Brows Held High

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.

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.

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.

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.

After putting out a public poll on Shakespearean films to review, this one got top billing. I’m as surprised as you are.

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.

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.

Akira Kurosawa’s darkest masterpiece, and its relation to one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays.

A forgotten animated gem from an underappreciated animation legend. Sorry this one was so late!

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.

In Sid Meier's Civilization, what's the real difference between the civilized and the barbarous?

I felt a strong need to make this one. For reasons that should be obvious.

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.