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The video essay space is so oversaturated and there are a lot of people that don’t really have opinions or evidence they just repeat stuff but here are some people that make insightful video essays in my opinion and some recs for videos to watch
the stars are for my fav channels
tv/movies/pop culture
Big Joel
Broey deschanel - love the saltburn video
Cj the x - very chaotic but insightful videos on a range of topics
Friendly space ninja
Jane mulcahy - has great videos on hallmark movies
Jenny Nicholson * - yes the videos are long but i have watched them all multiple timea
Lindsay ellis *
Lola Sebastian * - her videos on cannibalism, tennis and James franco are amazing
Mina le * - love her recent video on the evil symbolism of milk - she talks a lot about fashion as well
Pop culture detective - breaks down tropes like harmless peeping and “born sexy yesterday”
Princess weekes - media analysis from an intersectional perspective
Sarah z - I’m not always familiar with the media but it’s always interesting
Sloan Stowe *
Skip intro * - great videos on copaganda
The morbid zoo - great videos on the sound of freedom and civil war
Verilybitchie - love the video on Spider-Man and class
Yhara zayd - haven’t always seen the relevant movies but every video is very insightful and well put
Social commentary/politics/philosophy
Alice cappelle
Intelexual media * - so underrated she discusses history sociology and pop culture with a focus on black women
Olisunvia
Philosophy tube
Contrapoints - love the twilight video
Shanspeare *
Miscellaneous/informative
Bobby broccoli - amazing videos about science scandals that are interesting even if you have no special knowledge about science like me
Horses *
knowing better- analysis of religious groups and history
Kaz rowe - great videos on a range on crazy phenomenons from a range of historical periods
Lemmino - animated videos about various mysteries
Merafromyoutube - K-pop analysis
Micthesnare - music history and commentary
extra: last week tonight with John Oliver - not exactly video essays but very well researched and funny deep dives into a range of topics
Sorry this list is so long I apparently watch a lot of video essays
Anyway hope this list is helpful <3
Jan 7, 2025
The most incredible video essayist - hands down!
Unpacking unique and relevant topics in a digestible, fun and entertraining way!
Some of my personal faves are:
- Hannah Montanas guide to life under Capitalism
- overanalysing the barbie movies with queer Marxist theory
- Did Feminism Fail Men?
Apr 17, 2024
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I’m a bit of a video essay hater, but I can think of at least 10 bangers. I’m including multiple per essayist bc tbh three of them are a lot better than everyone else:
1. “artificial loneliness“ by jacob geller
2. “bo burnham v. jeff bezos” by cj the x
3. “(the) bob emergency” by jon bois
4. “(the) boondocks | innocence is bliss” by thestoryteller
5. “(the) dumbest boy alive” by jon bois
6. “passengers, rearranged” by the nerdwriter
7. “subjectivity in art” by cj the x
8. “transtrenders” by contrapoints
9. “twilight” by contrapoints
10. “what the internet did to garfield by super eyepatch wolf”
as always, let me know if you would like an elevator pitch for any of these…
Dec 24, 2024
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