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Tag: video essay

Video Essay: Paul Verhoeven, A Celebration [NSFW]

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By Benjamin Shearn | June 29, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | June 29, 2020

Video Essay: Paul Verhoeven, A Celebration [NSFW]

Filmmaker Benjamin Shearn continues his "Driftless Significance" series of video essays with a euphoric encapsulation of the Dutch master's work.

Video Essay: Modern Horror

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By Benjamin Shearn | June 9, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | June 9, 2020

Video Essay: Modern Horror

In the second part of his Driftless Significance video essay series, Benjamin Shearn looks at horror's departure from its classical roots.

Video Essay: Indecent Proposal — Would You Do It?

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By Kentucker Audley | May 28, 2020
By Kentucker Audley | May 28, 2020

Video Essay: Indecent Proposal — Would You Do It?

Kentucker Audley unearths his "lost" video essay about the 1993 drama, which he created in 2017 but is only now sharing with the world.

Video Essay: On the Importance of Exploding Heads [NSFW]

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By Benjamin Shearn | May 15, 2020
By Benjamin Shearn | May 15, 2020

Video Essay: On the Importance of Exploding Heads [NSFW]

Benjamin Shearn kicks off his new video essay series, Driftless Significance, by pondering an enduring obsession that started with Scanners.

Revisited Video Essay: Independence Day, a Milestone in Special Effects, Comic Relief, and More

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By Kentucker Audley | July 3, 2019
By Kentucker Audley | July 3, 2019

Revisited Video Essay: Independence Day, a Milestone in Special Effects, Comic Relief, and More

Celebrate July 4th with an epoch-defining video essay by Kentucker Audley on the classic Will Smith movie where he goes and shoots all those aliens.

Video Essay: Paul Feig Loves Dancing

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By David R.L. | May 25, 2018
By David R.L. | May 25, 2018

Video Essay: Paul Feig Loves Dancing

Paul Feig has some serious moves, and that infectious passion for getting down can be seen in all of his work.

Video Essay: Post-Apocalypse Now

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By Jacob T. Swinney | April 2, 2018
By Jacob T. Swinney | April 2, 2018

Video Essay: Post-Apocalypse Now

When you're on the precipice of a collapse, sometimes the most soothing thing is finding movies to show us what the end will look like ...

Video: Now That’s What I Call Rushmore!

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By Kentucker Audley | December 28, 2017
By Kentucker Audley | December 28, 2017

Video: Now That’s What I Call Rushmore!

Kentucker Audley is a huge fan of Rushmore, but has found a cool way to make Wes Anderson's breakthrough hit even better.

Video Essay: Ghost — Love After Death

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By Kentucker Audley | October 2, 2017
By Kentucker Audley | October 2, 2017

Video Essay: Ghost — Love After Death

The best video essayist on the internet is back with expert analysis of one of the great Oscar-winning movies of all time.

Video Essay: Blade Runner 2049‘s Denis Villeneuve and the Silent Close-Up

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By Jacob T. Swinney | August 30, 2017
By Jacob T. Swinney | August 30, 2017

Video Essay: Blade Runner 2049‘s Denis Villeneuve and the Silent Close-Up

In anticipation of the biggest film of Villeneuve's career so far, a look at his most striking visual trademark.

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