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Would Baymax Kill?
A brief exploration of the use of robots and artificial intelligence in children’s science fiction; comparing Big Hero 6 (dir. Chris...

Elizabeth
May 2, 20235 min read


Sympathy for Monsters
Hellboy (dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2004) presents many sympathetic monsters; mainly Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz (Selma Blair) and Abe...

Elizabeth
Apr 12, 20236 min read


Did you fall for it?
Discussing the ways in which The Blair Witch Project uses advertising, marketing, merchandise and ‘tie ins’ to appeal to a target...

Elizabeth
Apr 5, 20233 min read


An Evening with Dr Cheddar Gorgeous
Many know Dr Cheddar Gorgeous from their appearance on Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK. This is where I’d first seen them and their appearance on...

Elizabeth
Mar 27, 20232 min read


The Cult of Rob Zombie
A Case Study of Rob Zombie In this essay, I will be looking at the cult and extreme film director, Rob Zombie. I’ll be focusing on him as...

Elizabeth
Mar 24, 20237 min read


The Supernatural and Colonised America
An Exploration of the ways in which Supernatural and Horror Westerns Criticise Western Expansion, Manifest Destiny and Colonised America...

Elizabeth
Mar 21, 202311 min read


A Dreddful Situation
Discussing a dystopian film and its relationship to real-world societal issues In this essay, I will be looking at the real-world...

Elizabeth
Mar 16, 20237 min read


Cosmos Collection: Jupiter
Ascend to me To Capitoline Hill Lay down your flint Declare your wars Your treaties It is your duty To family To state To gods To me Take...

Elizabeth
Mar 13, 20231 min read


Sea in a Bath
I lie in bed It’s about 12 I look left A poster of Leon the Professional I look right I see a sea Clothes, paper, books Yarn, unfinished...

Elizabeth
Mar 9, 20231 min read


Cosmos Collection: Mercury
I am the mortal’s mediator I am the gods’ translator Trade your goods Your wealth I shall balance your scales I shall move them Perhaps...

Elizabeth
Mar 3, 20231 min read


Fill Me
The way you flow You fill me I love it The light-headedness The giddiness Oh the joy Oh the sadness Oh. Oh the headache Oh the sickness I...

Elizabeth
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Cosmos Collection: Venus
I was born to the endless darkness Before the idea of you was even conceived I stepped onto her warm beach and she greeted me with vines...

Elizabeth
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Cosmos Collection: Terra Mater (Mars)
You humans always seek war You seem to crave it, to breathe it You have become death You have become the destroyer of worlds You seek to...

Elizabeth
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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