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LADY MACBETH (2016) REVIEW
Passionate and raw, Lady Macbeth (2016) excels on all levels. A period drama set in 19th century industrial Britain but without the...
riawoodburn
Nov 24, 20191 min read


dogtooth (2009) review
If there ever was a film warning against the benefits of homeschooling, then this is it. Family abuse, isolation, sibling rivalry, to...
riawoodburn
Sep 30, 20191 min read


in the dark half (2012) review
The outlook of In the Dark Half is bleak from the get-go. The film kicks off when a young teenage Marie, is traumatised by the...
riawoodburn
Jun 11, 20191 min read


Active Questions: Psycho (1960) Review
This week I chose Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) to illustrate the use of active questions within a screenplay and it didn’t...
riawoodburn
Apr 14, 20181 min read


Dialogue (part 2): Dial M For Murder (1954) Review
Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954) was the case study for the second part of looking into dialogue. Long scenes of dialogue are used to...
riawoodburn
Apr 12, 20181 min read


Dialogue (part 1): The Revenant (2015) Review
The Revenant (2015) was used as an exercise in looking into dialogue. The beauty of this film is felt through the landscapes and the...
riawoodburn
Apr 5, 20181 min read


Implied Readership: Gone Girl (2014) Review
The psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014) written by Gillen Flynn who wrote both the novel and screenplay, exhibits a perfect example...
riawoodburn
Mar 28, 20181 min read


Audience Identification: The Bridge Season One Episodes 1-5 (2012) Review
Hans Rosenfeldt’s Nordic noir The Bridge (2011) Season 1, was the case study I used to look at audience identification. A crime...
riawoodburn
Mar 21, 20181 min read


Character (part 1): The Affair (Series 1 & 2) 2015 Review
After watching The Affair (2015) I felt it fitted well into this week’s focus on character. Firstly, I appreciated the splitting of the...
riawoodburn
Feb 28, 20181 min read


Theme & Tone: Let The Right On In (2008) Review
To explore the theme and tone, I chose the eerie and severe Let the Right One In (2008). Loneliness and isolation are strongly felt...
riawoodburn
Feb 21, 20181 min read


Genre: No Country for Old Men (2007) Review
No Country for Old Men (2007) is an ideal film to look at in terms of a thriller genre. The film establishes its genre quickly with the...
riawoodburn
Feb 14, 20181 min read


Textural Analysis: It (2017) Review
The remake of Stephen King's screen adaptation of IT (2017) is more than just your everyday horror, it blends a fictional supernatural...
riawoodburn
Feb 7, 20181 min read
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