EDIT: Updated with final public link.
Hey all!
This was a really fun one to make! I still have a few tweaks to do (rerecording a line or two, adding a sentence here or there for clarity) but I'm excited to hear what you think. I made some really serious, academic videos in 2021, so I wanted to finish the year with something a bit lighter, a bit goofier. Motel Makeover is a Netflix reality show about two rich ladies who renovate a motel... and then Covid strikes. It's wild. The fin...
2021-12-31 04:36:43 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
I wanted to give you a heads up that the next Patron-backed video will be released on January 3rd. It's about the Netflix series Motel Makeover, and it's a bit lighter and more fun.
In the meantime, today I'm putting out a little comedy pilot I co-created with Frank Lesser who wrote for the Colbert Report. I play a ressurrected scream queen who has made a deal with the Devil to become a star. It'll be released at 11am PST today (so in about 45 minutes!). It's a bit differ...
2021-12-23 18:17:51 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
EDIT: Updated with final video link
Here's an early access / rough cut of my next video. The full version will be out on Tuesday. This version doesn't have a conclusion yet, and there are some minor bugs I still need to fix (sound glitches, rerecording lines, adding music, etc). But it should still be watchable. It's a sprawling video (over 90 minutes!) so if anything's confusing, let me know!
Thanks as always for your support! Enjoy!
2021-10-28 16:49:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey all,
I was frustrated with the generic film journals I've bought in the past, so I designed one that actually works for me and now you can get it too, for yourself, or for that special movie fanatic in your life! The cover has shiny holographic art inspired by movie theater carpeting, the journal has space for writing notes on 50 different films, plus blank note pages in the back for you to write down your own ideas, reflections, and pitches!
Link: 2021-09-30 19:31:27 +0000 UTC
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This Saturday at noon PST, I'll be hosting a (5 hour) livestream charity event with Jamie Loftus, benefitting Knock LA, an amazing, independent journalism organization. They do great work, including lots of investigative reporting on local issues. The goal is to raise awareness about how devastating the Olympics is to local communities. We'll have a bunch of guests throughout the stream, and we'll be playing games like Mario & Sonic at the Olympics, and
2021-09-22 18:41:27 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: still figuring out the logistics of the charity stream. Will update with a specific date when I have it!
Hi all! I wanted to give you a quick update about the next few months. We've been putting out a video every month this year, which has been really rewarding but also a bit grueling, so this month we are taking some time to catch up, then in September we'll have a new video up (details below).
Instead of an August video, I'm going to do a livestream fundraiser
2021-08-14 01:49:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
EDIT: Updated with final version of the video.
First off, content warning: discussion of self-harm at 7:13 - 9:09
This video is a bit more chill and fun. I wanted to focus on two movies I really like, and have a lot of positive things to say about! So this one's about my relationship to Royal Tenenbaums and Fantastic Mr Fox.
Jared Gilman from Moonrise Kingdom makes a special appearance. You'll also notice there's a placeholder for a shot from the comic book/co...
2021-07-24 23:35:27 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with final video link.
Hey all!
**Heads up, the beginning of this video contains some flashing images. I don't think it flashes enough to cause seizures , but if you want to skip that part to be safe, it's from 0:55 to 1:01.**
Here's a rough edit of the latest video. It's about The Shining, and Lost Highway, with bits about Clockwork Orange and Blue Velvet, as well.
The final version drops this Tuesday, and there are a few little glitchy issues to fix and...
2021-06-21 04:12:40 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with final, public link.
Hey all!
Here's the early access version of the latest video, on Rob Schneider's comedy vs Tim Heidecker's comedy. Still have a few things to do (clean up the audio, fix little bugs here and there) but the content is pretty much locked. This is a VERY different video from my last one in tone--less serious, and way more silly. I'm excited to hear what you think!
As always, thank you for your support! This is the kind of video I couldn't ...
2021-05-17 00:30:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
This video won't be public until next week, but you can enjoy it now! There's timecodes in the description if you want to skip around to different topics. We talked about Return to Oz (which Walter wrote and directed!), politics in 1970s film (Walter talks about The Godfather as a critique of capitalism), depictions of the Middle East in Hollywood (they both have some amazing thoughts on this), and more!
Also, here's the discount link for Coup 53 one more time, in case yo...
2021-04-27 18:45:17 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with final version of the video, which includes another minute or two of narration toward the end. Also, the full interview with Taghi and Walter will go public on May 4th, but I'll post it here later today in a patron-only post so you all get early access :)
Hey all!
I'm extra excited about this video because I got to interview the filmmakers, Taghi Amirani (director/writer) and Walter Murch (legendary editor who worked on The Godfa...
2021-04-22 02:44:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
This week I'm going to be interviewing a legendary film editor (for an upcoming video)! You may have seen me post about it on Twitter, but I wanted to see if you had any questions about film editing that you'd want me to ask. Not sure how much time I'll get with them, but I'll ask as many questions as I can!
2021-03-30 19:17:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! I forgot to post about this here! Join me to chat about Justice League!!
2021-03-20 22:11:37 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
EDIT: Updated with final public video link.
Here's the latest video! This is pretty much done. Might just clean up the interview section a bit to make it more watchable. I'm excited to hear what you think. Thanks for your support, as always!!!
2021-03-07 00:21:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Please enjoy this picture of my cat Murphy, invading our makeshift sound booth.
Just wanted to give you an update since it's the end of the month. We're currently editing the next video, which is a Films in Conversation on Rambo: First Blood, and David Lynch's The Straight Story. These two movies feel totally different at first glance, but actually cover a lot of the same themes. I inter...
2021-03-01 00:00:19 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Here's the link to the livestream tomorrow: https://youtu.be/-JkJHG_gtik
Hey all!
To celebrate crossing the 100k subscriber mark on YouTube, I'm doing a livestream Q&A this Saturday, January 30th at 1pm PST / 4pm EST. First off, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! There's no way I could've gotten to 100k without you! So I wanted to give you lovely patrons first dibs at submitting questi...
2021-01-27 22:12:41 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with a link to the video's premiere page.
Hey all!
I made a new comedy show with Jamie Loftus called SSCC, and I wanted to give you lovely patrons a preview before we release it publicly next week! It's a post-apocalyptic movie review show, where society has been reduced to a bunch of abandoned Sandals resorts. Jamie and I have been lobotomized, so we try to piece together what the before times was like... by watching movies! All with the he...
2021-01-22 20:48:57 +0000 UTC
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EDIT 2: Updated with public link!
EDIT: We were going to release Wednesday, but that's Inauguration Day, and might be a mess. So we will release the public version on Thursday 1/21!
Hey all! This video is kind of a different format, because I based it on an interview/conversation I had with two friends of mine: Molly Knox Ostertag and Lindz Amer. We chatted for an hour, then I wrote some additional stuff to introduce topics and organize our discussion. Not sure if I'll do videos l...
2021-01-18 21:07:38 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
In the Patron version of my Vlogmas/Princess Switch video, I mentioned doing a livestream when I hit 100k subscribers, and while I said I would stream me watching the Star Wars movies, I realized that wouldn't be a very engaging stream. You wouldn't be able to see the movies, plus I'd be too distracted by the movie to chat, and too distracted by chat to watch the movie. So, instead I'm going to do something else. Not sure what, yet. But something with more chat interaction, and...
2020-12-19 19:59:21 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
I did a chill little video in collaboration with Abby Williamson (she's a makeup youtuber friend of mine). Over on her channel she is going to be talking about a Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen movie, and in this video I'm talking about the Netflix Christmas film, The Princess Switch: Switched Again. This isn't deep analysis, just me chatting as I do my makeup, so I hope it's fun! I wanted to do one last video before the end of the year, and this was a good way to make th...
2020-12-16 02:55:20 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: updated with final version
Hope you're having a great Saturday evening! Here's a new video! I have a few technical things I still need to do before the final, public version (color, some sound, adding more subtitles), plus I will probably add a few more sentences here or there to clarify or expand on things. But for the most part, this is it!
Content warning: the first big section of this video is a lengthy discussion about sexual assault in Sucker Punch. There's a clear con...
2020-12-06 05:30:50 +0000 UTC
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Hey all,
Just wanted to give you an update on the latest video. It's the final Zack Snyder video, and it's about gender, and boy is it a slog to think about. The script is locked and we are recording voice over today. I can't imagine it'll be out by the end of November since there's only a week left, but it should be up for your eyes in the first week or so of December. It'll probably be 40ish minutes. These longer videos always take more time than I hope. After this video though, we ha...
2020-11-23 21:33:32 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with public link.
Hi all!
I SWEAR THE LAST ZACK SNYDER VIDEO WILL BE NEXT! I just had to get a Halloween video out because I love Halloween, and also because I saw My Octopus Teacher, which was utterly horrifying in a way I just had to share. If you haven't seen it, it's on Netflix. But also you don't really need to have seen it to enjoy the video.
This edit is basically done, and I'm excited to hear what you think of it!
As always, thank you for your sup...
2020-10-13 19:15:09 +0000 UTC
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Howdy! Just wanted to let you all know that I had to re-upload the last video because YouTube restricted it (meaning we basically couldn't make money off it, and it wouldn't show up while you were browsing YouTube). Also I wanted to just say THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN since your patronage means that when a video gets restricted like this, it doesn't ruin me financially! Okay, back to working on the next video!!!!!
2020-10-01 20:20:04 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with final video.
CONTENT WARNING: This video contains fictionalized depictions of police brutality.
SPOILERS for both Breaking Bad and Punishment Park.
I'm really excited about this video because I actually get to talk about two pieces of media that I enjoy!!! We still have to polish a few things here and there, but this version is preeeeetty much complete. This one is a bit more serious than my usual videos, because the subject matter calls for a more serious...
2020-09-17 03:32:19 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
Just wanted to give you an update on upcoming videos, especially since it's taking longer that I hoped to get the next one out. I got a bit burned out on Zack Snyder, so the next video will be a comparison of the themes in Breaking Bad and Punishment Park, two of my favorite pieces of media! We're trying to wrap up that video asap, and it will be up for patrons early next month. This will be part of a new series of videos tentatively called "Double Feature" where I'll be compari...
2020-08-26 00:14:17 +0000 UTC
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**UPDATED with the public version of the video**
Content warning: graphic violence (zombies getting shot in the head)
Finally! This took way longer that we hoped, but it clocks in at just over forty minutes, so hopefully it was worth the wait! We bounce around, back and forth, between various Snyder movies, so let me know if anything's confusing, or needs more or less explanation. And I don't want to feel mean spirited, so if anything strikes you as unfair or rude, let me know. But a...
2020-07-23 02:48:31 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with a link to final version of the video, which has a few different/new bits added!
Hey all! I hope you're doing okay in these turbulent times. Here's the first real video in my series on Zack Snyder, which actually feels strangely relevant, since he loves obscene displays of violence carried out by hyper-masculine authority figures in the name of "good." There are one or two lines I want to add to this video before it's done-done, and it needs a better color pass, and ma...
2020-06-09 02:37:59 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Updated with final link!
Hey all, I was planning on putting out the first real Zack Snyder video at the end of May, but after interacting with some Snyder fans on Twitter I wanted to make this video and release it as a prologue to the Snyder series. There are a few things left to polish (the color correction is glitchy, I might cut a few redundant lines, and there's a weird edit in the first few seconds), but for the most part this is it! I'm really curious to know what you think ...
2020-05-26 04:42:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Hope you're staying safe out there (or in there, while we're all locked in).
Since it's the end of the month I wanted to give you an update on upcoming videos. We have been working on a BUNCH of scripts I'm really excited about.
1. Looking at Tarantino's filmography through the lens of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls -- Recently I saw Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, and it was really weird how many Tarantino movies seem to reference this one movie. It's like a Rosetta Ston...
2020-04-29 22:02:54 +0000 UTC
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