The Mid-Range Series

Roadside America -- Trail Drive-in Theater, San Antonio, Texas, by photographer John Margolies, 1987.

The full playlist of 59 videos, with the individual order below. [Last Updated on 07/14/24.]

Content Notices: death & dying, child abuse, drug use & addiction, fascism, misogyny, Nazis & WW2, racism, school shootings, torture, sexual assault & abuse, violence, warfare.


KOO DAE-SUNG. PRETTY GOOD.
Jon Bois / 10:07

Shakespeare’s Insults and Innuendo and Why They Matter
– Shakespeare Month

KyleKallgrenBHH / 10:22

Lisa: Alternative Storytelling // [CN]
Mikasacus / 10:56

the violence binary | video essay // [CN]
wit and folly / 12:09

Willy Wonka and the Inventor Mindset
thesublemon/ 12:28

What if Barry Bonds had played without a baseball bat? | Chart Party
Secret Base / 12:47

A Fox in Space - Episode One - "Don't Call Me Star Fox" [1080p]
[MP4 DOWNLOAD LINK IN DESC]

A Fox in Space / 13:00

The Marvel Symphonic Universe
Every Frame a Painting / 13:55

When Hollywood Speaks Chinese, I Cringe | Video Essay // [CN]
Accented Cinema / 13:09

Stranger Things, IT, and the Upside Down of Nostalgia
Lindsay Ellis / 13:12

Westworld vs. Lost: The Art of the Twist [CC]
let’s talk about stuff. / 13:15

Why Ben Shapiro Is Wrong About Rap
12tone / 13:54

The Song that Changed by Life // [CN]
Sideways / 14:05

Baron Davis From 89 Feet | Pretty Good, Episode 11
Secret Base / 14:13

Beauty is in the eye of...the Colonizer? // [CN]
Khadija Mbowe / 14:27

Confessions of a Christopher Nolan Fanboy
The Royal Ocean Film Society / 14:14

Horror Books Have Lost Their Identity
In Praise of Shadows / 14:31

Westworld – Travels in Hyperreality [CN]
KyleKallgrenBHH / 14:49

Why SNOWPIERCER is a sequel to
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:

Rhino Stew / 14:48

The Nymphet Femme Fatale
(As Popularized by Misreadings of Lolita)
// [CN]
Yhara zayd / 14:52

The Fruit of the Loom Discrepancy
EmpLemon / 15:38

The Sopranos, Inception, and Ambiguous Endings
- Movies with Mikey

FilmJoy / 16:02

Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence // [CN]
Jacob Geller / 16:38

CAN and CAN'T: The Importance of Weak Forms
Dr Geoff Lindsey / 17:58

What Happened to Nicole Beharie Is Inexcusable
aka F—k Sleepy Hollow Part II
// [CN]
Princess Weekes / 18:04

How Star Wars was saved in the edit
RocketJump / 18:25

PragerU and the Politics of Pain // [CN]
Zoe Bee / 18:28

Point Break and the Soft Masculinity of Action Movies
Broey Deschanel / 19:46

‘Time Management’ is Capitalist Propaganda
Elliot Sang / 19:53

Tetris Effect and Other Games with Immaculate Vibes
Jacob Geller / 20:01

Twitter and Empathy | Big Joel
Big Joel / 20:25

Witch Hat Atelier: Visual Storytelling through manga panelling
lines in motion / 21:11

Art Restoration (and the Biggest Mod in Resident Evil History)
Jacob Geller / 21:28

Is Vine Cinema? | Brows Held High
KyleKallgrenBHH / 21:33

What Makes a Great Cover Song?
Polyphonic / 21:45

Sofia Coppola: The Politics of Pretty // [CN]
Broey Deschanel / 21:49

Talent Belongs to the Beautiful
– How Media Manipulates your Tastes | Salari

Salari / 22:13

The Decade-Long Quest For Shadow of the Colossus’ Last Secret
Jacob Geller / 22:12

the bizarre world of fan edits and restorations
The Royal Ocean Film Society / 22:35

The Hero's Journey Destroy Mythology | Part 1 or 2 // [CN]
Maggie Mae Fish / 22:36

The Dark Side of the Hero's Journey... | Part 2 of 2 // [CN]
Maggie Mae Fish / 37:53

The Problem with Narrative Transportation
Daryl Talks Games / 25:04

Understanding Disaster, Part 1:
Death Note and the Cyclical Apocalypse

Pause and Select / 9:16

Understanding Disaster, Part 2:
Akira and the Postmodern Apocalypse

Pause and Select / 17:25

Understanding Disaster, Part 3:
Evangelion and the World Apocalypse

Pause and Select / 25:21

Understanding Disaster, Part 4:
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and the Harmonious Apocalypse

Pause and Select / 19:52

Why Pipe Organs Sound Scary
Sideways / 25:45

Pink Floyd’s First Masterpiece
Polyphonic / 25:46

The Problem with Auto-Tune
Sideways / 27:11

Data | Philosophy Tube
Philosophy Tube / 26:14

WOKE BRANDS
hbomberguy / 26:44

The Future of Writing About Games
26:42 / Jacob Geller

“I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.”
PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 7.
// [CN]
Jon Bois / 27:11

Behind the Scenes of Supernatural:
A Fan’s Perspective… Director’s Cut

Misha Collins / 28:43

Your dishwasher is better than you think
(tips, tricks, and how they work)

Technology Connections / 27:46

I stopped wearing hair elastics for a year…
AND I’M NEVER GOING BACK

Morgan Donner / 28:46

Cr@ppy Jobs and the Protestant Work Ethic | We’re in Hell
We’re in Hell / 28:53

Who’s Afraid of Modern Art:
Vandalism, Video Games, and Fascism
// [CN]
Jacob Geller / 29:16

The Power of VHS | SCANLINE
hbomberguy / 29:21