Sirens

Lyrical coming-of-age tales are a dime a dozen at Sundance, where “Sirens” premiered at the beginning of the year, but few such films are as impressive as this one.

A collage of yearning, ambition, and what can only be called gumption.

The ending... is heart-tugging and rousing, even for non-metal heads.

Lilas is a fascinating figure, straight out of a work of fiction.

So rhythmic and well-edited that you could mistake it for a carefully plotted scripted film.

With the band's headstrong co-founders leading their tale, Sirens is a powerful reminder that punk isn't dead if you know where to look.

Sirens is a compassionate movie that expresses the frustrations that these women go through in their lives while shining a light on their togetherness.

If someone had told me one of my favorite films from Sundance would be about a thrash metal band in Lebanon, I wouldn’t have believed them. But Rita Baghdadi’s Sirens—executive produced in part by Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne—is one of the rare...

Truth be told, some more focus on the rest of the members of the group would also be welcome here, but in the end, “Sirens” emerges as an excellent documentary that manages to present the story of the group and its members rather eloquently



Amid a revolution in the Middle East, friendship, love, and thrash metal clash in Rita Baghdadi’s spirited documentary. Rock on!