From Antz to Titanic

Everybody analyses films. Ordinary viewers, chatting on the way home afterwards. Reviewers, telling us just enough to tempt or put off. Critics, 'situating' films for us. Moralists, hunting for the (harmful) message. So what exactly is it that film academics do that's different?

Martin Barker and Thomas Austin provide a jargon-free, accessible and student-friendly introduction to film a...