The Closer Look

What makes great dialogue? In this video essay I talk about subtext, purpose, and realism. The three pillars of what makes great dialogue.

Fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald was received with near universal criticism. In this video essay I identify the one reason why this movie was as bad as it was...

Season 11 of Doctor Who has been widely panned for being too political, however there are a great number of works out there that get drenched in the most sensitive topics yet are received with near-universal critical acclaim. How does that make any sense? In this video essay I ask why...

Holmes and Watson is quite arguably the worst comedy of all time, but why is it such an unbelievably bad movie? In this video essay I dissect one of it's key failings, that being an abundant use of cliché. This video is a deep dive into the topic of cliché, asking why cliches are so deadly for the quality of your work...

In today's video essay I analyse video games and the place they hold in the spectrum of art, identifying the specific things games can do that other mediums cannot.

The final battle of Avengers Endgame was a tragic waste of potential, in this video essay, I ask why.

How do you make a good video essay? In this video I give my two cents on the topic, as well as start drama and slag off my peers.

Spider-man Far From Home had a critical flaw that held back the movie. In this video essay I analyse what it is and how it could have been fixed...