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Jean-Luc Godard

Half a century after his first film, Godard remains one of cinema’s greatest visionaries. Exactly 54 years after the release of his first film Un Boute De Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard…

Cult Column

The Western is one of the oldest film genres out there; it has existed throughout the 20th century and well into the 21st, and during this time, the genre has…

What We Do in the Shadows

The premise of this film is more than a little zany — a mockumentary about four vampires in a Wellington flat share. It’d be a lot more zany if it…

The Homesman

The on-screen presence of Hilary Swank is such a rarity that I was excited to see her performance alongside Tommy Lee Jones in what appeared to be a potentially fascinating,…

History of the Brain

A History of the Brain is a 10-part podcast series that takes you on a 5000 year journey into the brain. The series will play on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Bustling Beijing

人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi): a Chinese phrase literally translating to “people mountain people sea”, or “packed”. With 21,150,000 people, my goodness is Beijing rén shān rén hǎi. Walking around…

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One

As the penultimate chapter in The Hunger Games saga, Mockingjay – Part 1 sets us up perfectly for the dramatic, action-packed finale of the franchise. However, on its own it…

War games?

Callum Mckenna weighs in on all things dystopian and whether film can be a vehicle for social revolution. You can tell a lot about a culture from its taste in…