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Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016
Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016 1454 620 Louise Smith

Figure 1: Kubo lifted in the air by wings made of origami birds. Kubo and the Two Strings follows a boy whose life is made even more extraordinary when a…

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  • Bethany Hinch-Sisley
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Hoodwinked!. Dir. Edwards, Cory. Kanbar Entertainment, Blue Yonder Films. 2005.
Hoodwinked!. Dir. Edwards, Cory. Kanbar Entertainment, Blue Yonder Films. 2005. 1200 630 Bethany Hinch-Sisley

https://youtu.be/RGV-cTSr6zg <Fig 1. Hoodwinked! Trailer [2005]> Hoodwinked! [2005] A retelling of the folktake Little Red Riding Hood as a police procedural, using backstories to show multiple characters’ points of view.[1]…

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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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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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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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Lamb. Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson. Sena. 2021
Lamb. Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson. Sena. 2021 1250 669 Amelia Keen

Like a lamb to the slaughter, the slow-burn, absurd surrealness of A24’s Lamb (2021) leads the audience to an end that blends both chilling twists and heartbreaking loss as the…

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  • Danielle Marsh
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Dir. By David Yates. Warner Bros Pictures. 2010.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Dir. By David Yates. Warner Bros Pictures. 2010. 960 500 Danielle Marsh

Figure One – a promotional image. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2011) is the penultimate film in the franchise. Harry, Ron and Hermione begin a desperate race…

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske. Buena Vista Distribution. 1961.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske. Buena Vista Distribution. 1961. 150 150 Georgina Hartley

Figure 1. Still of the film’s conclusion which sees one hundred and one Dalmatians enter the living room of Anita and Roger’s London home. [1] One hundred and one Dalmatians,…

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