Pop Culture Detective
Description: A series of video essays looking at media through a critical lens with an emphasis on the intersections of politics, masculinity and entertainment. Hosted by Jonathan McIntosh.
Pop Culture Detective is hands down my favorite movie related YouTube channel. His videos aren’t short. Most of them run in the 20-30 minute range. This isn’t fast food content to ingest quickly and move on. Every one of Jonathan’s video essays is a full course meal of culture and film that will help you understand movies, and culture, better. I’d recommend every video in his library, but let’s start with his critique of How The Shawshank Redemption Humanizes Prisoners. You’ll be hooked on his videos after watching this.
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Just Write
Description: Video essays on movies, literature and writing. Created by Sage Hyden.
Just Write approaches movies from a writer’s point of view. Sage’s analysis of filmmaking and storytelling are insightful and thought provoking. One of my favorites of his is his analysis of the genre switching in Knives Out.
The Canadian Lad
Description: Videos about movie theories, reviews and Easter Eggs. Mostly about the MCU.
These videos are much more bite sized content if you want a brief break from work. Most of the videos range in the 6-10 minute range and feel like they go by even more quickly. The Canadian Lad does a lot of plot analysis of superhero movies, but what he’s most known for is his series of videos where he watches movies at 1/4 speed to look for subtle easter eggs that go by too quickly to notice at full speed. If you’re rewatching an MCU movie sometime I’d suggest watching his 1/4 speed analysis of that movie first so you can notice the subtleties during your rewatch.
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Brilliant idea with great information
I’ve been using RunPee for a few years now and it’s basically a requirement of going to the movies for me. The best part of course are the “pee times” that give you cues, synopses and times for when you can pee without missing the most important parts of the movie. There is also information about the credits- length, extras and if there are any extra scenes at the wayyy end. Super helpful to just know that it is or isn’t worth staying. There is a timer function that will buzz your phone when it’s a good time to pee. I also appreciate that the app is very conscientious about it being an app you use in a theater- dark background, all silent alarms etc. I will always enjoy the experience of the theater even if I could watch things at home- but I’ve even used it at home to check for things like after credit scenes or other information too.
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Screen Junkies
Description: Enjoy our warped take on film & TV with a steady stream of pop-culture parody, original series, thoughtful commentary, and whatever we can think of next.
Best known for their series of Honest Trailers, they make hilarious videos that poke fun at movies in all genres. Most of their videos are around 5 minutes long, making them a perfect for a short break from work.
That’s my short list. What about you? Do you have any favorite YouTube movie channels?
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