Awesome Video Essays

The Film Theorists’ Frame By Frame argues that Star Trek’s creators cribbed several tropes from submarine films for his TV show, such as mutiny and making blind decisions. We think that these elements are present in many movies where a group of people are left on their own.

One of Adult Swim’s best imports, the anime Fooly Cooly is convoluted and overwhelming at times. But as kaptainkristian explains, there was a method to the show’s madness. It was the world seen through the eyes of someone going through puberty.

Kaptain Kristian takes a look at one of our favorite bands. Created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz is a modern-day supergroup, with a constantly changing lineup, a free-flowing, enigmatic style, and fronted by a stable of four archetypal animated characters.

Professor Myles McNutt talks about one of his pet peeves: obviously empty coffee cups in TV shows and movies. The problem is that filling the cups could potentially ruin takes and extend shooting. The solution? Better acting and directing.

Video essayist Kaptain Kristian looks at what makes Spider-Man unique among superheroes, and how his struggles with everyday life, relationships, and self-doubt made him more relatable and realistic than most.