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  • George Knighton
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The Lighthouse. Dir. Robert Eggers. A24. 2019.
The Lighthouse. Dir. Robert Eggers. A24. 2019. 150 150 George Knighton

“𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’šβ€™π’π’†π’‚π’—π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’–π’π’π’” 𝒃𝒆. 𝑰𝒏 β€™π’†π’Žπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’π’π’“π’” π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’Žπ’†π’• π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’†π’“.” The Lighthouse is a film about madness and evil. The film uses the arrival and death…

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  • Archie Scott
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Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003.
Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003. 150 150 Archie Scott

Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film Oldboy is at its core a thriller, a revenge story of Oh Dae-su (played by Choi Min-sik) imprisoned in a room for 15 years without any…

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  • Alice Connolly
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Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996.
Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996. 150 150 Alice Connolly

Twelve Monkeys begins: human beings whoop and rattle in cages, buried deep underground. Wild animals roam free in the streets; in the churches, on top of this underground prison. But who…

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  • Florence Tilley
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Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014.
Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014. 150 150 Florence Tilley

https://youtu.be/QZsF7IRTgMQ On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne receives an unexpected phone call from his neighbour, who has spotted his indoor pet cat wandering outside the house.…

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  • Alice Connolly
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Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996.
Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996. 150 150 Alice Connolly

Do you want a second chance, Cole?” In other words – Do you want your body experimented upon to benefit our research again, Cole? The film cuts to a scene…

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  • Florence Tilley
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Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014.
Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014. 150 150 Florence Tilley

Stereotypically, cats are represented as sly, sexy, intelligent, manipulative and mysterious creatures, and all of these characteristics are embodied inΒ Gone Girl’sΒ (dir. David Fincher, 2014) complex anti-heroine Amy Dunne. In order…

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  • Isaac Whiting
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A Cat’s Life (‘Une Vie de Chat’). Dir. Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Gebeka Films. 2010.
A Cat’s Life (‘Une Vie de Chat’). Dir. Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Gebeka Films. 2010. 150 150 Isaac Whiting

A Cat in Paris (β€˜Une Vie de Chat’, 2010) is a charmingly funny, aesthetically beautiful and surprisingly thrilling French animated film, directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. [1] The…

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  • Sam Walker
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Blade Runner. Dir. Ridley Scott. Warner Bros. 1982.
Blade Runner. Dir. Ridley Scott. Warner Bros. 1982. 150 150 Sam Walker

Dystopian L.A. 2019 Blade Runner (1982) takes place in a futuristic and dystopian Los Angeles. Heavy industrialisation has caused great damage to Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystem, wiping out most of the…

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