Imaginary Animals: Yes

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…

Prail Coffell
20th January 2023
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An American Werewolf in London. Dir. John Landis. Universal Pictures. 1981.

An American Werewolf in London. Dir. John Landis. Universal Pictures. 1981. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/507D4F73-4669-4655-A580-4A8D1EAD1058.webp 863 484 Prail Coffell Prail Coffell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea8493c40c49042f7660d2d40126bb1a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

“The wolf’s bloodline must be severed; the last remaining werewolf must be destroyed. It’s you David.” An American tourist, traumatised and alone wakes up in a London hospital after an…

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…

Kirsty Laverack
14th January 2023
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Epic. Dir. Chris Wedge. 20th Century Fox. 2013

Epic. Dir. Chris Wedge. 20th Century Fox. 2013 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/title-image-4.jpg 1197 503 Kirsty Laverack Kirsty Laverack https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7c923c701e877b89dccd1bfc6f26ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th January 2023 14th January 2023

The mouse encounter, experienced by characters MK and Nod in the animated film Epic, displays an inversion of the relationship between human and animal. The stereotypes that form this interconnection…

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…

Lucy Gravil
6th January 2023
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Ginger Snaps. Dir. John Fawcett. Motion International.2000

Ginger Snaps. Dir. John Fawcett. Motion International.2000 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/highres_1-01446219.webp 1200 799 Lucy Gravil Lucy Gravil https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e48e2e21f723fabb0c95497bc30305b1?s=96&d=mm&r=g 6th January 2023 12th January 2023

Figure 1: A woodcut of The Wolf of Ansbach “B, I Just Got The Curse” Figure 2: A woodcut of Peter Stumpp In his direction of the initial werewolf attack…

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…

Isabella Healey
1st February 2022
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Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021

Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Isabella Healey Isabella Healey https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bb481b23e933e0a9bb2f30cec83d7c18?s=96&d=mm&r=g 1st February 2022 1st February 2022

At what point is a fish-out-of-water no longer a fish? Many films can be described as ‘fish-out-of-water’ stories, but very few take this as literally as Disney Pixar’s Luca. Our eponymous character…

Eleanore Speight
27th January 2022
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Wolfwalkers. Dir Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. Apple TV+. 2020.

Wolfwalkers. Dir Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. Apple TV+. 2020. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Eleanore Speight Eleanore Speight https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0f264bf796ee6a77380619766f16b91?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2022 29th January 2022

This wild land must be civilised. Whilst this film’s premise – the child-friendly tale of two young werewolves attempting to end Oliver Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland – may sound bizarre,…