Instead of watching a TV show nowadays, I will instead find an “appropriately unhinged” (a la Mike's Mic) video essay on YouTube that will summarise the show and analyse it within an inch of its life.

The term “video essay” has a myriad of associations: once synonymous with the documentary film genre also known as the “essay film,” the phrase increasingly refers more broadly to the creative and ...

There’s a slightly unreal feeling to January, as we settle into the new year following the holiday rush. With new movies, shows, and such coming at a slow pace, here are some engaging video essays to ...

I was putting the finishing touches on a video essay when I first heard the news about George Floyd. Titled “The Original Ending: The Last Acts of Black Horror Heroes,” it is a multi-screen ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The ending of a film can be a bittersweet ...

Over the last decade, long-form video essays have grown in popularity — arguably entering into a boom all their own. Viewers can easily look up a video essay on just about any topic they’d like to, ...