What makes another Mission Impossible film worth seeing almost 20 years after the first in the franchise? Cinema Siren tells you in this spoiler-free review that talks about Simon Pegg, the power of Oscar winning writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Newsome, and World Record holder Stig Severinsen, all in under 3 …
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Movie Review and Trailer: ‘The World’s End’
August 23, 2013 When a movie’s tagline is “Good food. Fine ales. Total annihilation,” you know you’re in for it. The boys behind The Cornetto Trilogy of comedies — the first two of which are Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Hot Fuzz (2007) — are once again busting genres to the eternal appreciation and …
Cinema Siren Press Interview: The World’s End – Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright
Cinema Siren interviews Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright as part of a press round table, discussing their comedy, The World’s End, which is the final film in their Cornetto trilogy. The World’s End premieres tomorrow, August 23, 2013.
“Star Trek: Into Darkness” ~ Excitement at Warp Factor 10
May 17, 2013 Boy, this is going to be one short review. This movie has more spoilers than the 1967 Enterprise had Tribbles…and in the interest of full disclosure, this is written by the Cinema Siren who owns chairs from the Voyager show, can list the original episodes in order of appearance, has a T-shirt …
The Adventures of Tintin: Belgian Export Expertly Handled
Friday, December 23, 2011 The Cinema Siren knows Tintin. Like millions of other kids all over the world, I grew up reading Herge’s thrilling, adventurous, comic book series over and over until I knew every illustration and storyline like the back of my hand. Tintin is what made me love illustration and see comic and …
Sherlock & Mission Impossible: Super Spy & Super Detective
Saturday, December 17, 2011 Ahhh, escapism. Nothing takes the bad taste of grumpy holiday shoppers, vacation traffic, or family kurfuffles away like bomb blasts, a high speed chase, or a good bludgeoning in slomo. With that in mind, the makers of sequels for both “Sherlock Holmes” and “Mission Impossible” offer their bits of distraction just …