[Alternate Takes]

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Aquaman
Josh Schulze returns to Aquaman with some close readings of Nicole Kidman's welcome (and overdue) debut in a superhero film Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 08, 2019

'I’m your god now': Musical Conflict and Carnage in Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy (2018)
Simon Ramshaw returns to Mandy and considers how the shifting musical genres parallel the narrative Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 12, 2018

Widows
Megan Porter explores Widows in depth, paying attention to its depiction of Chicago and how the film plays with the gender roles normally associated with the genre Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 05, 2018

Halloween (2018): Coming Home Forty Years Later
James C. Taylor explores repetition and revision in Halloween, tracking the development of the franchise in relation to changing trends in horror Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 31, 2018

'It's a Beautiful Day': Depicting and Exorcising Trauma in Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Simon Ramshaw explores trauma and violence in You Were Never Really Here Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 24, 2018

It took me Deeper into the Further: Portals, Technology, and the Uncanny in Insidious: The Last Key
Josh Schulze goes deeper into the Further to unlock the mysteries of The Last Key Read this article (Discuss this) Published on July 16, 2018

Pig in the City: The Authentic Local vs Corporate Cartoons in Bong Joon-ho's Okja
Josh Schulze returns to Okja to consider the ways in which the film reflects the effect of globalisation on local spaces Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 14, 2018

Blackhat
James Slaymaker explores issues of interconnectedness, subjectivity, and digital abstraction in Blackhat Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 11, 2016

45 Years
Claire Jesson elaborates on the intersection between the political and the personal in 45 YearsRead this article (Discuss this) Published on October 15, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Nick Jones examines Christopher McQuarrie\"s lightness of touch in reference to the various authorial contributions to the Mission: Impossible franchise Read this article (Discuss this) Published on September 03, 2015

Song of the Sea
Zoë Shacklock explores the ways in which Song of the Sea uses its animated form to interrogate the entanglements between the lives of people and the life of a place Read this article (Discuss this) Published on August 09, 2015

Inherent Vice
James Slaymaker discusses hyperreality, nostalgia, paranoia, and issues of adaptation in Inherent Vice Read this article (Discuss this) Published on June 13, 2015

The Boxtrolls
Cat Lester explores the different types of monstrosity presented in The Boxtrolls and the problems arising in terms of gender and class Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 23, 2015

St. Vincent
Patrick Pilkington analyses St. Vincent in relation to themes of entertainment and utopia Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 31, 2015

Gone Girl
James Slaymaker explores how Gone Girl engages with the tension between individual and collective identity in a media-saturated landscape Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 08, 2015

Transcendence
Matt Denny suggests approaching Transcendence as a ghost story in order to fully appreciate a flawed but interesting film Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 12, 2015

Whiplash
An endorsement of millennial masochism or an indictment of neoliberalism? Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 26, 2015

Days of Future Past
Through examination of the character Quicksilver, James Taylor explains how Days of Future Past explores the malleability of space and time, and the power of people unifying to affect this Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 09, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Matt Denny explores issues of pleasure and criticism in relation to How to Train Your Dragon 2 Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 07, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy
James Taylor explores the themes of subversion and nostalgia in the films of James Gunn Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 28, 2014

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