video essays i love and think about a lot (mainly in relation to pop culture):
aaliyah, britney & the apathy of lifetime “biopics”
baby phat enterprise: how kimora lee simmons pioneered 2000’s fashion
whiplash vs. black swan — the anatomy of the obsessed artist
born sexy yesterday
parasite — the power of symbols
hilary duff, lizzie mcguire, and the teen idol pigonhole
why this font is everywhere
it’s time to talk about the r@cism in dan schneider’s shows
a legally blonde fashion analysis
ghost singing: jennifer lopez’s stolen vocals and songs
the late capitalism of kpop
jennifer’s body and the horror of bad marketing
let’s get sad: a last of us video essay
video vixens got paid like rappers
how midsommar brainwashes you
beyonce’s voice is changing (part one, part two, part three)
explained: smoking and the voice
here’s what we missed on glee
how one netflix movie broke the entire internet
naughty dog’s game design is outdated
jeffree star faked everything about… well, everything
how we failed megan fox
mariah carey’s voice
token black girl: how tyra banks vs. naomi campbell was orchestrated by the industry
colorism in your favorite black sitcoms
that 80s show and the limits of nostalgia
‘us’ and the american dream: what it means
unraveling the madness of kanye west
life is strange: the worst best friend
may i add:
what people get wrong about climate change
the very creepy issue surrounding millie bobby brown
the social network - ten years later
the adorkable misogyny of the big bang theory
the epidemic of passable movies
ellen’s fall from grace
stalking for love
abduction as romance
the problem with disney’s movies in one word
pewdiepie and the rebranding of white nationalism
vaping: a lesson in irony
stranger things, belligerent romance, and the danger of nostalgia
the us medical system is still haunted by slavery
may i also add a few:
Sherlock Is Garbage, And Here’s Why
In Search Of A Flat Earth
Parasite’s Perfect Montage
How Aladdin Changed Animation (by Screwing Over Robin Williams)
The Engoodening of No Man’s Sky
The Trouble with the Video Game Industry
Judaism and Whiteness in Wolfenstein
“Bad Graphics”
Cringe
The Speed (and Stillness) of Being Online
Superposition: The Genre of Life is Strange
CTRL+ALT+DEL
Weighing the Value of Director’s Cuts
YouTube: Manufacturing Authenticity (For Fun and Profit!)
The Art of Storytelling and The Book of Henry
How To Steal Like Wes Anderson
Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
Wall-E as Sociological Storytelling
let me add the most important one: bloodborne is genius and here’s why
