Just when you thought Fry had a monopoly on sci-fi laziness. The wonders of space travel and the limitlessness of the universe will make tracking packages even more frustrating than it is now. That’s…
We all make mistakes. Just not like this. When a kid accidentally addresses her Christmas letter to Satan instead of Santa, things begin to pop off in this short animation. Dear Satan, narrated by Pa…
Our tech overlords can have cute relationships with children. The hand-drawn style of OK Google is a perfect emulation of its content. It is a short film driven by curiosity and childlike wonder, thu…
Story and character balance in this Hawks gem. Howard Hawks’ 1941 Ball of Fire looks the director’s strengths in the eye and says “why not both?” Hawks can craft an easy-going conversation with plent…
A protagonist defined more by her noises than her appearance. Director Nicolas Roeg’s Bad Timing features a performance by Theresa Russell that is defined in large part through her voice. Co-starring…
The series returned animation to its urban roots. Hey Arnold! and its films, Hey Arnold!: The Movie and the new Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, were refreshing blasts of realism in the wild world of ‘9…
All the money in the world couldn’t buy you tips like this. Director Ridley Scott goes big or goes home when he constructs his wild epics. That goes for every aspect of his filmmaking - cinematograph…
Money transcends all barriers. Director Jacques Demy's 1964 musical masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg won the Palme d’Or and countless hearts with its romantic post-war realism. Although it focu…
Can awful sounds offer a learning experience? It’s uncommon that video essays emulate the mood of the topic they cover. IT should be more common, but often the format is traditional and unambitious. …
Why in the world did this show become so big? Long before the yellow sponge was the internet meme factory he is today, he was part of a new wave of animation at Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants was…