The Queue

Focus up, with this video essay on the storytelling potential of the rack focus shot.

Here’s a video essay on why watching a Stanley Kubrick film can be a trance-like experience.

Here’s a video essay on why two episodes of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ are shining examples of a show using the bottle episode to its advantage.

Here’s a video essay that clarifies the importance of a script breakdown with a look at Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Here’s a video essay about the difference between queer coding and queerbaiting and what that difference can teach us about the history censorship and queer representation in Hollywood.

Heeeeeeere’s Mickey!

Watch the introduction that now precedes ‘Gone With the Wind’ on HBO Max denouncing the film’s portrayal of slavery and situating the film in the context in which it was created.

They say it’s much easier to make people cry than to make them laugh. Here’s a video essay on why Seth Rogen’s goofiness is worth some serious praise.

If you’re looking for a technical breakdown of why some green screens are better than others, this is the video for you.