video essay
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It’s Time to Watch This Video Essay and Have Serious Thoughts About Gritty Superheroes
Gritty superheroes. Are we for them? Are we against them? Patrick H. Willems, one of the best video essayists on YouTube, is mostly just confused.
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This Haunting of Bly Manor Video Essay Digs Into the Series’ Unique Approach to Horror
Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor pierced the veil a few weeks ago, but you wouldn’t be alone if you were having trouble getting its spooky, heartfelt story out of your mind. A new video essay digs into the Henry James-inspired series, examining how it both taps into and repurposes some familiar horror tropes.
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A Brief Examination Of Just How Amazing Anthony Hopkins Is In Westworld
Video: While Westworld has mainly captivated its viewers with its seemingly limitless mysteries (although the occasional orgy scene hasn’t hurt), the show’s real strength is in its characters, and the fabulous actors portraying them. And no one the show is more captivating than Sir Anthony Hopkins as Dr Robert Ford.
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Andrei Tarkovsky Used Cinema To Communicate Without Speaking
Channel Chriswell has put together some interesting video essays recently, and for his latest, he takes a look at the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, who focused on what the characters were feeling, rather than what was happening.