Genre: Action – ZooScope

Olivia Westerdale
27th January 2023
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Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022

Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jja_0133_comp.1055-1.jpg 1000 699 Olivia Westerdale Olivia Westerdale https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e3d8d552266c170186d5bb0fff2d8569?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8fuzj3gck Figure 1 Jordan Peele’s latest film nope follows siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood in the aftermath of their father’s unexpected death. The siblings ‘We ain’t got no more problems’…

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…

Victoria Coffell
20th January 2023
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Sonnie’s Edge. Dir. Dave Wilson. Netflix. 2019

Sonnie’s Edge. Dir. Dave Wilson. Netflix. 2019 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A2AF6816-D52E-4209-AFFD-A2930F8F7ECC-scaled.jpeg 2560 1266 Victoria Coffell Victoria Coffell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8444b0040f16b3ab3abb43ca14170f1e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

That fear of death. Do you feel it? Are you scared now?– Sonnie Content warning: sexual assault, female violence, abuse Netflix’s animated anthology, Love Death & Robots, first aired in 2019, enticing…

Bethany Hinch-Sisley
20th January 2023
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Hoodwinked!. Dir. Edwards, Cory. Kanbar Entertainment, Blue Yonder Films. 2005.

Hoodwinked!. Dir. Edwards, Cory. Kanbar Entertainment, Blue Yonder Films. 2005. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hoodwinked-2006.jpeg 1200 630 Bethany Hinch-Sisley Bethany Hinch-Sisley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92da49361b44ea96b873a1aba9153a8a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

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]…

Jamie Creese
17th January 2023
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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. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TRAIN-TO-BUSAN-3-1.jpg 1920 1036 Jamie Creese Jamie Creese https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0b90c6dfc5e45c0a290f59efe7383258?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2023 17th January 2023

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…

Victoria Coffell
17th January 2023
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Mason’s Rats. Dir. Carlos Stevens. Netflix. 2022.

Mason’s Rats. Dir. Carlos Stevens. Netflix. 2022. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A9339822-EDF7-442C-A66E-F2D8A36FF5C2-scaled.jpeg 2560 1350 Victoria Coffell Victoria Coffell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8444b0040f16b3ab3abb43ca14170f1e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2023 17th January 2023

“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,…

Prail Coffell
10th January 2023
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Red River. Dir. Howard Hawks. Monterey Productions. 1948.

Red River. Dir. Howard Hawks. Monterey Productions. 1948. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Prail Coffell Prail Coffell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea8493c40c49042f7660d2d40126bb1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 10th January 2023 10th February 2023

https://youtu.be/aN0alpNLQak American expansionism and the frontier myth – the romanticisation of prosperity found in claiming the ‘wilderness’ and the forceful expansion of the American border – pillars of the Western…

Dionne Clark-Patterson
3rd February 2022
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Togo. Dir. Ericson Core. Walt Disney Studios. 2019

Togo. Dir. Ericson Core. Walt Disney Studios. 2019 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Dionne Clark-Patterson Dionne Clark-Patterson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5e9d40bdfec01307636f2db52f80325b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 3rd February 2022 3rd February 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMfyueM-ZBQ&ab_channel=WaltDisneyStudios What does he bring to the breed? The heart of a survivor. [1] Seppala leading Togo and the dogs The relationship between men and dogs is often explored within…

Natalie Fenn
1st February 2022
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Ant-Man. Dir. Peyton Reed. Marvel Studios. 2015.

Ant-Man. Dir. Peyton Reed. Marvel Studios. 2015. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/06antman1-dressrefer-superJumbo.jpg 2048 1080 Natalie Fenn Natalie Fenn https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ebfe89efbf78df9571d603887fbf35d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 1st February 2022 1st February 2022

https://youtu.be/cslFsCgQfdg ‘You’ve yet to learn about your greatest allies: the ants. Loyal, brave, and your partners on this job.’ Figure 1 – a few of Scott’s new ant buddies! As…

Archie Booth
30th January 2022
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Children of Men. Dir. by Alfonso Cuarón. Universal Pictures. 2006.

Children of Men. Dir. by Alfonso Cuarón. Universal Pictures. 2006. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Archie Booth Archie Booth https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f75f3424e678297fd7f40ce1be4a3e23?s=96&d=mm&r=g 30th January 2022 30th January 2022

Children of Men (2006) dir. by Alfonso Cuarón is a science-fiction action drama that takes place in a Britain in 2027. The world for around 18 years has been infertile,…