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Rachel Davies
17th January 2022
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Penguin Bloom. Dir. Glendyn Ivin. Netflix, Inc. 2021.

Penguin Bloom. Dir. Glendyn Ivin. Netflix, Inc. 2021. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Penguin-Bloom.jpg 543 269 Rachel Davies Rachel Davies https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea96bfdf2beaeab7f39f5b5f10e7d62c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2022 17th January 2022

Inspired by true events, Penguin Bloom tells the story of Sam Bloom, a mother and wife who became paralysed after a serious accident. As she struggles through a difficult recovery,…

Emily Finan
20th January 2021
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Crocodile Dundee. Dir. Peter Faiman. Paramount Pictures. 1986

Crocodile Dundee. Dir. Peter Faiman. Paramount Pictures. 1986 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Emily Finan Emily Finan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3003dbd631d64981689174c28ee6f10?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2021 25th May 2021

“A city girl like you? You wouldn’t last five minutes, love. This is a man’s country out here.”– Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) Theatrical Poster for Crocodile Dundee (1986) Crocodile Dundee…

Chelsea Dunbobbin
14th January 2021
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The Shallows. Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra. Columbia Pictures. 2016.

The Shallows. Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra. Columbia Pictures. 2016. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Chelsea Dunbobbin Chelsea Dunbobbin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2310a2da4f73058d35034c37d1ce8e15?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th January 2021 5th November 2021

The Shallows uses the tale of Nancy (Blake Lively), a surfer alone and vulnerable in the picturesque coasts of Mexico only to be aggressively hunted by a great white shark…

Guelcan Arslan
13th January 2021
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The Hunter. Dir. Daniel Nettheim. 2011.

The Hunter. Dir. Daniel Nettheim. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Guelcan Arslan Guelcan Arslan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0bb3bb8789d98fca209950a5f5a94ec3?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2021 5th November 2021

The Hunter is a 2011 Australian drama film directed by Daniel Nettheim adopted from Julia Leigh’s novel. The chosen scene illustrates the parallels of a lone hunter named Martin and…

Lucy Hilton
3rd June 2018
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Mad Max: Fury Road. Dir. George Miller. Warner Bros. 2015.

Mad Max: Fury Road. Dir. George Miller. Warner Bros. 2015. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lucy Hilton Lucy Hilton https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/48973bb42d7ec02697d2a60d6370df12?s=96&d=mm&r=g 3rd June 2018 25th May 2021

Miller’s use of post-apocalyptic colour is deliberate and ground-breaking. Mad Max: Fury Road is saturated with reds and oranges. Immediately following a fight scene that results in a lead-character casualty,…

Jack Collier
20th January 2015
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Wake in Fright. Dir. Ted Kotcheff. United Artists. 1971.

Wake in Fright. Dir. Ted Kotcheff. United Artists. 1971. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jack Collier Jack Collier https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a720a45f9995532a05363d10012e4448?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2015 25th May 2021

Having been lost for decades following its 1971 release, Wake in Fright was restored to considerable acclaim in 2009. Its aesthetic, screenplay and portrayal of the culture clash between outsiders and the…