Speechless. Michael Haneke’s new, Palme d’Or winning Amour is meticulously crafted to leave its audiences speechless. Haneke’s films have always been alienating, challenging and revolutionary in terms of cinema. The characters of Funny Games (1997) broke the fourth wall to teach its audience a brutal lesson about voyeurism and on-screen violence. In Hidden (2005), Haneke returned the favour by […]

Science fiction films are renowned for their speculative and advanced technology, from miracle drugs to deadly weapons. Since the early days of cinema, audiences have been amazed by these glimpses of a future that may yet come to pass. And of all these technological wonders, spaceships often hold the most […]

Given his last two efforts, The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) and A Prophet (2009), it is something of a surprise that director Jacques Audiard did not venture off once again into the dark criminal underworlds of which he has been deservedly praised for portraying. Rust and Bone, on paper (and in its enticing theatrical […]

  My initial impression was that Nickelback were simply terrible. This is an impression virtually everyone I know shares, and is often recreated by radio DJs, internet campaigns such as “I bet this pickle can get more likes than Nickelback” (the pickle won), and Detroit’s efforts not to let the […]

 Before we begin this article, I must emphasise my personal stance on Twilight. I am an outsider to the franchise. I have flicked through the first book and was dragged to the cinema to see Twilight: Eclipse with some friends, but otherwise I am detached from the series. It doesn’t […]

Poetry. Simply put Beasts of the Southern Wild is the definition of filmic poetry. Shot like a Dardenne social-drama (see: The Child or The Kid with a Bike) yet infused with the magical realism and vivid visual intensity of the fantasy genre, Beasts’ story is a simple but perfectly constructed tale of community and coming of age. […]

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Sebastian Vettel became the youngest ever triple Formula One World Champion today after a scintillating climax to the 2012 season at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The destiny of the championship see-sawed repeatedly during the race, which saw Britain’s Jenson Button win in seriously damp conditions. The race began only seconds […]