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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Dir. Jake Kasdan. Sony Pictures Releasing. 2017.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Dir. Jake Kasdan. Sony Pictures Releasing. 2017. 1280 720 Alison Johnston

Trapped in a tropical jungle with wild animals and no allergy spray; what could possibly go wrong? Oh, and also, you are now in a different body and have to…

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Barking Dogs Never Bite. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Cinema Service. 2000.
Barking Dogs Never Bite. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Cinema Service. 2000. 550 297 Seohyeon Kim

<Figure 1,2> Barking Dogs Never Bite is a dark comedy film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who has received critical praise for his recent filmography, in the same genre, Parasite. This…

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  • Beth Goodwin
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The Bad Guys. Dir. Pierre Perifel. Universal Pictures. 2022.
The Bad Guys. Dir. Pierre Perifel. Universal Pictures. 2022. 1200 630 Beth Goodwin

Being good is no fun at all — or is it? Pierre Perifel’s feature directorial debut, tells the story of an infamous criminal group comprised of anthropomorphic animals — the…

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  • Caitlin Rooney
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Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004.
Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004. 659 332 Caitlin Rooney

This 2004 family comedy revolves around Garfield, a lazy, lasagna-loving cat who has the perfect life with his owner, Jon. Accustomed to luxury treatment, lavish meals and relying on his…

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Bait. Dir. Mark Jenkin. British Film Institute. 2019.
Bait. Dir. Mark Jenkin. British Film Institute. 2019. 1000 702 Lucy Gravil

Core to Mark Jenkin’s 2019 film, Bait, is a narrative depicting the gentrification of the coastal land and community in Cornwall. Following Martin, a local fisherman, Jenkin’s film emphasises how…

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  • Kirsty Laverack
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Song of the Sea. Dir. Tomm Moore. StudioCanal. 2014
Song of the Sea. Dir. Tomm Moore. StudioCanal. 2014 1920 1040 Kirsty Laverack

Figure 1 – Film poster Song of the Sea is full of magic, mystery and mayhem. Ben, a ten year old Irish boy, discovers that his mute sister Saoirse is…

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Dir. Ron Howard. Universal Pictures.2000.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Dir. Ron Howard. Universal Pictures.2000. 602 397 Eve Bayliss

For as much as this film teaches us about the meaning of Christmas, it equally teaches us about the relation humans hold with animals, through both interaction and perception. The…

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  • Catriona Keep
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Porco Rosso. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 1992.
Porco Rosso. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 1992. 555 298 Catriona Keep

Porco Rosso follows a former fighter pilot who abandoned the Italian military, transformed into a pig, and becomes a bounty hunter that fights pirates. One day he meets American pilot…

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Under the Skin
Under the Skin 150 150 Sophie Anderson

Under the Skin is a science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer and released in 2013. It tells the story of an alien disguised as a human woman (played by…

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  • Jamie Creese
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Train to Busan. Dir. Yeon Sang-ho. Next Entertainment World. 2016.
Train to Busan. Dir. Yeon Sang-ho. Next Entertainment World. 2016. 1920 1036 Jamie Creese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVK-OnHFuG4&t=56s Content warning: This article contains images of real animal death. The opening of Yeon Sang-ho’s action-horror film Train to Busan (2016) interprets the circumstances that lead to the epidemic…

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