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[Weekly Update] April 19th, 2020

Wow, a lot of new faces this week. Thank you all for the support! I hope you find the extra content here satisfactory.

If you wish your name in the video credit to be different than your Patreon user name, please contact me or leave a common below.

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[New Episode] Ip Man 4: How to Write Racism | Video Essay

You voted for it, you got it! Here is my take on Ip Man 4, a film that I turned a 180 on in just a few month's time.

Admittedly, with the world's current political climate, my judgement (and most likely everyone else's) is still clouded at this time. Let me know if you agree with me!

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[Weekly Updates] April 12th, 2020

Been playing Minecraft all day everyday. Cabin fever is getting real. Anyway, here's our update of the week.

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  • Script for our next episode is finished and will be uploaded tomorrow. As decided by your vote, we'll be talking about Ip Man 4, and how it writes rac...

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[Weekly Update] April 6th, 2020

Well, it has been a couple of weeks since our last update, although content is pretty constant. I hope you'll forgive me for skipping a week.

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  • I hope you all enjoyed the April fools video on Minecraft. Before studying cinema, I went to a local college to study...

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[New Episode] Minecraft: Enslave the Populace

If you were thinking why there wasn't a weekly update last Sunday... well first, thank you for caring about weekly updates, and second, this is why.

Hope you all enjoy this little extra. Stay home and stay safe! Bonus video will be coming in just a couple of days.

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[Episode] An Ode to Kung Fu Heroines - Part 2 | Video Essay

Well, this whole series got bigger than I thought. Still, I'm proud of it.

In this episode, we'll talk about the Kung Fu actresses after the 80s, Kara Hui, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. We'll explore their career and talk about some of their personal stories. I hope you enjoy!

Unr...

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[Weekly Update] March 22nd, 2020

Looks like we are getting a lot of new comers this week. You support is much appreciated! I hope you can find all the bonus content satisfactory. Speaking of which, I'm about to prepare for this month's bonus video. I'm thinking of talking about Nick Cage in Color Out of Space.

ABO...

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[Weekly Update] March 15th, 2020

So, on top of the page, there should be tags that you can click on. They bring you to all the bonus videos, script previews and other things from the page's past. However, it doesn't always appear for me.

Do they show up for you?

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  • I hope you enjoy our pa...

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An Ode to Kung Fu Heroines - Part 1 | Video Essay

Well, this episode was meant to come out as Mulan is coming out. But then the movie got delayed.

This episode took way longer than expected (seems like a trend now), and ended up a bit dry. Many of the informations are hard to come by, and even harder to find visual for. I promise the part ...

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[Weekly Update] March 8th, 2020

Woohoo, I can pin post in Patreon now! Remember to go to the top of the page and vote for your preferred topic for next month!

Before we begin, if you'd like your name in the credit to be different from your Patreon user name, please message me, or leave a comment below! We...

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[Poll] Episode 34 Topic!

What would you like to see in episode 34? Cast your vote!

Episode 32 is currently in production, and will come out next week. In the meantime, let me know what you'd like to see next! Leave a comment if you have other ideas, too!

Note that this is a multiple choice po...

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[Weekly Update] March 1st, 2020

Long time no see, everybody. Let's get back into our regular routine, shall we?

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  • New episode is currently being written as we speak. The material is a bit bigger than I expected, so I might ended up splitting it into a two parter. It's a fun subject, something mar...

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[New Episode] The Worst Chinese Movie Ever Made | Video Essay

In this episode, I'm going to break out of character and tell you all about the most memed Chinese bad movie ever. But I'm not just going to mock it. I'm going to show you how and why a movie can be bad, and maybe you can learn from it.

I find this episode to be unexpectedly difficult to wr...

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[Weekly Update] January 20th, 2020

Alright, this is the last update for this "season", some house keeping to do. 

But before we start, I'd like to do a credit name check: If you'd prefer a different name in the video credits, please comment below, or direct message me!

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[Weekly Update] January 12th, 2020

Woohoo, finally done with that big episode.

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  • Our last episode on the history of Chinese animation is doing surprisingly well. I did not expect how many people out there are actually interested in this topic, not to mention the topic has been covered by other c...

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[New Episode] Chinese Animation: In Search of a Style | Video Essay

Welcome to the longest episode in the channel's history, yet!

2019 was a great year for Chinese animations, to a point where I can't help but get excited. That's how I got carried away and made a 20 minute long episode.

It has been forever since I have any desire to watch Chinese anim...

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[Weekly Update] January 1st, 2020

Happy New Year!

Just when we hit 2020, our channel reached 70k subscribers. I can't believe how quick the channel is growing. To think I've been doing this just a bit over a year, I'm blessed by all of you.

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  • Some of you may know, there will be two more ...

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[New Episode] Tokyo Godfather- Christmas/Religions/Japan | Video Essay

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! While being Chinese, I don't celebrates Christmas all that much, but the Christmas spirits (and Mariah Carey) are infectious, how can I resist? So, allow me to use this opportunity to introduce you to one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time.

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[Weekly Update] December 22ND, 2019

Christmas is in a few days, are you excited? 

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  • Sorry about the lack of update and video this week. Because of some sponsorship shenanigans, everything on the original schedule went out the window.
  • The new episode is almost done and will be uploa...

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[Weekly Update] December 16th, 2019

Happy Holidays! Are you sick of Mariah Carey yet?

They cancelled one of the Christmas Market in Montreal due to construction. This city never ceases to annoy me.

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  • The channel is seeing rapid growth in the past few days, to a point where I can't keep up w...

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[Weekly Update] December 8th, 2019

Hope you enjoy the last episode!

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  • I fully expect to be roasted alive by the Star Wars fandom, but I got almost nothing but constructive criticism and civil discussions. What a fandom. I guess we all grew up quick after we experienced Jar-jar Binks.
  • N...

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[New Episode] How to Film a Good Sword Fight | Video Essay

Are you excited for The Rise of Skywalker? I'm not, but I still want to talk about Star Wars for a bit. Mainly, the mishandling of lightsaber fights in recent Star Wars movies.

It wasn't until Mandalorian came out that many fans, myself included, remembered that the series was meant to be a...

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[Weekly Update] December 1st, 2019

Oh my god, the year is almost over. I feel old. Remember when the year 2020 sounded so futuristic?

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  • Hope you enjoyed the Joker bonus video. The video was meant to be longer, but I find myself too invested in analyzing every detail, and it practically became a ...

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[Weekly Update] November 24th, 2019

The channel is gaining tractions on Twitter for some reasons. Or maybe the channel is bigger than I thought... Jesus, one dude retweeted my content and he has 8000 followers.

I don't know why I'm intimidated.

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  • Hope you enjoy our last episode. It's gonna...

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[New Episode] Should You Go to Film School and My Experience with It

We are not doing video essay, today.

Instead, we are going to talk about film school. As this semester is ending, many students are starting to wonder where they should go next. If you are a fan of this channel, the thought of going to film school might temps you sometimes.

But should...

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[Weekly Update] November 17th, 2019

The year is nearly over, I hope your New Year's resolution is successful. Mine wasn't, but it's very close. I also started working out and looking less like a frail nerd.

I guess that's a sign of mid life crisis, actually...

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  • Both the Parasite episode an...

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[Weekly Update] November 10th, 2019

Hope you all enjoy the last episode on Parasite. Evidently people really like to talk about this film, as discussions of it continues in the comment sections and in discord.

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  • It has been a while since I do these types of aesthetic analysis. It brings me back t...

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[New Episode] Parasite: Mastering the Basics of Cinema | Video Essay

Parasite is perhaps my favourite Bong Joon-ho film, certainly the one that I ponders the most after watching. Even outside of its story, there are many things a beginning filmmaker like me can learn from.

So today, let's take a detail look at the techniques in this film, and see how you, to...

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[Behind The Scene] Sorry for the lack of update!

Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of updates. I'm in a bit of a time crunch again, so allow me to skip on this week's update.

I was going to go watch Terminator Dark Fate and share some thoughts with you all, but I ended up not having time to watch it.

To hold you over, here is the thu...

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[Weekly Update] October 29th, 2019

So how do you like our last episode? Halloween is in a few days, I hope you are having a fun and spooky time.

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  • Life is still busy, and progress is a bit slow. I still aim to upload the bonus video by the 31st. Please look forward to a small retrospective on th...

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