#video essay rec

[isagrimorie]

Mina hitting it out of the park again. Excellent breakdown and research on subscription fatigue.

This is also interesting in light of Dropout and Critical Role’s Beacon, which I think has received a lot of positive support.

[a-whisper-in-the-closet]

Made me cry, made me sad, told me to shut up and sit down and love myself, it's a good fuckin' video.

Watch it.

[starlit-mansion]

Actually, I need to post this on its own because to me, it is REQUIRED VIEWING. Yes, the title is intentionally provocative. Mildred is actually on your side.

You'll never be a good enough artist. - Thought Slime

[makiitoh]

wrestling video essays

Super Eyepatch Wolf

Professional Wrestling is Stupid and Beautiful and I Love it

Intro, Kayfabe, The Montreal Screwjob, The Pipebomb, The Golden ☆ Lovers

The Undertaker: Long Term Story Telling in Wrestling

The Undertaker, Time (as a concept), 90s novelty wrestling gimmicks

Villains in Wrestling: Making People Hate You

Heels (as a concept), Los Ingobernables de Japon (incl. EVIL, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA), Bullet Club, Gorgeous George, Bray Wyatt, MJF, Kagetsu

The Unreality of Pro Wrestling

Roman Reigns, The Shield (Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley), Sami Zayn

F.D. Signifier

The WWE's complex "Black" history

specific focus on Black men in the WWE

lil bill

The wild world of Black wrestlers

broader focus on Black wrestlers across multiple promotions

NeoJoshizzle

Maki Itoh pt. 1: the fired idol

Maki Itoh pt. 2: finally a happy ending?

Wrestling Colin

The Greatest Pro Wrestler Who Ever Lived Died in the Ring

Mitsuharu Misawa, AJPW, Pro Wrestling NOAH

[friedwizardwhispers]

From Protagonist to Romantic Prop: Mina Murray's Transformation

[valyrfia]

me waking up with cough, muscle aches, and a fever 5 days after my eras tour concert: 🤨

[phin-tastic]

i cannot describe the rage i feel when i click on a fight club deep dive youtube essay, and it’s just… some dude, talking about how this film is the purest portrayal of masculinity and how “men love it because it’s so relatable”.

i mean, i love it because it’s relatable. but not in the way those sigma film bros do.

i love it because i’m gay, hate capitalism and would like to recreationally get beat up.

[strangeblueanimal]

Fuck it here's all my favorite video essays by essayist Jacob Geller

The False Evolution of Execution Methods

Fear of Big Things Underwater

Perfect Moments in "Bad" Movies

The Golem and The Jewish Superhero

Art Restoration (And The Biggest Mod in Resident Evil History)

If I could I would put every one of his videos on here, but i highly encourage anyone who wants to reblog with their own favorites from his body of work (or from another essayist you might want to share)

[isagrimorie]

The History of Farscape: From the Henson Company's Vision to Cult Classic

This is such a great show, a cult classic that deserves to be more popular.

[150151]

some of my favorite video essays recently why are teens climbing into bedroom windows? discusses how the trope can perpetuate some problematic myths about romance and consent. a portrait of laura palmer talks about how twin peaks fire walk with me (1992) is a good movie about depression the timeless legacy of speak (2004) talk about its significance and legacy. white oleander (2002): toxic beauty and narcissistic mothers the white gaze of hairspray the nymphet femme fatale (as popularized by misreadings of lolita) uptown girls is an underrated masterpiece on healing your inner child the most hated disney channel ship of all time  a look at teddy and spencers relationship in good luck charlie the toxicity of disney channel’s most beloved ship a look at alex and masons relationship in wizards of waverly place scary movie: a serious franchise analysis set it off is the perfect feminist film how blaise zabini exposed fandom the wild woman archetype & her desert terrain

[starlit-mansion]

Watching F.D. Signifier's video on the social dynamics and media representation of interracial relationships really broke my brain open on how much i was prioritizing the interracial relationships in media i like or was very influential to me as more progressive, and more comfortable to me because of their proximity to whiteness. It's absolutely not the final word on the subject, but I personally found it very helpful

[dateamonster]

hey, sorry if you’ve answered this before, but I am really struggling to find horror analysis yt channels that aren’t just “this is what happens in the movie and btw it’s about [generic one-word theme that is never elaborated on]”. Do you have any that you particularly like?

oh hmm well i like scaredy cats. they talk about a lot of movies i havent seen and probably wouldnt seek out on my own which i consider a plus. altho right now theyre doing a series of episode recaps for a canadian vampire police procedural so maybe not the best time to jump in if youre hoping for like newer stuff. good time to get familiar with their older videos tho i guess! or a good time to watch them talk about canadian vampire cops if youre into that!

i also am a rly big fan of nyx fears for particular more extreme horror stuff but i believe shes focusing on her music and writing rn. so again good time to catch up on her older stuff!

other than that jacob geller is excellent and has a lot of horror videogame analyses but i feel like everyone knows that. ragnarrox is also great for especially older and more overlooked horror games. night mind specifically talks about arg and horror unfiction projects but if thats something ur interested in at all you cant get much better than his videos imo.

and recently ive started watching acolytes of horror! i havent seen a lot of his stuff yet but i thought his video about so-called political horror that fears taking any actual political stance was really good and well articulated and helped me pinpoint why a lot of movies of that sort of subgenre really miss the mark for me.

hope this is helpful! followers feel free to add on if youve got any relevant recs you wanna share!

[mirrorgrets]

video essays i like to watch at 2 am

these are all good video essays in my opinion and i suggest looking at other video essays these youtubers have made

God's Biblical Kill Count Explained by hochelaga

How Two People Created Gaming's Most Complex Simulation System by ThatGuyGlen

The First Video Game by Ahoy

Why The Batman's Sound is Different by Thomas Flight

The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer: Great Art Explained by Great Art Explained

Why Pipe Organs Sound Scary by Sideways

Godzilla - the Sould of Japan by kaptainkristian

The Greatest Piece of Communist Art: Chicken Run by JohntheDuncan

A Musical Video Essay About The Greatest Showman by Patrick (H) Willems

Ocean Waves - Studio Ghibli's (Accidental) Queer Film by eliquorice

Games that Aren't Games by Jacob Geller

The man who faked human cloning by BobbyBroccoli

[rowanellis]

Call for Interviewees: Fanfic Edition

Hello! I am a queer video essayist, currently in the research process of a video on FANFICTION!

I’m looking to interview:

- Writers of Big Name TM/popular fics

- Big Bang/similar community fic event organisers

 - Old school readers (e.g. 70s kirk/spock shippers)

- Anyone else with a particularly interesting/unique viewpoint of fanfic

If that’s you - please reach out at rowanellisyoutube@outlook.com with “FanFic Interview” in the subject line!

FAQ: Will this just be a video that sensationalises/demonises fanfic and makes it out to be a “weird internet thing”? 

Absolutely not.

I have been reading fanfic since I was about 12, I picked my literary agent partly because of her love and respect of fanfic, have made some amazing friends bonding over our favourite fic writers... this video is not going to be an outsider perspective looking in at a “weird internet thing”, but instead a deep dive based on the idea this is interesting and complex enough to analyse and study. 

I previously made an hour long video about the omegaverse, which hopefully shows the vibes - you can check it out here.

Here are some of the top comments:

[mothshrub]

Anyway, the latest hobby here is 'watching video essays by trans authors particularly but not exclusively if they have an essay on masculinity or gender and society'.

Recs:

Contrapoints

Jesse Gender

Lily Alexandre

Lady Emily

RickiHirsch

Alexander Avila

Oakwyrm

Shanspeare

KazRowe

Philosophy Tube

Swolesome

Khadija Mbowe

[inky-fwog]

Long ass video recs please

I wanna draw and do some stuff but I have watched everything i've saved and now i've got nothing.

I really like deep dive videos into lore of comics and stuff, i like people complaining, i like character analysis, ect ect. pref like an hour but long series on a topic work tooooo