Reality

Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

How Weird Al Yankovic changed the game, again.

Paper

Ot van de Rijzen

30/08/2023

9 minutes to read

This paper offers an analysis of the film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and how it masterfully parodies the biopic genre.

Between Truth and Fiction: Rethinking the world through fanfiction

Article

Femke Pulles

31/05/2023

8 minutes to read

This article talks about how people use fanfiction as a coping mechanism, while fanfiction can also have an effect on the real world. It makes the line between truth and fiction blurry, so how does fanfiction connect fiction to the real world?

Waking Life and Aesthetics of Liminality

Paper

Gürhan Camgöz

24/12/2021

13 minutes to read

The cinematic viewing experience and the dream states have a comparable quality. Waking Life is an interesting and perplexing film about dreams and the nature of reality, that dares us to question whether we are dreaming or awake.

Dunkirk: History Re-created for the Big Screen

Paper

Fernanda Delgado

09/11/2018

14 minutes to read

How much truth can we find in fictional representations of history? This paper explores the real and fictional elements in Chrsitopher Nolan's Dunkirk, and how they work together to immerse its audience in the historical event.

Why you should not take participants in reality shows seriously

Article

Nesrine Benyakhlaf

14/07/2017

7 minutes to read

Everybody loves a good reality television show, right? However, these shows aren't as innocent as they seem. This article argues that reality shows aren't as innocent as they seem.