Magic is everywhere. At least that’s what the filmmakers of this week’s release NOW YOU SEE ME 2 would like its audiences to believe. Do they succeed with their task to thrill and amaze as magicians do, or is the decidedly uninventive name indicative of the film as a whole? Did they deliver more of the same …
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review: Top Ten SPOILER-FREE reasons to stop worrying & love TFA
Top Ten SPOILER-FREE reasons to stop worrying and love STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: I am both a film critic and a fan of the Star Wars series. Even the biggest snob knows those aren’t mutually exclusive. However, as one filmgoer who has always been interested in informed perspectives on new movies, I didn’t want to …
Middleburg Film Fest: ITHACA review (World Premiere screening)
Middleburg Film Festival: ITHACA review Meg Ryan, made famous by being one of America’s sweethearts in SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, is trying on a new hat with her directorial debut film, ITHACA. With the timeliness about gender bias in Hollywood against female directors as well as actresses and female film critics …
Shaun the Sheep Movie Review: It’s Bleating Good!
If you’d like to read the longer more detailed Shaun the Sheep Movie Review, here it is: I have loved the BAFTA winning Shaun the Sheep TV show ever since it premiered in England in 2007. The endearing leader of his flock that bleats out the side of his mouth was originally introduced in the …
Terminator: Genisys Review – Old, Obsolete, but Entertaining
Terminator: Genisys Review I remember going to see the original Terminator. I thought it was both wonderful and cheesy, and, being a movie-loving girl, I loved it immediately for the incredibly strong and tough female character I had rarely seen before in film. After Alien, it seemed to point to a future filled with action …
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Review: Gut-wrenching Indie Fun!
Just what does it take to build a film that is at once reverential of movie classics, a coming-of-age comedy, and a movie about loss? Find out with Cinema Siren’s video review of one of the best films this year: for those who want to read a review: INDIE SPOTLIGHT There were so many …