binoche in Queen At Sea

Emily Blunt in Disclosure Day

Isabelle Huppert in The Blood Countess

Mikey Madison in The Social Reckoning

Anya Taylor-Joy in Joni Mitchell

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Courtenay in Queen At Sea

Willem DaFoe in Werewulf

Stephan James in I Play Rocky

Edward Norton in The Invite

Jeremy Strong in The Social Reckoning

Best Supporting Actress

Anna Calder-Marshall in Queen At Sea

Michaela Coel in Mother Mary

Penelope Cruz in The Invite

AnnaSophia Robb in I Play Rocky

Meryl Streep in Joni Mitchell

Christopher Nolan takes us to Ancient Greece in The Odyssey Trailer!

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Leonard Wilson

I grew up on stuff like Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans and Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. Part of me looks at Christopher Nolan’s new Trailer for The Odyssey and is hopeful for crazy Harryhausen-like CGI and what his take may be on the Greek Gods. I’m also wondering if it’ll just focus on the humans and will give us something practical like Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy. Either way, The Odyssey will look amazing on the IMAX, I’m sure. The trailer keeps things simple, which is good.

This film hasn’t been on my radar much, but looking at the cast list, the line up is pretty nice. Nolan’s called a few friends back with Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises & The Devil Wears Prada 2), Elliot Page (Inception & Close to You) and Benny Safdie (Oppenheimer & The Smashing Machine). They are joined by Robert Pattinson (The Batman), Jon Bernthal (The Accountant 2), Lupita Nyong’o (A Quiet Place: Day One), Charlize Theron (Atomic Blonde), Mia Goth (Frankenstein) and Zendaya & Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home).

The Odyssey releases in theatres next Summer.

4 Shots From 4 Film: I Am Thankful

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Dazzling Erin

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

On this Thanksgiving, here are four films that I am thankful for.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Dunkirk (2017, Dir by Christopher Nolan)

Nomadland (2020, Dir by Chloe Zhao)

CODA (2021, Dir by Sian Heder)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022, Dir by Joseph Kosinski)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 2008 Edition

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today, we pay tribute to the year 2008! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 2008 Films

The Dark Knight (2008, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

Rachel Getting Married (2008, dir by Jonathan Demme, DP: Declan Quinn)

Bronson (2008, dir by Nicolas Winding Refn, DP: Larry Smith)

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, dir by Uli Edel, DP: Rainer Klausmann)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Wally Pfister Edition

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to cinematographer Wally Pfister! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Wally Pfister Films

Memento (2000, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Walyl Pfister)

Insomnia (2002, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

The Prestige (2006, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

Inception (2010, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

Song of the Day: The Music of Interstellar by Hans Zimmer

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Dazzling Erin

Along with it’s breathtaking cinematography, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar also features a beautiful and haunting musical score. Just listen to today’s song of the day.

A Scene That I Love: The Cornfield Chase From Interstellar (2014, Dir. by Christopher Nolan)

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Dazzling Erin

When you talk about movies that feature great landscapes, you have to include Interstellar and the scene where Matthew McConaughey and his kids chase a drone through a cornfield. The cornfield was real, Nolan actually planted corn to create it. The cinematography, in this scene and throughout the entire film, is amazing. When I saw this scene in the theater, it took my breath away.