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A literal fish out of water story, Masaaki Yuasa’s charming Lu Over the Wall sees middle school student and aspiring musician Kai (voiced by Shóta Shimoda) befriend a music-obsessed mermaid named Lu (Kanon Tani) after she hears him play. From herein, the pair form a strong bond as they attempt to show Kai’s village that the merpeople who inhabit the neighbouring waters mean them no harm.
With another year of cinema behind us, 2017 was a year of horrendous missteps, divisive opinions, and genuine surprises. Now that the year is over and I have seen all that I could this year, here is a brief list of my top 10 picks of 2017. 10. Wind RiverIt's not often that a mystery... Continue Reading →
Coming up to the release of the greatly anticipated new entry into the Star Wars saga, director Rian Johnson promised fans that The Last Jedi would be full of surprises; he was not lying. The latest instalment in this intergalactic epic is full of as many twists and turns as the series's blistering dogfights which... Continue Reading →
James Franco's The Disaster Artist is anything but disastrous; it's both a hilarious comedy and a genuine love letter to what is now widely considered to be the best worst movie of all time: The Room. Based on the book of the same name by The Room's Mark, Greg Sestero (played by Dave Franco), The Disaster Artist is... Continue Reading →
After the overwhelming success of Wonder Woman earlier this year, there was a glimmer of hope that DC's next instalment would continue the trend. Unfortunately, however, and perhaps to the surprise of no one, Justice League falls from the heights of Wonder Woman to crash and burn to a similar degree as BvS and Suicide... Continue Reading →
Introduction Dogs are often referred to as being “man’s best friend”, as faithful and loyal companions which, for McLean (2014), is “a reason for their increased physical presence and a motivating force behind our desire to be entertained by them in mass media. [1] It is then not surprising when Susan McHugh (2004) states that... Continue Reading →
Perhaps the best way to describe Aronofsky's latest cinematic feat is with an anecdote about what happened after the credits rolled during the screening I attended; after the ending, the auditorium, which was a surprisingly large turnout for first thing in the morning, sat in silence for a prolonged period of time and, one by... Continue Reading →
Introduction Arriving at your family’s new home after returning from a year abroad in Europe, you (playing as Katie Greenbriar), return to find the house empty with your family nowhere to be seen. A note pinned to the front door from your little sister Sam begs you not to look for her and that she... Continue Reading →
Twenty-seven years after the mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's IT made its way into popular culture, Mama director Andy Muschietti has given the grisly tale a full cinematic adaptation starring Bill Skarsgard as the anything-but-funny clown Pennywise. If you had any worries that this new adaptation would be a simple re-telling of the mini-series, then worry... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Establishing the Gaze In the short sequence from The Shawshank Redemption (1994, dir. Frank Darabont) where Andy meets Red during a screening of Gilda (1946, dir. Charles Vidor), Rita Hayworth is met by cat-calls and wolf-whistles from the crowd of rowdy men when she appears on-screen. “This is the part I really like. This... Continue Reading →
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