Traditionally, animation has been aimed at children and, with the help of Disney/Pixar, it is firmly stereotyped as something only watched by kids. However, after the huge critical success of Sausage Party, one has start to consider the appeal of animation on adult audiences. Over on the TV side of things, animations getting a wide…
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Moody Marvel
The recent release of Deadpool has taken Hollywood by storm; not just because it’s set to rake in $153 million at the US box-office in its opening weekend, and not just because it’s a film that was shelved for 11-years that proved all the Hollywood producers wrong, but because of its recent feats in cinematic…
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Review: The Revenant
The January release of The Revenant means this is the second year in a row director Alejandro G. Iñárritu has put out a film very early in the year that is already being touted as one of the potential films of the year (formerly Birdman), and yet we have over 11 months to go. The…
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The Best Films to Watch While Drunk
So you’ve got drunk, stumbled back into your home at four in the morning with a half-finished kebab in hand, and you’re feeling exhausted. But every time you shut your eyes you feel as if your head is spinning like crazy. Because of this, sleep is out of the question for a bit. With the…
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Battle of the Animated
Spongebob Squarepants A yellow sponge. A large pineapple. An underwater crustacean. Three seemingly unrelated things that only become related if you’ve ever watched the nautical adventure show, Spongebob Squarepants. The Nickelodeon TV show, created by Stephen Hillenberg, has been airing episodes since 1999 and is still going strong, no doubt due to its nonsensical, creative…