Eye of the Duck
@eyeoftheduckpod
A podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special. Hosted by @DominickNero.bsky.social and @AdamVole.com From the Morbid Podcast Network. Listen Links: Patreon:
Country roads, take us home! Of the many, many movies that use the famous John Denver song, who would've expected the DEFINITIVE one to be about about a couple kids in Western Tokyo who fall in love with a really cool cat statue??
The tanuki, they're just like us (Or, wait... is it that *we're* just like them??)
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵——> If you’ve never seen one of Studio Ghibli’s best films — and their first theatrical release not to be directed by Miyazaki or Takahata! — you can find it on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/whisper-of-the-heart
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Whisper of the Heart (1995) Dir. Yoshifumi Kondō Brace yourselves: this movie about young love, trains, and the wondrous joys/pains of the creatives process may have our saddest production history yet Rest in peace, Kondō
Pom Poko may seriously be the most unserious serious movie ever made
We’re back! Joining us after our one week hiatus to talk POM POKO – hands down one of the wildest (and best) films in the Ghibli canon – is returning champion, the one, the only... Griffin Newman!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵——> (Yes. Yes it is.) If you’ve never seen the Tanuki of Tama Hills go to war against a (real-life!) land development project, you can find Pom Poko on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/pom-poko
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Pom Poko (1994) Dir. Isao Takahata @blankcheck.bsky.social own Griffin Newman helps us answer perhaps the most important question of our Studio Ghibli series: is the entry known for its raccoon balls secretly one of the greatest movies ever made??
It’s the end of an era, listeners. THE BEAR has wrapped its final season, which means we are entering the Fak-verse one last time. We're finally doing a deep, deep dive on the landmark FX series about chefs, families, ambition, and most of all, beef.
You didn't seriously think we'd end Porco Rosso week without acknowledging the most banger line in animation history, did you?
The teens are moody and the ocean does in fact have some waves! This week on After Hours, we're covering the lesser-known Studio Ghibli television movie, OCEAN WAVES, as well as running down a slew of new movies and shows!
Farewell to freedom in the Adriatic and days of wild abandon! We’re soaring back over the sea this week to hang out with our close personal friend, Porco Rosso! This is… the best movie ever made, right?
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵——> If you’ve never flown above the Adriatic Sea with the legendary Crimson Pig, you can find Porco Rosso (one of Miyazaki’s best and most underrated films!) on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/porco-rosso
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Porco Rosso (1992) Dir. Hayao Miyazaki "I'd Rather Be A Pig Than A Fascist."
As time went on, Miyazaki and Takahata grew to love and hate each other in equal measure, but one philosophy they always agreed on — the value of rejecting modernity, working collectively, and living in harmony with nature
"I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards" — Takahata, probably
Get ready to reconnect with your 10-year-old self... because we’re about to face some of the most embarrassing (and transcendent) childhood memories in movie history as if they happened ONLY YESTERDAY!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵——> If you’ve never seen Takahata’s coming-of-age/quarter-life crisis masterpiece — one of the least known, yet greatest films from Studio Ghibli — you can find it on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/only-yesterday
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Only Yesterday (1991) Dir. Isao Takahata A big city girl, single and dissatisfied in her corporate job, takes a vacation to a small, rural town where she falls in love with an organic farmer… wait, is Only Yesterday a Hallmark movie??
Oh, to be an artist just hanging with crows at a cabin in the woods
Woody’s hairline is receding, and so is ours! The toys are back and sadder than ever, baby – this week on After Hours we’re reveling in the joy (and misery) of the return of Disney’s greatest franchise with TOY STORY 5!
Finally, an animated film about how the gig economy is BAD but dirigibles are COOL! This week we hang out with the snarkiest cat around, Jiji, and his very cool familiar, a little witch who dreams of something better than eating pancakes for every meal — it’s KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵——> If you’ve never delivered fish pies with Kiki, you take flight with her on Blu-ray/DVD or any of these VOD platforms: justwatch.com/us/movie/kikis-delivery-service
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Dir. Hayao Miyazaki A lovely movie about a witch and her sassy cat (which is somehow also the definitive film about being a young freelancer experiencing creative burnout??)
Is the cat made of bus, Or is the bus made of cat? He meows, For he does not care.
Is it really happening? This week on After Hours we’re covering what very well may be the greatest news of the year… George Miller is (apparently) coming back to finish his second Mad Max trilogy!! And a TV series?
The catbus is here and we’re off to explore the (friendly) haunted forest! This week we’re worshipping the ancient woodland spirit and face of Studio Ghibli — our good, personal friend and neighbor, Totoro!