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Callum Ratcliffe
27th January 2022
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Universal Pictures. 1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Universal Pictures. 1982 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Callum Ratcliffe Callum Ratcliffe https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8807390e24ef91b0082deeae33988f3a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2022 27th January 2022

https://youtu.be/qYAETtIIClk Figure 1: Trailer for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Figure 2: Grant (Sam Neill) reinforces the role of the surrogate father trope in Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (1993) dir. Steven Spielberg…

Thomas Richardson
27th January 2022
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See Spot Run. Dir. John Whitesell. Village Roadshow Pictures. 2001.

See Spot Run. Dir. John Whitesell. Village Roadshow Pictures. 2001. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-21-at-10.56.23.png 894 594 Thomas Richardson Thomas Richardson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/51335247dd6760feca26b1e2584fc0c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2022 27th January 2022

Agent 11 is one of the most decorated agents in the FBI, but he doesn’t always play by the rules. This time, his vicious attack on mob boss Sonny Talia…

Lucy Luscombe
24th January 2022
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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Dir. Tom Ellery and Bradley Raymond. Walt Disney Home Video. 1998.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Dir. Tom Ellery and Bradley Raymond. Walt Disney Home Video. 1998. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lucy Luscombe Lucy Luscombe https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b838e61ff08e5e2ef987aefc72f24e84?s=96&d=mm&r=g 24th January 2022 24th January 2022

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkXMJaZJoak Figure 1: Trailer for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World In Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Pocahontas voyages to England with John Rolfe, an English diplomat.…

Lauren Webb
20th January 2022
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Dir. Michael Dougherty. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2019.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Dir. Michael Dougherty. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2019. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lauren Webb Lauren Webb https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84a748d2aaf3147c9916f472eaf061f8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 20th January 2022

“Good thing he’s on our side” … “For now” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFxN2oDKk0E Figure 1 – Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer. How do we define the term ‘Monster’? Or perhaps, how should…

Ben Cole
20th January 2022
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Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012.

Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Ben Cole Ben Cole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b56010303c3bc561a8eca6b871dd8bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 23rd January 2022

Figure 1-The Pirate Captain and his dodo comrade Polly embrace Charles Darwin. Aardman never shy away from the ludicrous. So when a crew of incompetent pirates endeavour for protagonist The…

Drew Carlin
20th January 2022
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The Emperor’s New Groove. Dir. Mark Dindal. Walt Disney Pictures. 2000.

The Emperor’s New Groove. Dir. Mark Dindal. Walt Disney Pictures. 2000. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/feature-scaled.jpg 2560 1440 Drew Carlin Drew Carlin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/add7394820c50e7c16d476a3ef4d2f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 20th January 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zefYX6e1g3Y Disney’s animated comedy feature The Emperor’s New Groove follows the journey of a selfish Inca Emperor, Kuzco, who is transformed into a llama by his megalomaniac royal advisor, Yzma.…

Rachel Davies
20th January 2022
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Surf’s Up. Dir. Ash Brannon & Chris Buck. Columbia Pictures. 2007.

Surf’s Up. Dir. Ash Brannon & Chris Buck. Columbia Pictures. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Poster-Surfs-Up-1.jpg 1920 1080 Rachel Davies Rachel Davies https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea96bfdf2beaeab7f39f5b5f10e7d62c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 20th January 2022

Released in 2007, during the surge of penguin movies, Surf’s Up is a unique animated mockumentary exploring how penguins are the ‘real’ inventors of the worldwide sport, surfing. A documentary…

Lili Cave
18th January 2022
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Blade Runner 2049. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Alcon Entertainment. 2017.

Blade Runner 2049. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Alcon Entertainment. 2017. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/blade-runner-2049-orange.webp 1920 1080 Lili Cave Lili Cave https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8d8a113c9854bcb3fffa423a839a86bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (2017) transports us to a dystopian earth, where humans and replicants, bio-engineered humans used for slave labour, live side by side. There is a clear…

Aisha Khan
18th January 2022
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Dumbo. Dir. Tim Burton. Walt Disney Studios. 2019.

Dumbo. Dir. Tim Burton. Walt Disney Studios. 2019. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Aisha Khan Aisha Khan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5be499dfd77005fcc36443a49165ad3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 20th January 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NiYVoqBt-8&ab_channel=WaltDisneyStudios Magic. Mayhem. Friendship. Freedom. Come on down to Medici’s circus, where the newest attraction is an adorable baby elephant with ears too big to handle. Watch him soar above…

Thomas Richardson
18th January 2022
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The Silence of the Lambs. Dir. Jonathan Demme. Orion Pictures. 1991.

The Silence of the Lambs. Dir. Jonathan Demme. Orion Pictures. 1991. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Thomas Richardson Thomas Richardson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/51335247dd6760feca26b1e2584fc0c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

Alongside terrific and terrifying characters such as Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, there is another sinister dramatis persona evoked in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs – that of…