By Catarina Vicente For all the ways 2021 sucked, Succession was one of its best parts. Nothing really compared to going home after a Monday full of lectures, to tune in and lose yourself in a new hour-long episode, after which you could browse social media to witness a whole fandom analyzing ÔÇô or just making memes ÔÇô of the latest developments in the series. … Continue reading Succession: A Shakespearean Tragedy or a Sitcom?
By Abi Edwards Gunther is renowned as being one of the most entertaining characters in the well-loved NBC sitcom, Friends. He appeared in 148 episodes across the series during its run between 1994 and 2004, and was often seen in the background pouring coffee when Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross, Joey and Phoebe sat on the iconic orange couch in the middle of Central Perk. Sadly, … Continue reading Remembering James Michael Tyler: A Look Back at GuntherÔÇÖs Best Moments in Friends
This is Us By Rume Otuguor ÔÇÿMen donÔÇÖt cryÔÇÖ is an adage as old as patriarchy itself. Yet This is Us takes this trope and turns it on its head. Kevin and Randall Pearson bring male fragility to the fore in this evocative family drama. Randall ticks every box of the male mandate; he is a successful businessman who provides for his brood. Kevin is … Continue reading On Masculinity
By Eszter Gurbicz A few weeks ago I decided to hop on the bandwagon and watch the new worldwide success Netflix show everyone was talking about: Squid Game. Not surprisingly, it didnÔÇÖt take long to finish the series but doesn’t this happen all the time? Something becomes popular and everyone starts watching it, regardless of whether they are interested in the theme or not. We … Continue reading To The Top Of The Leaderboard: Squid GameÔÇÖs Worldwide Success
We’re always looking for more to watch on streaming platforms, in an age where we’re truly spoilt for choice. Here, our contributors share series that they’ve been watching on streaming that they feel are not talked about enough, despite being hugely entertaining and binge-worthy. Perhaps you’ll find your new favourite show in here? Inside No. 9┬á(BBC iPlayer) By Leona Franke Available for free on BBC … Continue reading Hidden TV Gems on Streaming
by Haris Hussnain When I was younger, we didnÔÇÖt have streaming and instead would rely on the traditional cinema or DVDs coming out to watch movies. In my opinion, this made things plain and simple. I would save up for one specific DVD which would be something that I was interested in. Although this was a slow process, it didnÔÇÖt make me wander about the … Continue reading The Effects Of Streaming Induced Paradox Of Choice
Geiriau gan Angharad Roberts. Pob bore cyn mynd iÔÇÖr ysgol wnaeth fy Mam rhoi S4C arno pan roeddwn iÔÇÖn bwyta fy brecwast. DwiÔÇÖn cofio cwyno gan roeddwn i eisiau gwylio rhywbeth arall ar ÔÇÿCartoon NetworkÔÇÖ neu ÔÇÿNickelodeonÔÇÖ; ond pob tro roedd Mam yn sicrhau yr oeddwn i yn gwylio S4C yn y bore i gwella fy Nghymraeg. Nawr, fel oedolyn, yr wyf yn ddiolchgar iawn … Continue reading Edrych yn nol: Sgorio Rhaglenni i Blant ar S4C
This month, we wanted to switch things up slightly and help you get to know the three people that run Quench’s Film + TV section a bit better. So here are a few editor’s picks: no guidelines, no strict word-count or writing style; just 3 recommendations from us to you. Laura Dazon – Searching for Sugarman One of the most exhilarating stories I have heard … Continue reading Editors Picks: December 2019
Phoebe Bowers on Justin Roiland and Nick Kroll Voice acting – an art frequently overlooked in regards to its complexity. It is a nuanced and multi-faceted art which expects the actor to grapple with accent, dialect, tonality, and acoustics. However it is not always given the credibility it deserves; there is still no category of this nature for the Emmys or Oscars. Here are two … Continue reading Sound Rolling: Our Favourite Voice Actors
By Caleb Carter Jules is the new girl in the sleepy, affluent suburbia of Sam Levinson’s┬áEuphoria. Her hair is dyed a new shade of candy every episode and her constantly circulating sense of style recalls an Alicia Silverstone circa┬áClueless that has been┬ádipped in a vat of Japanese videogame juice: acid-stained and weird. Maybe it is because we view Jules through the enamoured gaze of our … Continue reading Review: Euphoria
by Lucy Pugh You donÔÇÖt have to look far to see how stories of true crime are all over our TV screens. Usually, the focus is on the most gruesome, bizarre and grisly narratives imaginable and on the most heinous of all criminal acts: murder. Netflix has brought us the likes of Making a Murderer, Evil Genius, The Ted Bundy Tapes and most recently, The … Continue reading Is our obsession with true-crime changing the process of investigative work?
I have watched Doctor Who since it returned over a decade ago, IÔÇÖve read the comics and the novelisations, IÔÇÖve worn thee wristband every day since I bought it, the best sound in the universe is the TARDIS materialising and IÔÇÖll fight anyone who says otherwise. IÔÇÖm a little bit of a fan. This year to much excitement, and no small amount of trepidation Doctor … Continue reading Doctor Who – A Promising Season of Change
ÔÇ£I sold my soul to reality TVÔÇÖ is the chilling line left in the Twitter biography of the late Sophie Gradon, one of the stars of the second series of Love Island. Gradon committed suicide in her family home aged thirty-two, days after discussing the bullying and pressures regarding her looks and other personal features she faced as a consequence of being on Love Island. … Continue reading The Problem with Love Island
Walter IuzzolinoÔÇÖs series on Channel 4 ÔÇô Walter Presents ÔÇô selects the most popular, critically acclaimed television dramas from around the world, allowing anyone with a laptop and Wi-Fi in Britain to falsely feel like they are cultured through watching handpicked shows (such as SpainÔÇÖs Locked Up to Belgian black-comedy thriller The Out-Laws) for free on Channel 4ÔÇÖs streaming service All 4. Each week Sinead … Continue reading Foreign TV Review: Acquitted
Walter IuzzolinoÔÇÖs series on Channel 4 ÔÇô Walter Presents ÔÇô selects the most popular, critically acclaimed television dramas from around the world, allowing anyone with a laptop and Wi-Fi in Britain to falsely feel like they are cultured through watching handpicked shows (such as SpainÔÇÖs Locked Up to Belgian black-comedy thriller The Out-Laws) for free on Channel 4ÔÇÖs streaming service All 4. Each week Sinead … Continue reading Foreign TV Review: The Passenger
As Mrs BrownÔÇÖs Boys is voted the best sitcom of the 21st Century, I argue the case for the shows it beat- and what this says about the state of British comedy today. Picture the scene. The camera opens on a mock-up of a traditional kitchen. Old worktops, shelves cluttered with pots and pans, and there, sat at the table, is quite clearly a man … Continue reading No Laughing Matter
Charlie Andrews is granted Level 7 access to review Marvel’s new TV show ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’ With MarvelÔÇÖs Avengers Assemble! standing as the third highest grossing film of all time and every frequent release being another smash hit, the company has undoubtedly mastered the art of box office success. But now they have turned their attention to the small screen with a desire to rival … Continue reading Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
