SXSW Review: Days of the Whale
Set in Medellin, Colombia, Days of the Whale is a story of youthful rebellion and the inevitable consequences of getting in with the ...
Movies
SXSW Review: Aleksi
Aleksi made me laugh out loud so many times that I lose count. The directorial debut of Croatian director Barbara Vekaric and was ...
Movies
SXSW Review: Vai
Vai is a portmanteau film telling the stories of eight different women named Vai. Residing in seven different Pacific countries, their name means ...
Movies
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 ...
Movies
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 ...
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 ...
Movies
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 ...
Movies
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 ...
Features
Review: Les Miserables, Episode Two
Welcome back! After last week’s pilot, I’m really glad to say that the BBC adaptation of Les Misérables is soaring. Thanks to the ...
Features
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 ...
News
Johnny Depp 100% confirmed not to return in Pirates of the Caribbean reboot
It’s been something of a song and dance to get the sixth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise going, largely because ...