HAR: Petkeeping

Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022

Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022 1000 699 Olivia Westerdale

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’…

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Hotel for Dogs. Dir. Thor Freudenthal. Dreamworks. 2009.

Hotel for Dogs. Dir. Thor Freudenthal. Dreamworks. 2009. 150 150 Isabella Peirson Smith

Animals, a cutesy love story and the rise of underdogs… literally. What more could you want in a film? Well, ‘Hotel for Dogs’ (Thor Freudenthal/ 2009) covers a multitude of…

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The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015

The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015 1707 2560 LPerek-Gokce1

“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),…

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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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The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011

The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011 150 150 Abbie Whelan

Figure 1. The title of the film, The Future, is emblematic of the very thing the characters fear, what is the unknown. July certainly lets the cat out of the…

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Kedi. Dir. Ceyda Torun Oscilloscope Laboratories (2016)

Kedi. Dir. Ceyda Torun Oscilloscope Laboratories (2016) 500 374 Carys O'Callaghan Goodley

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…

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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. 150 150 Nicholas Martin

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.…

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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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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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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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