Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread • Page 77

The problem is the lack of serious writing about film, and I think that’s undeniable.

 

I deny it, every good film I watch has plenty written about it

 

Hell sometimes there's even good writting about bad films

 

Where?

 

YouTube Premium

 

You’re doing a bit but you aren’t wrong, most people have now turned to video essays for serious criticism. The guy who does the disturbing movie iceberg videos made Blood Meridian a meme for zoomers

 

I’m also arguing something else. I don’t care about celebrity interviews, they’ve been softball puff pieces for as long as I’ve been alive

 

Not sure what the iceberg guy meme is but I watched a Yale literature course on blood Meridian and some other classics 10 years ago on YouTube Premium and it got me back into reading

 

That’s a good thing! So is the iceberg guy if he got people to read the book. It just isn’t for me (maybe that Yale Course), I prefer to read it

 

Yes if you specifically want text criticism your in a bad time. I will concede that YouTube criticism suffers from not having a script editor or the institutions to create them

 

Some people have a dislike toward video essays but they make sense. When talking about a visual art form it helps to actually show the work. Nerdwriter and Broey Deschanel are very good. RedLetterMedia still does interesting work.

 

The problem with Hot Ones is that wings are best served with either mild buffalo or barbeque sauce and then washed down with a nice soda. No need to suffer through heat.

 

nobody take that wing bait

I was going to mention visual medium but it mostly only helps for technical breakdowns, broey style vids about how a film interacts with culture wouldn’t be any worse as a text piece

 

I'm trying not to start a thing about soda

 

What’s soda?

 

The problem with Hot Ones is the cardboard personality host.

 

generally not a fan of video essays - I feel like they're usually trying to prove something, recontextualizing things to fit the thesis. I feel like good theory/criticism is driven less by interpretation and more by appreciation

 

not to be petty and im happy for him but hot ones has gone downhill since sean got new teeth

 

Do you think it affects how he eats the wings?

 

i have not researched the science on this

 

Once he gets better at eating the wings then the ratings will go through the roof

 

Is there no thread for Twinless? Weird.

 

Good movie

 

Loved Snowfall and I am glad this spin off is finally happening