Brows Held High

Season 7

A well-read narcissist takes a look at films that many mainstream audiences have never heard of and he tries to analyze them from an educated point of view, discussing their artistic characteristics, despite the films being filled with gratuitous nudity and excessive violence.

Where to Watch Season 7

17 Episodes

  • Immortal Ad Vitam: The Untapped Expressionism of CGI
    E1
    Immortal Ad Vitam: The Untapped Expressionism of CGIA below average mid-00's sci-fi film made me think a long time about what we aren't doing with CGI. Can the past of CGI hint at its future?
  • Little Otik and the Magic of Stop Motion
    E2
    Little Otik and the Magic of Stop MotionHow a stop-motion horror film shows us the appeal behind stop motion. Yes, I completely contradict nearly everything I said in my last video.
  • Man with a Movie Camera and the Truth in the Movie-Eye
    E3
    Man with a Movie Camera and the Truth in the Movie-EyeWhat the greatest film about filmmaking can teach us about truth in the frame.
  • Rocky and the Methods of Montage
    E4
    Rocky and the Methods of MontageHow does the Rocky Montage work? In this video we look back to the earliest theorists of montage to see how editing teaches Rocky to eat lightning and crap thunder.
  • Gods, the Übermensch, and the Unrelatable Nature of Superman
    E5
    Gods, the Übermensch, and the Unrelatable Nature of SupermanWhy is Superman considered “unrelatable” by so many? This look into his history and philosophy ponders why.
  • William Shakespeare: 400 Years of Bardolatry
    E6
    William Shakespeare: 400 Years of BardolatryShakespeare has been placed on a pedestal for centuries. Here’s how he got up there.
  • William Shakespeare’s Star Wars and the Power of Iambic Pentameter
    E7
    William Shakespeare’s Star Wars and the Power of Iambic PentameterIan Doescher’s parody series is a fun read, but just how does it mimic Shakespeare’s style so well? Here are just a few of the Bard’s techniques.
  • The Journey to Melonia, Because People Wanted Me to Talk About It - Summer of Shakespeare The Second
    E8
    The Journey to Melonia, Because People Wanted Me to Talk About It - Summer of Shakespeare The SecondAfter putting out a public poll on Shakespearean films to review, this one got top billing. I’m as surprised as you are.
  • Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear: A Movie About No Thing – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 2
    E9
    Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear: A Movie About No Thing – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 2The infamously enigmatic Godard was once foolishly asked to give his take on William Shakespeare. The results are baffling. The second fan-picked film was produced by people who loved film in the worst way, and directed by a man who hates film in the best way.
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and Absurd - Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 3
    E10
    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and Absurd - Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 3How a 400 year old play was used to illuminate a mid-20th century philosophy. This was, by far, the least surprising entry in my fan-picked list of Shakespeare films.
  • Ran - The Shakespearean Apocalypse – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 4
    E11
    Ran - The Shakespearean Apocalypse – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick 4Akira Kurosawa’s darkest masterpiece, and its relation to one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays.
  • Jiří Trnka's A Midsummer Night's Dream – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick #5
    E12
    Jiří Trnka's A Midsummer Night's Dream – Summer of Shakespeare Fan Pick #5A forgotten animated gem from an underappreciated animation legend. Sorry this one was so late!
  • Chimes at Midnight - The Creation of an Accidental Tragedy
    E13
    Chimes at Midnight - The Creation of an Accidental TragedyLong overdue, but Summer of Shakespeare comes to a close with one of the greatest Shakespeare films ever made.
  • Holy Motors: Man Without a Movie Camera
    E14
    Holy Motors: Man Without a Movie CameraWhy this piece of French insanity is the best movie of the last decade.
  • Who Gets to Be a CIVILIZATION? - Between the Lines
    E15
    Who Gets to Be a CIVILIZATION? - Between the LinesIn Sid Meier's Civilization, what's the real difference between the civilized and the barbarous?
  • From Caligari to Hitler: Imagining the Tyrant - Between the Lines
    E16
    From Caligari to Hitler: Imagining the Tyrant - Between the LinesI felt a strong need to make this one. For reasons that should be obvious.
  • Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence: A Miserable Holiday Movie for a Miserable Year
    E17
    Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence: A Miserable Holiday Movie for a Miserable YearFor the end of one of the most depressing years in recent memories, a look at the most brutal Christmas movies I could think of on short notice.

 

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