• Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

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It is easy to think only of Dreamworks or Disney productions when we consider animated films, perhaps initially forgetting about more arthouse examples like the works of Hayao Miyazaki, or…

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The Western is one of the oldest film genres out there; it has existed throughout the 20th century and well into the 21st, and during this time, the genre has…

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Auteur extraordinaire and self-publicising egomaniac Quentin Tarantino has announced his intention to retire after his 10th film, to the surprise and disbelief of many. During a recent Q&A for his…

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War is an obsession of cinema; the big screen relishes it, and audiences flock back time and again to watch films about conflict.

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Musicals are known to be box office safe zones. Along with movies starring a bespectacled wizard or a motor-fuel slathered Megan Fox, films that involve familiar red carpet faces stretching…

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Films about The Troubles in Northern Ireland (NI) are tricky, it’s still a hugely inflammable subject; inextricably tied in with religion and politics which are already inflammatory subjects in any…

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A t first glance, horror and comedy don’t really seem like two genres that would mesh particularly well. The intention of one is basically just to make you happy, the…

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From apocalyptic zombie movies reminiscent of the devastating destruction of biblical plagues, to copious superhero movies involving a virtuous, honourable male central figure who saves humanity, the scope of religious…