Editor-in-Chief: Matt Dougherty

Hello! My name is Matt Dougherty and welcome to The Filtered Lens. I am a 21 year old journalism major at Hofstra University and a movie reviewing master within my own mind.

My passion for movies came early with an obsession with Free Willy and The Lion King when I was a kid (I’m still obsessed with the latter). My teenage years involved obsessions with sequels and blockbusters. Clearly, to be pretentious enough to have started my own movie reviewing blog, that has changed. Not to say that I don’t enjoy blockbusters as a good portion of my own personal Blu-Ray (that’s right) collection contains superheroes and sci-fi extravaganzas. I consider my personal favorite films to be The Fountain and The Dark Knight.

Here at The Filtered Lens, I will blog about a plethora of topics in the entertainment industry. However, my main focus will be film and television. Come here for movie reviews, countdown lists, trailers, and news overall.

I will also review every episode of the shows I choose to cover shortly after they air.

Well I guess that’s it! I hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy posting them! If you see anything you would like me to blog about email me at mjdougherty18@gmail.com. I am open to any criticism I can learn from. Just post it in the comments section. Enjoy!

Contributing Writer: Meghan Coan

Contributing Writer: Mike Papirmeister