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BERKELEY'S NEWS • DECEMBER 02, 2023

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Co-creator Joseph Bennett talks traditional animation, nature horror in ‘Scavengers Reign’

“All of that stuff just had no dialogue, and I just thought it would be a fun exploration,” Bennett said. “And it did just start to slowly evolve more and more … there's so much stuff that exists in nature on earth that has got a lot of that horror and creepiness to it”. 

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The film doesn’t reduce itself to a sports narrative where the only action is found in kicking the ball, but rather roots itself in the richness of the interaction and growth between the team members over the course of their odyssey.
The film doesn’t reduce itself to a sports narrative where the only action is found in kicking the ball, but rather roots itself in the richness of the interaction and growth between the team members over the course of their odyssey.
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In the same way that the female cast challenges the norms of British and American society alike, “The Buccaneers” contests what exactly defines a period as it ventures across eras in telling the story of its women that defy historical expectations.
In the same way that the female cast challenges the norms of British and American society alike, “The Buccaneers” contests what exactly defines a period as it ventures across eras in telling the story of its women that defy historical expectations.
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“Orlando, My Political Biography” is simultaneously a recreation of scenes from Woolf’s novel, a reflection on the meaning of gender within a disadvantaged community and a response to Woolf herself, as well as the continued relevance of her novel.
“Orlando, My Political Biography” is simultaneously a recreation of scenes from Woolf’s novel, a reflection on the meaning of gender within a disadvantaged community and a response to Woolf herself, as well as the continued relevance of her novel.
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“All of that stuff just had no dialogue, and I just thought it would be a fun exploration,” Bennett said. “And it did just start to slowly evolve more and more … there's so much stuff that exists in nature on earth that has got a lot of that horror and creepiness to it”. 
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“All of that stuff just had no dialogue, and I just thought it would be a fun exploration,” Bennett said. “And it did just start to slowly evolve more and more … there's so much stuff that exists in nature on earth that has got a lot of that horror and creepiness to it”. 
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The film doesn’t reduce itself to a sports narrative where the only action is found in kicking the ball, but rather roots itself in the richness of the interaction and growth between the team members over the course of their odyssey.
featured article
The film doesn’t reduce itself to a sports narrative where the only action is found in kicking the ball, but rather roots itself in the richness of the interaction and growth between the team members over the course of their odyssey.
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In the same way that the female cast challenges the norms of British and American society alike, “The Buccaneers” contests what exactly defines a period as it ventures across eras in telling the story of its women that defy historical expectations.
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In the same way that the female cast challenges the norms of British and American society alike, “The Buccaneers” contests what exactly defines a period as it ventures across eras in telling the story of its women that defy historical expectations.
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“Orlando, My Political Biography” is simultaneously a recreation of scenes from Woolf’s novel, a reflection on the meaning of gender within a disadvantaged community and a response to Woolf herself, as well as the continued relevance of her novel.
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“Orlando, My Political Biography” is simultaneously a recreation of scenes from Woolf’s novel, a reflection on the meaning of gender within a disadvantaged community and a response to Woolf herself, as well as the continued relevance of her novel.
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The series is packed with these Rube-Goldberg-esque sequences, alien organisms converted into human tools. The beauty of these alien mechanisms is that the characters rarely jump into explanation or overload the audience with details of how these work but instead silently go about their manipulations.
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The series is packed with these Rube-Goldberg-esque sequences, alien organisms converted into human tools. The beauty of these alien mechanisms is that the characters rarely jump into explanation or overload the audience with details of how these work but instead silently go about their manipulations.
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The film vividly documents scenes from the first few months of the pandemic, contrasting scenes from anti-vaccination protests with often shocking imagery of body bags and mass graves from New York City. “Shot in the Arm” grounds itself in these events, emphasizing the tangible risks of vaccine hesitancy.
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The film vividly documents scenes from the first few months of the pandemic, contrasting scenes from anti-vaccination protests with often shocking imagery of body bags and mass graves from New York City. “Shot in the Arm” grounds itself in these events, emphasizing the tangible risks of vaccine hesitancy.
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The film blurs the line between the morality of the residents and the supposed brutality of the “cockroaches,” suggesting that perhaps there’s only one thing worse than the apocalypse — ourselves.
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The film blurs the line between the morality of the residents and the supposed brutality of the “cockroaches,” suggesting that perhaps there’s only one thing worse than the apocalypse — ourselves.
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The biggest problem for “Loki” is one that’s afflicted Marvel for a while now; it no longer knows how to handle a narrative device it helped popularize.
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The biggest problem for “Loki” is one that’s afflicted Marvel for a while now; it no longer knows how to handle a narrative device it helped popularize.
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Combining archival photography and interviews with modern-day footage and comic book-like animations, the documentary looks like a cross between a home video and a hipster art piece (and in a way, it’s both).
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Combining archival photography and interviews with modern-day footage and comic book-like animations, the documentary looks like a cross between a home video and a hipster art piece (and in a way, it’s both).
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