PickVidsBest Film analysis & criticism Videos
The 39 Film analysis & criticism videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 0 introductory, 0 intermediate, 39 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a commentary. What they share is that something that already happened gets one reading. Channels you will keep seeing include Every Frame a Painting, RedLetterMedia, Kirby Ferguson.
Passengers, Rearranged
Nerdwriter1 shows how rearranging the scenes of the film Passengers, so the audience shares the female lead's confusion, would change the movie.
Starship Troopers - re:View
Mike and Jay of RedLetterMedia discuss Starship Troopers, covering its legacy, why people like or dislike it, and its reading as sci-fi action satire versus the Heinlein book.
"You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today!"
A long video essay arguing against the claim that Blazing Saddles could not be made today.
How Star Wars was saved in the edit
A video essay on how the editors of Star Wars: A New Hope recut and rearranged the footage to rescue the film.
Why 'Idiocracy' Would Actually Be A Utopia
A short Cracked video arguing, tongue in cheek, that the world of the film Idiocracy would actually be a utopia.
Star Trek: Picard - re:View
RedLetterMedia's Mike and Rich review the first episode of Star Trek: Picard.
Ratatouille(2007)-the critic Ego's review
The closing scene of Ratatouille where critic Anton Ego delivers his review, reflecting on the role of critics and the value of new things.
Ghost in the Shell montage sequence HD 1080p
The wordless city montage from Mamoru Oshii's 1995 film Ghost in the Shell, in 1080p, showing the city and its people as Motoko travels by boat.
Military Recruitment and Hollywood
Pop Culture Detective examines how the US military works with Hollywood, using the Independence Day sequel's Army recruitment tie-in as the starting point.
The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory
A video essay from Pop Culture Detective arguing that The Big Bang Theory normalizes sexism and toxic masculinity through its portrayal of nerd men.
Bryan Mills jumps a fence
A very short clip from Taken 3 of Liam Neeson's character jumping a fence, edited with extremely rapid cuts.
Star Wars Origins: The Dam Busters - Side by Side Scene Comparison
A three-minute side-by-side comparison of scenes from Star Wars (1977) and the WWII film The Dam Busters (1955).
Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down 30 Spy Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED
Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez reviews spy scenes from film and TV and explains how realistic they are, including disguise techniques and masks.
The Great Tragedy of the 'Buffy' HD Remaster
A critique of the HD remaster of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, walking through cropping, color and effects problems that damaged the original look.
Matt Damon Sweats From His Scalp While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones
Matt Damon appears on Hot Ones, eating progressively spicier wings while discussing his film career and promoting Stillwater.