Feature-length – ZooScope

LPerek-Gokce1
26th January 2023
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The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015

The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TBI-POSTER-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 LPerek-Gokce1 LPerek-Gokce1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4f5c28c296763be91c3395454abb282e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 26th January 2023 6th March 2023

“Do you think God gives a damn about miniature donkeys, Colm?” “I fear he doesn’t. And I fear that’s where it’s all gone wrong.” Martin McDonagh’s, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022),…

Carys O'Callaghan Goodley
20th January 2023
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Kedi. Dir. Ceyda Torun Oscilloscope Laboratories (2016)

Kedi. Dir. Ceyda Torun Oscilloscope Laboratories (2016) https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sari.gif 500 374 Carys O'Callaghan Goodley Carys O'Callaghan Goodley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8f06c5ff20705b2df814175ef3143da1?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Have you ever wondered what the everyday life of a street cat looks like? ‘Kedi’ is an observational documentary film that follows the stray cats of Istanbul through their daily…

Rosemary Sharpley
20th January 2023
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Annihilation. Dir. Alex Garland. Netflix. 2018.

Annihilation. Dir. Alex Garland. Netflix. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-12.jpeg 516 344 Rosemary Sharpley Rosemary Sharpley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db572b9b5728eec5b0a91ff6b424d332?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

“It’s not destroying. It’s creating something new”. https://youtu.be/0m3cPEbwwhg Figure 1 – film trailer Annihilation, by definition, is something “Completely destroyed; nothingness, non-existence”, Yet Alex Garland’s 2018 film entirely rethinks what…

Nicholas Martin
20th January 2023
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Mr Popper’s Penguins. Dir. Mark Waters. 20th Century Fox. 2011.

Mr Popper’s Penguins. Dir. Mark Waters. 20th Century Fox. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Nicholas Martin Nicholas Martin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0563358b299d4bd07e345bb573fcf914?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Figure One Jim Carrey and Penguins. It does not get any better. Think Beethoven but with Penguins. Try to spot the difference between the CGI penguins and the real ones.…

Louise Smith
20th January 2023
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Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/paper-bird-wings-2.png 1454 620 Louise Smith Louise Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/994ccb66f6ec7d76b6bd19085150286d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

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…

Seohyeon Kim
20th January 2023
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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. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Barking.Dogs_.Never_.Bite_.2000.1080p.BluRay.x264.Korean.AAC-ETRG.mp4_000186322.png 550 297 Seohyeon Kim Seohyeon Kim https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3bb4c8fcabc969d60355ce5138c77864?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 20th January 2023

<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…

Alison Johnston
15th January 2023
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Bird Box. Dir. Susanne Bier. Netflix. 2018.

Bird Box. Dir. Susanne Bier. Netflix. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bird-Box.jpg 1067 538 Alison Johnston Alison Johnston https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81012d24f37ea246bbfaea54c2ee3858?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2023 15th January 2023

Susanne Bier’s Bird Box follows Malorie Hayes as she navigates the events and aftermath of an outbreak of creatures, which seem to take on the form of a person’s worst…

Nicholas Martin
14th January 2023
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Every Which Way but Loose. Dir. James Fargo. Warner Bros. 1978.

Every Which Way but Loose. Dir. James Fargo. Warner Bros. 1978. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Nicholas Martin Nicholas Martin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0563358b299d4bd07e345bb573fcf914?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th January 2023 17th January 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQihnrjlhk James Fargo’s 1978 film Every Which Way but Loose follows Clint Eastwood’s character Philo Beddo and his orangutan companion Clyde in their search for love. The audience’s expectations of human-animal relationships…

Louise Smith
8th January 2023
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dir.Jay Russell, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2007, U.S.

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dir.Jay Russell, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2007, U.S. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Louise Smith Louise Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/994ccb66f6ec7d76b6bd19085150286d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 8th January 2023 8th January 2023

Figure 1: ‘The Surgeon’s Photograph’ of the Loch Ness Monster. A blurry, dark figure emerges out of the water. GETTY IMAGES [1] The filmmakers of The Water Horse: Legend of…

Amelia Keen
5th February 2022
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Lamb. Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson. Sena. 2021

Lamb. Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson. Sena. 2021 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-31-14.36.31.png 1250 669 Amelia Keen Amelia Keen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b15639a5783c8a97ed344d89e0ccb446?s=96&d=mm&r=g 5th February 2022 5th February 2022

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…