SXSW Review: Vision Portraits
Vision Portraits is the rare kind of film that you’ve always hoped to see, heralding back to the earliest use of montage in ...
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SXSW Review: For Sama
For Sama is the story of the Syrian uprising and civil war, told through the point of view of Waad al Kateab. Her ...
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SXSW Review: Community First, a Home for the Homeless
Community First is a true passion project of director Layton Blaylock. Seeing him involved in the residents’ lives is a powerful thing and ...
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SXSW Review: Go Back To China
Go Back To China will no doubt received mixed reviews from audiences of different backgrounds, but I’m of the opinion that it was ...
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Review: An Elephant Sitting Still
Writer/director Hu Bo took his own life shortly after completing An Elephant Sitting, adapted from one of his own stories. He was only ...
The 2018 Golden Cages: Most Overrated Movie
Welcome one and all to Flixist’s new end of the year awards program, the Golden Cages! With Hollywood becoming increasingly out of touch ...
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Deep Analysis: Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria Remake (Part Two)
Welcome back to the second and final part of this in-depth look at Luca Guadagnino’s homage/remake of Suspiria. It was one of the ...
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Deep Analysis: Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria Remake (Part One)
Luca Guadagnino’s homage to Suspiria was one of the most divisive films of 2018. I mentioned in my review a few months ago ...
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Review: Capernaum
Capernaum made me think that we’re so privileged in the West: there are so many cultures in the world that haven’t had the safety ...
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The one with Sian’s best films of 2018
Undoubtedly there have been a whole host of brilliant films in 2018 – and several completely terrible ones which I wish I could ...
Review: Les Miserables, Episode One
While I don’t often review individual shows, this is a unique and rare instance where the worlds of film, musical theatre, literature and ...
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The 300 Coda: My Top 50 Movies of 2018 and My Top 40 First-Time Watches of Older Films
As a capstone to The 300, I’ve decided to look at the 317 movies I saw in theaters during 2018 and pick my ...