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Us Film Review

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Through The Rabbit Hole Admittedly, while the majority of my higher education as a college and University student involved me learning and being engrossed in different histories and theories of film, if there's one cinematic genre that I'm personally not acquainted with, it's the horror genre. As much as I've seen interesting horror flicks in recent time which viscerally apply camera or sound formalities in a unique way - whether it's through the hypnotic-scream of Mandy , the tense and quiet A Quiet Place or the atmospheric It Follows  - my knowledge and self-application in viewing features of similar ilk isn't as established as others, but I'm getting there. One of the main reasons as to why I'm not as familiar with this said genre is through my introduction to these films; how the horror films that I initially got introduced to (aside Alien) never were enticing and generally mimicked one another through stale jolts of the camera or off-pace com

The Promised Neverland Anime Review

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Tick-Tock As much as animation style, from my personal point of view, is an imperative tool for a Japanese Animated series to competently exhibit - considering how a particular drawn or CG style will inherently resonate with those viewers watching the trailers or seeing the posters - it's equally imperative for an anime to naturally uphold a distinctive story that has engaging and compelling story elements. Indeed, while a show such as Attack On Titan  now has a recognisable visual and contextual style that a wide-range of audiences all know of and appreciate, it was this aforesaid series' inception in firstly showcasing it's distinctively haunting scenario which ensnared audiences to watch more and learn about the world's intricacies. This is very much similar in the case of The Promised Neverland , a new anime animated by Studio CloverWorks, which presents a rather sinister scenario that is addictively gripping to perceive as more episodes pass by; even though