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.
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This is from 2015. Happy birthday, Guillermo Del Toro.
This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 Shots From 4 Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.
Today, we start the 90s!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990, dir by John McNaughton)
Candyman (1992, dir by Bernard Rose)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992, dir by Fran Rubel Kuzui)
Cronos (1993, dir by Guillermo del Toro)
Since it’s Guillermo Del Toro’s birthday, it just seems appropriate that today’s horror scene that I love should be one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite Del Toro movies.
Here’s the opening of 2015’s haunting (and, in my opinion, underrated) Crimson Peak!
The official trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s take on the Mary Shelley’s classic gothic horror Frankenstein has finally been released.
An earlier teaser was sent out months ago, but that was mostly played off like sizzle reel of what Del Toro had been up to with this latest adaptation. This official trailer gives us a much more closer look at the type of adaptation Del Toro decided to take with Shelley’s novel of the tortured scientist and his creation.
Even though it will be show up on Netflix on November 7, 2025, I do believe that this film needs to be seen on the big screen when a select cities get them on October 17, 2025.
Welcome to October! October is a big month here at the Shattered Lens. It’s the month when we devote the majority of our time to the horror genre. It’s time for our annual Horrorthon! Last year, we had a record number of Horrorthon posts. I’d love to break that record this year but mostly. I just want this year’s Horrothon to be fun for both our writers and our readers!
Here’s what I’m looking forward to in October!
October’s going to be a great month and those of us at TSL can’t wait to celebrate it with you! What are you looking forward to in October?
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!
Happy Cinco De Mayo to all of our readers! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Great Mexican Films
Simon of the Desert (1965, dir by Luis Bunuel, DP: Gabriel Figueroa)
Like Water For Chocolate (1992, dir by Alfonso Arau, DP: Emmanuel Lubezki)
Cronos (1993, dir by Guillermo del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarra)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, dir by Guillermo del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarro)
Now that the 2024 Oscars are over with, it’s time to move on to the 2025 Oscars!
Needless to say, there’s probably nothing more pointless than trying to guess which films are going to be nominated a year from now. I can’t even guarantee that all of the films listed below are even going to be released this year. And, even if they are released this year, I can’t guarantee that they’ll actually be any good or that the Academy will show any interest in them. I mean, someone like Martin Scorsese always seems like a safe bet but we all remember what happened with Silence. For months, everyone said Silence would be the Oscar front runner. Then it was released to respectful but not ecstatic reviews. Audiences stayed away. The film ended up with one technical nomination. And let’s not forget that last year, at this time, the narrative was that it was going to be Ridley Scott’s year.
My point is that no one knows anything. As much as I hate quoting William Goldman (because, seriously, quoting Goldman on a film site is such a cliché at this point), Goldman was right.
(Add to that, 2025 is starting to look like it’s going to be a seriously underwhelming year as far as the movies are concerned.)
Anyway, here are my random guesses for April! A few months from now, we can look back at this list and have a good laugh.
Best Picture
After The Hunt
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Deliver Me From Nowhere
Eddington
F1
Frankenstein
The Lost Bus
One Battle After Another
Wicked For Good
The Young Mothers Home
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Jon M. Chu for Wicked For Good
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for The Young Mother’s Home
Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein
Joseph Kosinksi for FI
Best Actor
Austin Butler in Eddington
Timothee Chalamet in Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another
Matthew McConaughey in The Lost Bus
Jeremy Allen White in Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Actress
Olivia Colman in The Roses
Cynthia Erivo in Wicked For Good
Julia Roberts in After The Hunt
Amanda Seyfried in Ann Lee
June Squibb in Eleanor The Great
Best Supporting Actor
Colman Domingo in Michael
Josh O’Connor in The History of Sound
Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
Joaquin Phoenix in Eddington
Christoph Waltz in Frankenstein
Best Supporting Actress
Fran Drescher in Marty Supreme
Ayo Edebri in After The Hunt
Ariana Grande in Wicked For Good
Gabby Hofman in Deliver Me From Nowhere
Nia Long in Michael
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!
Happy Cinco De Mayo to all of our readers! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Mexican Films
Los Olvidados (1950, dir by Luis Bunuel, DP: Gabriel Figuero)
Like Water For Chocolate (1992, dir by Alfonso Arau, DP: Emmanuel Luzbeki)
Cronos (1993, dir by Guillermo Del Toro, DP: Guillermo Navarro)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, dir. by Guillermo Del Toro, DP: Guillermo Nava)
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!
Today, I’m using this feature to take a look at the history of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Decade by decade, I’m going to highlight my picks for best of the winning films. To start with, here are 4 shots from 4 Films that won Best Picture during the 2010s! Here are….
4 Shots From 4 Best Picture Winners: The 2010s
The Artist (2011, dir by Michel Hazanavicius, DP: Guillaume Schiffman)
12 Years A Slave (2013, dir by Steve McQueen, DP: Sean Bobbitt)
Moonlight (2016, dir by Barry Jenkins, DP: James Laxton)
The Shape of Water (2017, dir by Guillermo Del Toro, DP: Dan Lausten)
