lens

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I see flashes of modern neo-noirs like Paul Schrader’s “The Canyons,” and the cold but still realistic otherworldliness in David Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers” and “The Shrouds,” filtered through a silly, gay “Single White Female’ lens.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Reilly added that while price action in the sector is undoubtedly negative, it should be viewed through the lens of higher Treasury bond yields, which have compressed valuations even as earnings expectations have improved.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Ms. Zenovich has turned her lens on a number of problematic characters over the years, including Lance Armstrong, Roman Polanski and Chevy Chase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"The fact that it was a human behind that lens made that picture so much more profound and changed the way we thought of our own home," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Dad’s right in front of the lens, fiddling and setting the camera onto a tripod.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio