Awesome Videos

“They’re just a mob of crooks that’s all they are.” In this old clip from an Australian show, a TV reporter confronts a man who put up a seemingly racist advertisement on the local paper. Don’t worry, it gets much better.

CineFix enumerates some of the ways movies introduce their characters along with shining examples of each method. There’s Indiana Jones’ slow approach, James Bond’s slick intros, Darth Vader’s badass entrance and more.

(PG-13: Language) Anyone who’s ever had any exposure to multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, or other sketchy businesses will get a kick out of Kevin Oeser’s dark comedy about a man who discovers he’s the only one in his hometown who hasn’t joined the corporate cult.

After ruining engagement rings, Adam Conover continues railing against the romance industry. American weddings used to be a simple home affair, but now they’re displays of wealth perpetuated by intense and manufactured social pressure.

Singer/songwriter Tom Rosenthal’s track tells the story of a very sad man named Bob, and a lizard who ultimately saves his life. The tale of hope is perfectly complemented by a Wizard of Oz-esque transition from black and white to colorful worlds by animator Dave Anderson.

(Gore) YouTuber kaptainkristian summarizes the contribution of painter H.R. Giger to sci-fi and filmmaking. His sexual biomechanical design for the xenomorph is at once terrifying and beautiful, unique yet timeless in its appeal.

(PG-13: Language) Videogamedunkey is disappointed at 2016’s gaming releases. But he’s hopeful for indies like Owlboy and Mekazoo. Besides, 2016 also brought us Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Deus Ex: MK, Bravely Second, RimWorld and more.

If you’ve ever watched an auction here in America, you know that the auctioneers speak a mile a minute, and what they’re saying seems almost like gibberish. In this video, auctioneer Barry Baker explains what they’re really saying in their so-called “chant.”

(PG-13: Language) We’ve been dying to get behind the wheel of the new Ford Focus RS, what with its 350 hp, AWD, torque vectoring, and other rally-style bells and whistles. But Ford did us one better, and put us in one with Ben Collins (aka “The Stig”) at the controls.

Bald eagles are incredibly beautiful and majestic, but we’d still be afraid they’d peck our eyeballs out (or worse) if we got too close. Not so for Alaskan fisherman Jessie Peck, as he tosses out some scraps of fish to a flock of the big birds.

To demonstrate the lifting power of its Alta 8 aerial photography drone, Freefly Systems used the 8-blade flying machine to tow a surfboarder through the water. He needed a running start, but we’re still impressed.

NOWNESS and photographer Ian Derry visited freediver Johanna Nordblad, the woman who holds a world record for diving under ice. Her fascination with the frigid, yet peaceful conditions came after she was subjected to ice water treatments for a serious leg fracture.

Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting examines the oddly forgettable and superfluous music in the Marvel cinematic universe. To be honest, the only music we can remember from any one of their blockbusters is Awesome Mix Vol. 1 from Guardians of the Galaxy.

The White Stripes conceived this track back in 2005, but didn’t actually record it until this year. The icing on the cake: Without anyone’s knowledge, filmmaker Michel Gondry shot a video for the song and gifted it to the band. It’s minimal, but fits the song’s mellow vibe.

Denver Broncos player Von Miller debuts as the next Old Spice guy with a duo of commercials which show off his ability to face every challenge head on. The Road sees him literally paving his own path, while Be Harder send him down the field with some added baggage.

Filmmaker Mark Day captured this vibrant footage of the crazy contraptions, sculptures, and art installations which turned up at this year’s gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada. We can only imagine it would be even cooler on shrooms.

Several years back, The Atlantic interviewed David Lynch to speak about how he arrives at the ideas in his films. Along the way, he provided some inspiring advice that any of us could use to help us generate fresh ideas.

A highly abridged walkthrough of the many cryptic buttons and knobs pilots must use to start up a Boeing 737 jet. You’d think that with today’s tech, they could just punch in a destination, but these complex machines require significant manual input to fly.

Ken Block once again rips up some tires and smokes some brakes with the latest in his awesome Gymkhana stunt series. While the locale of Buffalo, NY isn’t as exotic as past videos, Block’s wheel skills and his amazing 600hp Ford Focus RS RX still shine.

Devon Hawkins got shot in the chest by a rogue bullet in a drive-by, and rather than express anger, fear, or hostility, he went before the evening news camera for the most chill on-screen interview we’ve seen in a while.

Watch an ordinary block of wood carved into an intricate sculpture of a howling wolf by artist WieselRobot. If you’re wondering about the smaller wolf in the background, he also hand-sculpted that from clay.

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is the car we’re most excited to drive this year, and here’s further evidence why. Watch as driver Fabio Francia crushes the production sedan lap record with a bonkers 7 minute, 32 seconds lap in the bone stock 510hp Italian beast.

A group of friends head out to enjoy a night of fun in Remus & Kiki’s charming animated short. Despite the lack of dialogue, its characters and vignettes perfectly capture the mood of living in suburbia.