Will DiGravio

Will DiGravio is a Brooklyn-based critic, researcher, and video essayist, who has been a contributor at Film School Rejects since 2018. Follow and/or unfollow him on Twitter @willdigravio.
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A Video Essay Guide to ‘Citizen Kane’

By Will DiGravio 

Many consider Citizen Kane the greatest movie ever made. Here are five video essays to help you learn more about Orson Welles’ masterpiece.

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A Look at Spike Lee’s ‘He Got Game’ 20 Years Later

By Will DiGravio 

An under-appreciated film, and one that feels even more relevant today.

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A Video Essay Guide to Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’

By Will DiGravio 

Want to learn more about the Hitchcock masterpiece? Check out these five video essays.

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Shot By Shot: The Opening Scene of ‘Rio Bravo’

By Will DiGravio 

The first minutes of ‘Rio Bravo’ are among the greatest in cinema history. Let’s break them down.

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‘They’ Review: A Flawed, Yet Promising Debut Feature

By Will DiGravio 

‘They’ tells the story of a fourteen-year-old’s exploration of their gender identity.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Grace Kelly

By Will DiGravio 

In 1954, Grace Kelly starred in Dial ‘M’ For Murder, Rear Window, and a third film for which she won an Academy Award. Not bad, right?

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Watch Out For Mrs: Comparing Hitchcock’s ‘Rebecca’ and ‘Psycho’

By Will DiGravio 

What goes up, must come down. A look at two staircase scenes from two Hitchcock masterpieces.

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Movies May Be Our Final Refuge from Everyday Life

By Will DiGravio 

Without the movies, where else can we go to temporarily unplug and leave our world behind?

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The Best Year in Movies Was 1959

By Will DiGravio 

Between John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and Alfred Hitchcock, 1959 has it all.