#The Cinematic Resonances of Tenet

#The Cinematic Resonances of Tenet

“#The Cinematic Resonances of Tenet” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that looks at the cinematic resonances in — and influences on — Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Very few filmmakers create within a vacuum. I challenge you to think…

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#An Analysis of the Casino Royale Poker Scene

#An Analysis of the Casino Royale Poker Scene

“#An Analysis of the Casino Royale Poker Scene” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that looks at what makes the poker scene in Casino Royale so captivating. Casino Royale contains some of the most blood-pumping set-pieces in James Bond’s…

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#The Dark Joy of ‘You’re Next’

#The Dark Joy of ‘You’re Next’

“#The Dark Joy of ‘You’re Next’” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that looks at how the 2011 slasher You’re Next re-imagined the home invasion subgenre. The horror genre deserves major points for not taking itself too seriously….

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#In Praise of Hong Kong’s Cinematic Sleaze

#In Praise of Hong Kong’s Cinematic Sleaze

“#In Praise of Hong Kong’s Cinematic Sleaze” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that explores the gloriously sleazy cinematic output of Hong Kong. How do you measure the output of a movie industry? By the amount of money…

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#The Beginner’s Guide to Nuevo Cine Mexicano

#The Beginner’s Guide to Nuevo Cine Mexicano

“#The Beginner’s Guide to Nuevo Cine Mexicano” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay that offers a brief history of Nuevo Cine Mexicano. There are a few simple pleasures that appeal directly to the heart of the unabashed cinephile:…

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#Drop What You’re Doing and Watch Captain Yajima

#Drop What You’re Doing and Watch Captain Yajima

“#Drop What You’re Doing and Watch Captain Yajima” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a short film about a space-faring hero: Captain Yajima! Who needs chicken noodle soup when Captain Yajima exists? A bite-sized Saturday morning cartoon about an intergalactic superhero…

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#The Provocative Punk Power of Pink Flamingos

#The Provocative Punk Power of Pink Flamingos

“#The Provocative Punk Power of Pink Flamingos” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about the marvelous trash factor of John Waters’ Pink Flamingos. There’s depravity…and then there’s 1972’s Pink Flamingos. Directed, written, produced, narrated, shot, and edited by counterculture…

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