Year: 2018 – ZooScope

Freya Hadfield
29th May 2020
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dir. Marielle Heller. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2018.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dir. Marielle Heller. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Freya Hadfield Freya Hadfield https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56ad322657feb0c34a2e6c76d253b1fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g 29th May 2020 25th May 2021

Hellers’ biopic Can You Ever Forgive Me (1) is about struggling writer Lee Israel who, to finance her cat’s vet bills, becomes a master forger of literary letters. Impersonating figures…

Lorna Mooney
28th May 2020
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Sorry to Bother You. Dir. Boots Riley. Annapurna Pictures. 2018.

Sorry to Bother You. Dir. Boots Riley. Annapurna Pictures. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lorna Mooney Lorna Mooney https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/453598f14394dfaaf9e583ad477bd60c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 28th May 2020 25th May 2021

https://youtu.be/2xzklsnBTzc?t=111 Animal Farm (dir. John Halas, Joy Batchelor, 1954.) Boots Riley’s debut feature has been praised for its portrayal of the callous nature of capitalism in modern America. The overarching…

Emily Cuthbert
14th January 2019
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They Shall Not Grow Old. Dir. Peter Jackson. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.. 2018.

They Shall Not Grow Old. Dir. Peter Jackson. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Emily Cuthbert Emily Cuthbert https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a13079b313fe55ebf88907ad3e52aa2?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th January 2019 25th May 2021

Not often is a film’s purpose so clearly stated in its title, yet Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old1(TSNGO) is a documentary with meticulous dedication to preserving the stories of those…

Olivia Harris
13th January 2019
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Dir. Andy Serkis. Netflix. 2018.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Dir. Andy Serkis. Netflix. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Olivia Harris Olivia Harris https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5bd368880e03f68c3a350cbdec839739?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2019 25th May 2021

The film ‘Mowgli’ is a recent adaptation by Andy Serkis of the beloved Kipling story ‘The Jungle Book’. It is a fantasy adventure film and a beautifully aesthetic hybrid of…

Madeleine Hennessy
21st May 2018
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Isle of Dogs. Dir. Wes Anderson. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2018.

Isle of Dogs. Dir. Wes Anderson. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Madeleine Hennessy Madeleine Hennessy https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/10acd1a77159f37b71b5d9bbe475f245?s=96&d=mm&r=g 21st May 2018 25th May 2021

https://youtu.be/6gLoxUQfnzo Wes Anderson’s 2018 film Isle of Dogs depicts a dual representation of animals. The film’s plot is largely focused on the escapades of dogs, and for the most part…