Siavash Minoukadeh

As all good things must come to an end, so must our time as Film & TV's Editorial team. With this change marching on, and the academic year coming to an end with a whisper, not a bang: we are reminiscing on some of film and television's saddest goodbyes and season closes

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Mar 19, 2020

Opinion | I would like to be reimbursed, but staff need the money

In the last few days, a petition has been going around demanding that Parliament compels universities affected by the recent round of UCU strikes to repay students’ tuition fees. I’ve seen it pop up a fair few times on my social media feeds and I feel the sentiment behind it, really I do.

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Mar 17, 2020

Torchlight @ Pegg Theatre ★★★

Spotlights presents Torchlight; a play of love, loss and change. Ben Nunan’s Torchlight is a play that doesn’t want to play by the rules of your typical student show.

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Mar 08, 2020

International Women's Day Editor's Picks

8 March every year is International Women's Day worldwide. This year, the team at Film & TV are sharing our favourite films made by women

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Feb 27, 2020

On stage and on screen, Tarell Alvin McCraney is shining a light on African-American queerness

If you’ve heard of Tarell Alvin McCraney, it’s probably as a result of his work on Moonlight (2016), the exquisite queer, African-American coming-of-age story that was based off In Moonlight, Black Boys Look Blue, a project McCraney had written whilst in drama school.

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Dec 30, 2019

2020 Onscreen

With 2020 just around the corner, our Film & TV Editorial team have compiled a list of the films and TV shows we are most looking forward to in the coming decade

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Dec 23, 2019

A Son is a beautiful but ultimately uninspiring directorial debut

2019 was a year of highs and lows, in cinema and the wider world. Entertainment Sub-Editor Siavash Minoukadeh was lucky enough to catch a series of premieres at the London Film Festival, including A Son (Bik Eneich: Un Fils, 2019)

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Dec 22, 2019

Watershed French Film Festival: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Céline Sciamma's critically-acclaimed feature arrived at the Watershed Bristol as part of the French Film Festival last week, featuring a rich blend of striking cinematography, powerful musicality and exquisite performances.