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Why Prometheus Failed, or How to Use Transmedia Storytelling in Cinema

Transmedia storytelling is an incredible tool for allowing audiences to explore the storyverse of a film, game or what have you.

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Review | Dead to Me

by Laura Owen | Dead to Me launched its second season on Netflix last May, bringing back its well-match leads Christina Applegate and...

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Review | Away

by Laura Owen | Away is one of Netflix’s latest releases and one of their most ambitious ones yet. Set in the near future the series...

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A Saccharine Sorkin

by Anosh Aibara | The Trial of The Chicago Seven is a gripping courtroom ensemble with some of the greatest performances of the year....

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Smart Objects | The Devil is a Woman

by Ria Woodburn | Gillian Flynn is a champion at writing wicked women, and none are as great as the characters in Sharp Objects (2018)....

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Our Affection for Animation

by Brad Brookes | One sunny afternoon in June last year, I took my kids to see the much-anticipated Toy Story 4 at the cinema... At three...

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REVIEW: I CARE A LOT

| By Ria Woodburn When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid In the words of screenwriter Christopher Volger, "despite its infinite variety, the...

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Ten Pages | Drive: The Midpoint

I By Laura Owen "The midpoint is often a highly intense pivotal moment, twist, or reversal that re-energises the hero on his quest." -...

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Ten Pages | John Wick

In the first instalment of this Ten Pages series, we're going to be looking at the script of John Wick.

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On Gossip Girl and Grief

I By Emma-Lee Miller On the off chance you missed the initial iconic run of the mid-2000s time capsule known as Gossip Girl, you might...

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We Are Who We Are: Dual Protagonists and Secondary Characters

I By Ria Woodburn Director Luca Guadagnino describes his first venture into television, We Are Who We Are (2020), as an ‘immersive...

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Mission: Impossible - Raising The Stakes

I By Laura Owen Mission: Impossible has been entertaining audiences for the past 25-years and with two more instalments due to be...

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Dash & Lily: The Perfect Rom-Com series this Christmas

Review: Dash & Lily

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The Snyder Cut | The Director Switcheroo

Changing creative direction while filming can often cause issues with the pace and structure of a movie.

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Review | The Last of Us Part 2

The Last of Us Part 2 follows returning character, Ellie, now driven by revenge.

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Defending Jacob: Family is Unconditional

t first glance Chris Evans’s latest venture Defending Jacob looks like nothing more than another ‘whodunit’ story.

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The Morning Show: Writing a Powerful Antagonist

It’s clear why The Morning Show is one of Apple TV’s big hitters from its complex characters to its stellar performances.

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Telling it for Telly

Adaptation has been a mainstay of film and television since its inception.

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The Power of Pixar

Screenwriter Al Butter deconstructs what makes Pixar's stories so powerful.

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Review: Dark Waters (2019)

By John Finnegan | Mark Ruffalo is quickly building an impressive portfolio of work which sheds light on social problems (see Spotlight)...

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Doubt: Visual Storytelling

A breakdown of a key scene from the 2008 drama Doubt.

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Dunkirk Film Analysis – Going to War with Convention

Writer/director Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk held the Number One spot at the American box office for its first two weeks.

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It’s Getting Crazy Out There: Reinventing the Joker Again

It’s hard to go in to watch Todd Phillips’ Joker without any pre-conceived thoughts and ideas.

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Growing Pains: The trouble with the multi-generational narrative in IT Chapter Two