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Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation tells the tale of Agu, a child forced to flee his home after his family is brutally killed …
The Reinvention of Genre in Filmmaking
Film genres typically promise familiarity, comfort, a guarantee to meet the audience’s expectations. A comedy implies jokes and romance hints …
The (Film) Hero with a Thousand Faces
There’s one thing that, without it, mankind wouldn’t have been able to thrive as a species, hunt as a group, …
Christopher Nolan and Complex Narratives
With his films, you have to make sure that you’re looking closely.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
This original and quirky film was entertaining and engrossing, introducing a wide variety of characters and scenarios, each lending a …
Genre Theory: Crime/Thriller
Murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, betrayal; the crime genre has brought us some of cinema’s most ruthless villains and enigmatic heroes. …
Exploring Remakes in Hollywood
Let’s have a look at some examples of recent blockbuster films which echo the theories of mythic storytelling.
