02/28/2014 OK, movie lovers and Sirenauts, you have only two more days to squeeze in all the nominated movies if you want to offer informed and well researched opinions on the winners of the 86th annual Academy Awards. The program airs live on ABC, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. Red carpet coverage begins on E! …
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Cinema Siren Reviews: The Lego Movie – A Real BLOCK-Buster
02/08/2014 Musicians Tegan and Sara, with help from The Lonely Island, wrote the tenacious ear worm, a perfectly appropriate yet alarmingly catchy theme song of The LEGO Movie. Cinema Siren walked in attempting to keep an open mind to what seemed like a blatant 2-hour LEGO commercial, and left sure to have seen the first …
Cinema Siren’s Must-See Movies for the Holidays: ‘Her,’ ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ and More
December 26, 2013 This is a holiday weekend, and we can all use a few hours of escapism between parties or family gatherings, no? Of course! Cinema Siren has just the thing. Here are five movies that have been released in the last few weeks that might be the perfect way to recharge or …
21 Jump Street: A Surprisingly Funny New Take on an Old Address
Friday, March 16, 2012 We reviewers are supposed to stay objective. However, I went into 21 Jump Street, which I expected to be a derivative soulless pile of cliches, with little hope of enjoying the next 109 minutes. To my surprise it turned out to be the big hulking anatomical joke-spewing genuine bromance-building raunchcom that …
For Your Consideration: Oscar Acting Preview
Saturday, January 21, 2012 Just in time for the Oscar announcements on January 24—and from the lanai on her January Hawaiian vacation… because movies never rest!—Cinema Siren wanted to mention some of the most notable and favorite performances of the last year. It has been a year full of subtle performances, with far less of …
Moneyball: Heading for a Home Run
Friday, September 23, 2011 Moneyball was so good Cinema Siren feels like she’s been hit over the head with a baseball bat. Who knew this baseball geek-fest would turn out to be so exciting or have me rooting like I was in the stands myself? What looks appealing about Moneyball? Cinema Siren knows less than …