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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Review: Widows
A fusion of stark brutality, underhand crimes and complex systems of political and personal power, Widows is far more just than an awards-season thriller, ...
Review: They Shall Not Grow Old
Coinciding with the centenary of the Great War, I think it’s safe to say They Shall Not Grow Old is a once in ...
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Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ to star Timothee Chalamet, Benicio del Toro and more
After I (perhaps overzealously) reported in the summer that Wes Anderson’s latest film would turn out to be a musical set in 1950s ...