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All of the cool people will be at the Botanical Gardens tomorrow night for an outdoor screening of the great 80’s classic, Labyrinth. It’s one of my all time favorites and not only that, but a cornerstone to my Maze Film Theory.

I am sure you are all absolutely CLAMOURING to know what my Maze Film Theory is. Well, don’t worry. I’m going to tell you.

Maze Theory is the idea that any film with a maze in it is automatically a good film (excluding those crap educational films about Theseus and the Minotaur we used to have to watch in Classics). I have literally never not enjoyed a movie that had a maze in it. Think about it.

•        The Shining. Greatest horror movie ever. Maze? Check.
•        Pans Labyrinth. The movie that made everyone love Guillermo Del Toro. Brimming with mazes.
•        Hellraiser II. Unquestionably the best of the Hellraiser series. Two thirds of the film: SET IN A MAZE.
•        Barbarella. Super awesome. There is a maze scene. More mazes would undoubtedly have made it even better.
•        And, of course, Labyrinth. MAZE.

So I’m going to be in the botans tomorrow night watching David Bowie’s junk bounce around the screen and trying to think of more excellent maze films. And then the night after that, I’m going to attempt to hijack my flatmate’s games night and turn it into a séance. Stay tuned to hear about how THAT wacky adventure turns out.