Under the lens takes a deep look at films by focusing in on one or two particular areas of the picture that helped to define it for better or for worse. Spoilers will be included...
Under the lens takes a deep look at films by focusing in on one or two particular areas of the picture that helped to define it for better or for worse. Spoilers will be included...
Title: You Can’t Take it With You
Year: 1938
Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Jimmy Stewart, Jean Arthur
Director: Frank Capra
Runtime: 2 hr 6 mins
Is It Any Good?: It’s a bit schmaltzy, but otherwise enjoyable film. Lionel Barrymore steals...
Title: The Life of Emile Zola
Year: 1937
Starring: Paul Muni, Gloria Holden, Gale Sondergaard
Director: William Dieterle
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Is It Any Good?: It's surprising! When the film began it had me worried. It seemed like...
Last week The Lego Batman Movie debuted to rave reviews and a stellar box-office, the film seemed to hit all the right beats to be a smash where not all superhero films can be. The...
Title: The Great Ziegfeld
Year: 1936
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Runtime: 2 hrs 56 mins
Is It Any Good?: It’s tedious. While Powell is electric as Ziegfeld even his zippy, charismatic portrayal doesn’t...
