Rena Verygou is a woman who gambles constantly at the casino. However, her husband, Dimitris, has a problem with this and does not like Rena being at the casino. He vows that she will never touch a deck of cards again. When her husband Dimitris goes on a business trip to Frankfurt, Rena and her friend Despoina find the opportunity to go to the casino in Rhodes, but they get caught up in comical situations.
Typically in film, characters suffering from mental illness are used as plot devices or exaggerated for comedy. 'The House that Jack Built's representation exceeds in accuracy and realism of OCD.
Since Season 2 of Peacemaker is currently airing, let’s revisit the movie that started it all.
There is a lot of controversy around Q-force. It’s certainly not hard to see why—the series is quite hyperbolic. I will say, that was the first aspect I noticed on my initial watch. Right from the get-go Q-Force barrages you with gay joke after gay joke. This is hit or miss throughout the series.
Complex relationships between mothers and daughters are far from a new concept, whether the strain comes from abandonment, beliefs, or trauma. In My Only Wish, an Incluvie Film Festival submission, Brenda Gutierrez’s take on her character’s maternal divide comes in the form of abandonment.
A Homosexual Cowboy is Still a Cowboy - At the center of 'Power of the Dog' is an intense bond between a cowboy and his young protege. Read more about Gay cowboys here!
We can criticize depictions from old media, but they weren’t simply “good for their time”. They were fighting and struggling in a world we can’t imagine.
