I'm happy to say that lately there has been an effort to revive Greek cinema. More new scripts are getting attention and thematology diversifies into thrillers, historical fiction, suspense and even horror as opposed to the age-old sitcom moat that was Greek TV.
One such movie that I had ...
The Ethics of Historical Fiction
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 6, 2021QUACKCAST 555 - Group shots!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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It's the Peak of the Spooky Season!
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 30, 2021
So I want to talk about the Dread Persephone!
We are familiar with Persephone as the abducted bride of Hades, the floral, pastel-themed, light-hearted girl that brings about Spring and is the daughter of Demeter, goddess of nature and the harvest.
But is it really who she is?
No. No ...
QUACKCAST 554 - Return of the Living Dead Halloween Special
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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This year for Halloween we've decided to do another commentary! It's of the 1980s Zombie movie “Return of the Living Dead”. It's extremely 1980s ...
Flipping off the Author
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 23, 2021
So Squid Game is a huge hit, and I'm glad I've been a kdrama fan before it was cool, apparently XD (though granted, it's been cool for a good while for a lot of people)
This is not an article about Squid Game, but it offers the ...
QUACKCAST 553 - Out of date humour?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 19, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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I was reading an article the other day about the comedy of Sacha Baron Cohen and how that style of comedy is now out of date, along ...
QUACKCAST 552 - Tropes we like
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 12, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Last time we covered tropes we hated! This time we're talking about clichés we actually like. It's quite a bit trickier because clichés are clichés ...
QUACKCAST 551 - Tropes we LOVE to hate...
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 5, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Tantz explains why she really hates a bunch of tropes that are super commonly used in things, stuff like very obvious plot armour for the protagonist so ...
QUACKCAST 550 - Gaming
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 28, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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We decided to chat about games. Video game and computer games. They're now a huge part of pop-culture entertainment and they've influenced us in many ...
QUACKCAST 549 - Love stories
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 21, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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In today's cast we're chatting about LOVE stories! This isn't a subject we get into much but it's a huge genre so we ...