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    The Girl in the Spider's Web: Plot Heavy Trailers
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    • 3 min

    The Girl in the Spider's Web: Plot Heavy Trailers

    I'm a big fan of the Lisbeth Salander stories and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is probably one of my favourite books. I love the films...
    Alien 3: Ellen Ripley's Character Arc
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    • 7 min

    Alien 3: Ellen Ripley's Character Arc

    “I’m sort of stunned that it is an influential character but I’m delighted, and I can kind of understand it because I actually based the ...
    Psycho: Identifying with a Killer
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    • 7 min

    Psycho: Identifying with a Killer

    In order to care about characters in a film, we have to identify with them. But sometimes, filmmakers and storytellers are able to concoc...
    Revisiting Alien: Covenant (and why it might be my favourite Alien movie)
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    • 5 min

    Revisiting Alien: Covenant (and why it might be my favourite Alien movie)

    The Prometheus/ Alien Covenant films haven't been that well received by Alien fans and critics alike and I often find myself on the backf...
    Ready Player One: Nostalgia as a Storytelling Device
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    • 4 min

    Ready Player One: Nostalgia as a Storytelling Device

    I don't think I can recall a more enjoyable time in the cinema recently than when I saw Ready Player One earlier this summer. A big scree...
    Prometheus: The Question of Transmedia Storytelling
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    • 3 min

    Prometheus: The Question of Transmedia Storytelling

    I've been getting a craving to watch Prometheus and Alien: Covenant again and it got me thinking about my experiences watching Prometheus...
    Miss Sloane: The Importance of Original Storytelling
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    • 3 min

    Miss Sloane: The Importance of Original Storytelling

    So I wanted to do a post about the importance of original storytelling in cinema and the importance of screenwriters writing original fic...
    Wonder Woman: The Problem with DC Heroes
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    • 4 min

    Wonder Woman: The Problem with DC Heroes

    Wonder Woman was a huge success at the box office and no one can dispute the impact the film has had on our culture. In an industry overs...
    The Hateful Eight: The Danger of Long Movies
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    • 4 min

    The Hateful Eight: The Danger of Long Movies

    I always get excited by the prospect of a new Tarantino film, and I'm really looking forward to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. But I've b...
    The Post: The Power of Allegorical Storytelling
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    • 3 min

    The Post: The Power of Allegorical Storytelling

    I've been wanting to do a post about Spielberg and after FINALLY watching The Post, I thought now would be a good time. Got my preorder o...
    Jaws: Telling Stories in Stories
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    • 4 min

    Jaws: Telling Stories in Stories

    Anybody who has seen Jaws will remember the terrifying story that Robert Shaw's Quint recounts one evening after dinner on his boat. He t...
    Spectre: Taking a Chance
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    • 3 min

    Spectre: Taking a Chance

    by John Finnegan | The news that Danny Boyle is now officially writing and directing the latest James Bond film is welcome news. One of t...
    Return of the Jedi: The Problem with Star Wars
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    • 4 min

    Return of the Jedi: The Problem with Star Wars

    by John Finnegan | The release of Solo: A Star Wars Story has brought about yet another wave of reviews from fans and critics alike, and,...
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