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Unearthing Cinema’s Lost Treasures
Mark Rappaport, whose work is currently the subject of an Anthology Film Archives series, on the joys of making video essays about classic movies.
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
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?
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]
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
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
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
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!
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
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
In anticipation of the biggest film of Villeneuve's career so far, a look at his most striking visual trademark.
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.










