The CMBA profiles one of our classic movie blogs each month. This month we're featuring Lesley from Second Sight Cinema.
“Second Sight Cinema” is a blog with an attitude. Its
writer, Lesley Gaspar, isn’t afraid to tell you her opinions, and she has the
erudition to back them up with facts. Don’t show up to her class if you haven’t
done the reading! But, if you’re here to learn, her posts will give you
detailed accounts of films and personalities you thought you already knew, and
you’ll come away with new information (and sources!) that will give you plenty
to chew on. When Lesley writes up a film, you can be sure she’s researched it
thoroughly and deeply. With all of that sheer knowledge, her feelings and
passion for the cinema come through strongly as well.
A great example of her writing can be seen in her post
“Disembodied: Waldo Lydecker, the voice in the Dark in Laura (1944)” which was
her contribution to the “Great Villain Blogathon” of 2016. While using the bad
guy as its lens, the article is really an in-depth discussion of nearly every
aspect of the film. She takes issue with one of the heavyweights of film
criticism, Roger Ebert, and is so convincing it’s hard to believe anyone would
disagree.
