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Welcome to Cinema Siren's Film Review Vault
Guiding film lovers through a sea of celluloid. How many of these movies have you seen?
By Leslie Combemale aka Cinema Siren
Guiding Film Lovers Through a Sea of Celluloid
Greetings movie fans! As my tagline says, I guide film lovers through a sea of celluloid, and I’ve been doing just that for Patch readers since 2011.
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Here for your interest and amusement, and as a guide for moviegoing or video on demand/purchase, are links to most of my film reviews and articles on Patch. I omitted some of the annual reviews, Oscar insights and things along those lines, but there are lots of great movies to read about here, along with a few awful ones...(Getaway and Sex in the City 2, I’m looking at you!).
For all my past reviews, you can go to www.cinemasiren.com.
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At the best of times, I’ve gotten lots of comments and emails from readers (I started calling them my “Sirenauts”), most notably for the review of the film Noah. That movie alone threatened to make my mailbox crumble under the virtual weight of comments. Godzilla, Rio 2 and Gravity also seemed to elicit everything from deep feelings of appreciation to hot heated hate.
What makes movies so wonderful, is there’s something for everyone. There are two things, if you’ve never read my work, to remember about my reviews: They are always spoiler-free and I do look for the best in even the worst movies. Even for a film that gets one out of five stars, there are members of the production (from caterer to grip to co-star), who genuinely hope for greatness and do their best.
To be a great critic, one must not only see past one’s own taste, but think of the audience. One must have enough skill and talent to point out the assets of a film with panache, and its faults without vitriol or cruelty.
That is my objective. My aim is to get movie lovers out for that unique cinematic experience that can only be experienced at the movies. A dark theater creates that temporary community of passengers transported briefly together into another world. Unlike the sirens of mythology, I mean to guide you safely through that sea of celluloid.
Now…. go find a new favorite film!
CINEMA SIREN’S FILM REVIEW CATALOG
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Chuck Jones’ 100th Birthday: Top Ten Characters created by the animator
Cinema Siren presents Alternate Valentine’s Movies
Cinema Siren presents Movies for the New Year: 10 New Beginnings
Cinema Siren presents: Quirky Comedies from Across the Pond
Cinema Siren presents: Top 10 Halloween Cartoons of All Time
Cinema Siren’s Top 10 Movies about Spring
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Hollywood Valentine: Lifelong Hollywood Couples and their Classic Movies
Much Ado About Nothing, Monsters U, & World War Z reviews
Shakespeare on Film: Top 5 Films of all Time
Sherlock: Game of Shadows and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
For more reviews, go to Cinema Siren.
About this column: Leslie Combemale, at www.cinemasiren.com, is a movie lover and aficionado who aspires to get more people back into the beautiful alternate worlds offered in the dark at movie houses across the country, and is owner of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery. She interviews actors, directors, and production artists from all over the world, and often is invited to present at conventions such as the San Diego Comic-Con, where she has been a panelist and host for The Art of the Hollywood Movie Poster, Classic Film History, Disney & Harry Potter Fandom discussions. Visit her art gallery for great art from film at www.artinsights.com and see more of her reviews and interviews on www.artinsightsmagazine.com.
