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Paddington Bear. Dir. Paul King. S. 2014

Paddington Bear. Dir. Paul King. S. 2014 150 150 Isabella Peirson Smith

https://youtu.be/nvb6tvZOYIo Paddington, directed by Paul King, captures the life of an orphaned bear who travels from Peru to London sponsored by his Aunt Lucy to seek a better life the…

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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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An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986 2560 1440 Carmen Navarro Mateo

“There are no cats in America“ Fig.1. Original Poster by Drew Struzan of Fievel and the rest of the immigrants arriving in New York. The anonymous humans frame Fievel and…

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Hocus Pocus. Dir Kenny Ortega. Walt Disney Pictures. 1993

Hocus Pocus. Dir Kenny Ortega. Walt Disney Pictures. 1993 1000 541 Katherine Milman

https://youtu.be/OFm_2RyxXjQ Figure 1 Figure two, internet discourse surrounding the personality of cats. Thackery Binx is one of the central figures of Hocus Pocus, and in doing this the film considers…

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Mason’s Rats. Dir. Carlos Stevens. Netflix. 2022.

Mason’s Rats. Dir. Carlos Stevens. Netflix. 2022. 2560 1350 Victoria Coffell

“Like World War fucking IV.” Figure 1: Mason receives a warning from the rats The Love, Death and Robots’ episode, Mason’s Rats, centres around conflict regarding control and the co-existence of humans and animals,…

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28 Days Later. Dir. Danny Boyle. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2002.

28 Days Later. Dir. Danny Boyle. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2002. 150 150 Olivia Westerdale

Boyle’s 28 Days Later presents a devastated post-apocalyptic world in which a highly infectious rage virus spreads through humanity, causing those infected to be struck with mindless violent rage. The…

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We Need To Talk About Kevin. Dir. Lynne Ramsay. 2011. Youtube.

We Need To Talk About Kevin. Dir. Lynne Ramsay. 2011. Youtube. 1876 816 Nuruleine Qadar

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to mourn Mr. Snuffles, who was snuffed out.“ Lynne Ramsay’s psychological thriller We Need to Talk About Kevin portrays the debate of nurture versus…

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Sing. Dir. Garth Jennings. Illumination Entertainment. 2016

Sing. Dir. Garth Jennings. Illumination Entertainment. 2016 789 451 Sandra Agusti Capella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qPgK_u4vX8 Figure 1: Film cover Illumination Entertainment’s Sing is a computer animated film that follows a group of anthropomorphic animals taking part in a singing competition that interferes in the…

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The Sea Beast. Dir. Chris Williams. Netflix. 2022.

The Sea Beast. Dir. Chris Williams. Netflix. 2022. 150 150 Rosemary Sharpley

https://youtu.be/P-E-IGQCsPo Figure 1: film trailer Chris Williams’ Netflix movie The Sea Beast is a film which follows the generational indoctrination of a society, in which the ruling classes have fabricated a war…

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Wendy and Lucy, Dir. Kelly Reichardt, Oscilloscope Pictures (2008)

Wendy and Lucy, Dir. Kelly Reichardt, Oscilloscope Pictures (2008) 1024 427 Carys O'Callaghan Goodley

A Photo of Lucy who stands at the front of the shot panting, and her owner Wendy who stands behind her, separated by a chain-linked fence. (1) Wendy and Lucy…

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