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[Episode] Mommy Economy & The Chinese Movie Uprising

Am I trying to massage the YouTube algorithm with this title? Yes.

But I do mean what I say in the video. Millennial Chinese moms are the backbone of Chines box office. I'm not crazy! I just think creatively.

【Weekly Update] Over Advertised Movies

First half of the year is almost done. How are you all doing? Any plan for the summer? Or if you are from down under, how's winter?

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Next videos:
Our next video (How Moms Became the Backbone of Chinese Cinema) is complete and is currently waiting for sponso...

[Weekly Update] Why don't they remake animated films?

Currently still sick. Maybe a few days away from full recovery? Figures crossed.

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Next Video:
The script for our next video is already complete, but I still don't have the voice to narrate it. It's difficult for me to record narration right now without soun...

[Weekly Update] Sick Day Movies

I'm sick again. This time it's either a flu or COVID. Either way my body aches.

I wanna work! But Every time I try to focus on writing my head just hurts and I start coughing.

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Next Videos:
Script for our next video is nearly done. It was supposed to ...

[Weekly Update] Just some rant about recent horror movies.

Crazy insomnia means I'm writing this in a weird time, because I don't now if I can function well enough to go to the theater today.

I'm yawning but I can't sleep. What a torture.

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Maggie Cheung:
Hope you enjoyed our video on Maggie Cheung. As said be...

[Episode] How Maggie Cheung Walks

Started as a silly idea, after a year of editing, I finally finished the video! In this episode, we take a look at the most iconic actress from Hong Kong, and examine a simple thing: How she walks on screen. Unlike how Internet memes suggest, it's much more than moving one foot in front of another.

[Weekly Update] Screen X and Bad Marketing

Delaying this update to Tuesday so I can write it after I finished watching Mission Impossible... In Screen X!

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Maggie Cheung:
Our Maggie Cheung video is ready to be published soon, after I finish the minor text graphics and adding subtitles. It feels a little surreal to finally finish this...

[Weekly Update] The Memecraft Movie

Oh my god! He remembers to update!

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Next Video Change:
So, I finished most of the script for a video on Media Literacy, and it's awful. Turns out, spending first 5 minutes of the video explaining the Shannon-Weaver model of communication isn't all that inte...

[Episode] Recent Bad Chinese Movies & Why I Stopped Covering Them

Ahh, it's good to detox once in a while. All that pent-up frustration, just let it all out.

So, I've been wanting to do this video for a couple of months. But the cultural dynamic between China and the US has been shifting drastically ever since the US election. I hope this light-hearted video brings you some perspectiv...

[Weekly Update] How LLM will affect Movies

Look, I know I'm the kind of assholes who forgets about his girl's birthday. But I swear it's not because I don't care. You just underestimated how scatterbrained I can be!

Anyway, yeah, I forgot to write an update again. Sorry uwu.

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Summer Horror:
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[Weekly Update] 100% Movie Tariff, y'all.

I'm sick again. Head pousing. Nose clogged. Stomach refuses to digest anything.

Bless this flesh mech I'm piloting. Dang thing breaks down every other week.

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Summer Horror Poll
Remember to vote for which topic we'll cover in our summer horror video! Check the pinned p...

[Weekly Update] Reason not to go to the cinema.

Remember to cast your vote on the pinned post to decide what horror topics we'll cover this summer!

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Ne Zha Video:
Hope you enjoyed our last video on the story of Nezha! It's nice to finish a video so highly requested by viewers. Hopefully the video lives u...

[Episode] Ne Zha: China's Symbol of Rebellion

Okay, the title should be Nezha in one word, but thanks to the recent movie, "Ne Zha" with the space in between has become the word to tickle the algorithm. I rant about this on social media before, but Nezha is a given name and should be written without space, kinda like Zhang Yimou. In the subtitles of this video, if I wrot...

[Weekly Update] IMAX and Lie-MAX

I'm sitting in a theater with half a dozen people all waiting in silence for the film to begin. Everyone comes alone, because only snobs with no stable employment and no friends come to see Sinners in a Tuesday afternoon.

But hey, at least the ticket is only 5 bucks.

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[Poll] Summer Horror Movies Topics

As summer is inching closer, we are once again preparing for a horror themed video. This time, I want your opinion on the matter. Which of the following topics interest you the most? Pick as many topics as you like.

Junji Ito Film Adaptations
This topic will explore some of the super low budget adapt...

[Weekly Update] The theater experience is terrible.

I wanna go to the cinema, but there's nothing interesting playing.

The only interesting film is A Minecraft Movie, and that's interesting for the wrong reason.

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Ne Zha Video:
Our next video will be about the Ne Zha films and the mythology of the chara...

[Weekly Update] Swearing in Movies.

Sorry for the lack of update last week. In my rush to publish April Fools' video, I have forgotten to write an update. Hopefully my new medication can get my productivity back to normal soon.

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Ne Zha video coming next:
Our next video will be the history of ...

[Episode] How to Swear in Chinese

Swear words warning, obviously.

Well, this video was a load of fun to make. I get to deviate from our usual aesthetic and format to do something different, which is always a perk for April Fools. Hopefully, the end result is funny and educational for you.

Now, I need to go and delete my search history.

[Weekly Update] Anti-Nazi Movies

I have to put "Anti" in the title, because our current political atmosphere is so bad, if I just say "Nazi movies" people might think I'm in support of it. What a world.

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Hope you all enjoy our last video on African Kung-Fu Nazis. What began as a silly recommendation video on ...

[Episode] African Kung-Fu Nazis & Why We Should Make Fun of Nazism

Yes, that is a real movie. And I'm making a real video essay about it.

If you are like me, you are probably frustrated with the spread of neo-nazism in the past decade. Growing frustrated, it's easy to get angry. But this movie, as silly as it sounds, offers a better solution: What if we laugh at Nazis?

Anyway, ev...

[Weekly Update] Movie Theater Commercials

Writing this in the movie theater becaue... I forgot I didn't write an update this week.

Sorry, my brain is so scrambled lately.

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Next Video:
Our next video is nearing completion and will be published later this week, I think. What began as a simple b...

[Weekly Update] Comedy as Weapons

Writing this a bit late, as I'm in the process of ending my medication.

The decrease in dosage does funny things to my brain. I have had multiple songs stuck in my brain for days now. One of the songs were, of all things, Springtime for Hitler from The Producers.

For those who don't know, it's a long to makes fun ...

[Weekly Update] Women Filmmakers from China

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Anyway, originally screened in a single cinema that shows foreign films, in two weeks, Ne Zha 2 has proven to be such a box office suc...

[Weekly Update] Old Directors in New Cinema

I re-watched half of Da Vinci Code. The movie was two and a half hour long. I can't even get passed half of it because it was so boring.

How was it such a sensation back then? Was the book significantly better? Genuine question.

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Hope you all enjoy our last video on Kung...

[Episode] Was Kung Fu Ever Used Against Foreign Fighters?

It's the question every Kung Fu movie fans wanted to know. Was Kung Fu really that useful? Has these cinematic Kung Fu heroes ever fought any foreign fighters for real?

Well, in this extra long video, we'll diving into this topic with some primary sources, some folk tales passed down by oral traditions, and some perspec...

[Weekly Update] Creation of the Gods II + Ne Zha II

If I have a dollar for every Nezha movie I've seen this month, I'll have two dollars, not enough to pay taxes on movie popcorns in this economy, but still.

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Next Video:
Editing for our next film is complete. Now I just need to finish the subtitles and the t...

[Weekly Update] Killer Sex Bot Movies

Happy Valentines' Day! If you are married, remember mark your calendars and ready your flowers.

If you are single. Welcome to the club! Booyah!

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A part of the problem with doing long form videos, as I've come to realize, is that without a ...

[Weekly Update] When a story is frustratingly unserious

Happy Lunar New Year! It's the year of the Snake. If your age is a multiple of 12, you are of the snake zodiac.

Being of the same zodiac is actually bad luck in Chinese culture. Supposedly to counter this, you have to wear red underwear.

I'm beginning to think this was just an excuse to wear sexy panties.

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[Weekly Update] How I got into obscure movies

It'll be Lunar New Year in a few days! Whether you celebrate it or not, I hope you are having a good time and a good feast!

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Shanghai Joe:
Hope you all enjoy our last video on Shanghai Joe. It's probably no surprise that I'm a big fan of obscure and strange...

[Episode] Shanghai Joe: The (Best) Worst Kung Fu Cowboy Movie From Italy

Some may be curious as to where I find movies like this. In all honesty, I have no idea. I probably just saw it on the dark corners of Internet somewhere, and because my mind is cursed, the film and its idea stayed with me for the rest of my life.

Anyway, Shanghai Joe is such a curious film from a curious time. Calling ...