
Afternoon Delights
Blake Rome’s Top 20 Films of 2021
Video editor’s round-up of the best cinema had to offer last year.
How I Made 70 Films In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime
A recording of Ray’s talk at Dragon*Con in 1997 offers keen insight and delightful anecdotes.
The Lovingly Complicated Role Of Mothers In Movies
Luís Azevedo’s 2018 video essay for Fandor about the many roles moms play in storytelling.
DOCTOR STRANGE and GREEN LANTERN Are The Same Film
ScreenCrush’s Ryan Arey lays out how the Marvel and DC films are basically the same…except one is well made.
AIR BUD: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
In a web exclusive, the comedy show dissects the 1997 family film to find moral hypocrisy at its root.
“Horror Cafe” (1990)
BBC special with Roger Corman, Lisa Tuttle, Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Ramsey Campbell, and John Carpenter discuss horror.
Erin Hattamer’s Clueless SAW Victim
Chicago comedian imagines a terrifyingly relatable scenario for a Jigsaw target.
Marie Douceur Marie Colère (Horror Montage)
Video montage of horror moments set to "Marie Douceur Marie Colère" by Marie Laforêt.
ONE MORE GOOD TIME
Cinematic mayhem as the RacerTrash collective combines Daft Punk with 2017’s GOOD TIME.
EMERGENCY (2018)
Director Casey Williams and writer KD Davila delivered an exceptional film—here’s the (also great) short on which it was based.
HAIR WOLF (2018)
Miriama Diallo’s MASTER was a hit at Sundance and SXSW this year. Her horror comedy short gives hints as to why.
POSSIBILIA (2014)
The Daniels kicked off SXSW 2022 to rave reviews. Here’s an interactive short they made in the so distant past.
Jenny Nulf’s Favorite Movies of 2021
Film critic for Austin Chronicle and Programs Director for Austin Asian American Film Festival assembles her favorite movies of 2021.
Japan's Punk Filmmaker
Video essay exploring the early work of Japanese punk filmmaker Gakuryû Ishii/Toshihiro Ishii/Sogo Ishii.
Film Historian Reviews Black People In Horror Movies
Multi-hyphenate artist and scholar Tananarvie Due provides an encapsulated history of Black people in horror films.
Beyond Ghibli: “Shinkai - Not Separation, But Connection”
Beyond Ghibili is an incredible YouTube channel delving into Japanese media and artists, like this entry on Makoto Shinkai.
CinemaSins Is (Still) Terrible
Brilliant follow-up video essay by bobvids on why the YouTube channel remains The Worst.
David Ehrlich’s Top 25 Films of 2021
The always excellent annual overview of the cinematic landscape by critic David Ehrlich.
2021 Trailer Mashup by Sleepy Skunk
Sleepy Skunk’s tremendous annual tradition of movie trailer mashups continue with another terrific installment.
“Shane Black & The Christmas Action Movie”
Patrick H. Willems' video essay on writer/director Shane Black’s long tradition of setting his action noir films at Christmastime.