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Season 7
A below average mid-00's sci-fi film made me think a long time about what we aren't doing with CGI. Can the past of CGI hint at its future?
A below average mid-00's sci-fi film made me think a long time about what we aren't doing with CGI. Can the past of CGI hint at its future?
How a stop-motion horror film shows us the appeal behind stop motion. Yes, I completely contradict nearly everything I said in my last video.
How a stop-motion horror film shows us the appeal behind stop motion. Yes, I completely contradict nearly everything I said in my last video.
What the greatest film about filmmaking can teach us about truth in the frame.
What the greatest film about filmmaking can teach us about truth in the frame.
How does the Rocky Montage work? In this video we look back to the earliest theorists of montage to see how editing teaches Rocky to eat lightning and crap thunder.
How does the Rocky Montage work? In this video we look back to the earliest theorists of montage to see how editing teaches Rocky to eat lightning and crap thunder.
7x5
Gods, the Übermensch, and the Unrelatable Nature of Superman
Episode overview
Why is Superman considered “unrelatable” by so many? This look into his history and philosophy ponders why.
Why is Superman considered “unrelatable” by so many? This look into his history and philosophy ponders why.
Shakespeare has been placed on a pedestal for centuries. Here’s how he got up there.
Shakespeare has been placed on a pedestal for centuries. Here’s how he got up there.
7x7
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars and the Power of Iambic Pentameter
Episode overview
Ian Doescher’s parody series is a fun read, but just how does it mimic Shakespeare’s style so well? Here are just a few of the Bard’s techniques.
Ian Doescher’s parody series is a fun read, but just how does it mimic Shakespeare’s style so well? Here are just a few of the Bard’s techniques.
7x8
The Journey to Melonia, Because People Wanted Me to Talk About It - Summer of Shakespeare The Second
Episode overview
After putting out a public poll on Shakespearean films to review, this one got top billing. I’m as surprised as you are.
After putting out a public poll on Shakespearean films to review, this one got top billing. I’m as surprised as you are.
7x9
Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear: A Movie About No Thing – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 2
Episode overview
The infamously enigmatic Godard was once foolishly asked to give his take on William Shakespeare. The results are baffling. The second fan-picked film was produced by people who loved
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The infamously enigmatic Godard was once foolishly asked to give his take on William Shakespeare. The results are baffling. The second fan-picked film was produced by people who loved film in the worst way, and directed by a man who hates film in the best way.
7x10
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and Absurd - Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 3
Episode overview
How a 400 year old play was used to illuminate a mid-20th century philosophy. This was, by far, the least surprising entry in my fan-picked list of Shakespeare films.
How a 400 year old play was used to illuminate a mid-20th century philosophy. This was, by far, the least surprising entry in my fan-picked list of Shakespeare films.
7x11
Ran - The Shakespearean Apocalypse – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 4
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Akira Kurosawa’s darkest masterpiece, and its relation to one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays.
Akira Kurosawa’s darkest masterpiece, and its relation to one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays.
7x12
Jiří Trnka's A Midsummer Night's Dream – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick #5
Episode overview
A forgotten animated gem from an underappreciated animation legend. Sorry this one was so late!
A forgotten animated gem from an underappreciated animation legend. Sorry this one was so late!
7x13
Chimes at Midnight - The Creation of an Accidental Tragedy
Episode overview
Long overdue, but Summer of Shakespeare comes to a close with one of the greatest Shakespeare films ever made.
Long overdue, but Summer of Shakespeare comes to a close with one of the greatest Shakespeare films ever made.
Why this piece of French insanity is the best movie of the last decade.
Why this piece of French insanity is the best movie of the last decade.
In Sid Meier's Civilization, what's the real difference between the civilized and the barbarous?
In Sid Meier's Civilization, what's the real difference between the civilized and the barbarous?
7x16
From Caligari to Hitler: Imagining the Tyrant - Between the Lines
Episode overview
I felt a strong need to make this one.
For reasons that should be obvious.
I felt a strong need to make this one.
For reasons that should be obvious.
7x17
Season finale
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence: A Miserable Holiday Movie for a Miserable Year
Episode overview
For the end of one of the most depressing years in recent memories, a look at the most brutal Christmas movies I could think of on short notice.
For the end of one of the most depressing years in recent memories, a look at the most brutal Christmas movies I could think of on short notice.
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