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The Greatest Video (About The Greatest Showman)!!!!

It's the last video of the year. And the longest video of the year. We went hard on this one.Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

Do Kevin Smith's Movies Hold Up?

Damn these videos just keep getting longer and longer. I really didn't think I had THAT much to say about Kevin Smith.This is one we've been planning for a while. We actually teased it back in the very first talk show episode. This one is less of a Coppola-style full career overview and more...

Plush Charl - Black Friday deal

We did it. We made a plush Charl. And you can pre-order it nowhttp://standard.tv/charlAnd for patrons, we have a special deal just for today. Use the code REBECCABLACKFRIDAY to get 20% off your orderAlso every order comes with a free month of Nebula

What's the Point of R-Rated Superheroes?

This one was originally planned for April, and then the pandemic came and threw off the plans. Honestly, I can't remember what about this episode wasn't possible to during quarantine. Maybe I felt it didn't fit with the talk show format?As anyone who listens to The Infinity Podcast knows...

EARLY ACCESS - The Austin Powers video

I've been waiting to release this until the election has a real conclusive result, but since things are looking pretty good, I thought I'd give you folks an early look. For us Americans it's been a stressful week, so here's something very silly to distract you for half an hour.THIS I...

COPPOLA PART 2

Wow thank god we split this into 2 parts. It's so long

COPPOLA PART 1

This thing is enormous. Thank you patrons for making this happen in the first place! It's been a blast working on it, and I think Part 2 is going to be even better. And it's all written already! I'm actually excited to get to work!

Update on Upcoming Videos

Hello everyone! It's October 1st and you may have noticed that there was no video released in the month of September. Don't worry! Everything is okay!We usually release 2 videos every month, but after I experienced a real case of burnout exactly a year ago, I've been trying to periodical...

The Modern Class of Gonzo Blockbusters

I'm back in New York! The talk show is over! A new era begins!Okay this new era is really just..how we made videos before I got quarantined up at my parents' house, but we're running with this and working all these real-life events into the ongoing story. This episode is a big one for th...

The Zack Snyder Video is Happening

Welcome new patrons! You did it! You helped us reach the goal where I make the video that will surely destroy me.Many of you are excited. Many of you are scared for my health and safety. Let me address a few things here.1. In my experience, toxic Star Wars fans have become even worse than toxic Snyd...

We Reached a Goal!

Hello everyone! And hello new patrons!As you may have seen, today we hit the 1,400 patron goal (it actually happened live on the commentary stream with David Chen). This is the goal where, upon reaching it, I will purchase the $800 Art + Wine Collection - The Conversation Edition from the Francis Fo...

The Strange Comfort of Time Loop Movies

This is the final episode of the talk show.We've had so much fun with this format, and this seemed like the right time to wrap it up.We went all out for the finale. I'm really happy with how this turned out.Huge shoutout to Emma Logsdon, Jake and Rachel, Mike Curran, and Dave Wiskus for thei...

Patron-Exclusive Live Q&A in 15 minutes

Tune in and ask any questions you have! I'll make tea!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwhfv9SdBzc&feature=emb_title

Live Patreon Exclusive Q&A 7/29

We're doing a live Q&A JUST for Patreon tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29th, at 6pm EST!It's been a little while since the last one. I've been super busy with the videos and the commentaries with David Chen over on the second channel have kind of been filling this spot, but we're overdue ...

One X-Cellent Scene

Oh my god a new episode already????A year ago you may remember Nando V Movies organized a big crossover called "One Marvelous Scene," in which a great collection of video essayists did videos on various scenes in the MCU. I was too burnt out on the MCU from the big trilogy of videos I made i...

How Imax Made Christopher Nolan a Better Filmmaker

Big new episode! Huge new developments!And yeah I finally decided it was time to talk about Nolan. Every film YouTube person is required to at least once, right?

The 90s Dark Universe

Good morning! There's another new episode out!"Already?" you ask, "Wasn't there a 40-minute video a week ago?"Yes, and I was very stupid scheduling these so close together. I'm extremely tired and excited to take the next couple days off.I want to apologize to patrons who...

I Joined the Turner Classic Movies Wine Club

And now for a very different episode of the talk showRecently I learned that Turner Classic Movies has a wine club, in which they send you a case of different bottles of wine, each one paired with a classic movieSo during this time when we've all been looking for interesting quarantine projects,...

Is MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN the Best Sequel Ever?

Yes, we really made a 30-minute video about the Mamma Mia moviesAnd we deal with the Krasinski situationThis is the last weekly video for a little while. We're switching back to our regular bi-weekly schedule for June. I knew this wasn't sustainable, but it was fun to do for a month. Hope yo...

Little Women - Restructuring a Classic Story

If you noticed that I've had a copy of Little Women on the desk in all the videos recently and that I've been logging all the various film versions on Letterboxd, you may have suspected this was comingI really love Greta Gerwig's version of Little Women, and after reading the book, I lov...

The Hunt For Red October - Learning to Love the Soviets

This was supposed to be out a week ago (if you missed it, the videos are going mostly weekly for a bit), but a key item needed for it got lost in the mail until yesterday. You'll probably know the item I'm talking about when you see it.I was watching a bunch of John McTiernan movies back in ...

PREDATOR: The Smartest Genre Mash-Up Ever? Probably!

The talk show is back! And now it's weekly (for a little while)!And since I'm ahead on work for the first time ever, I'm releasing this one early for patrons!

REMINDER - Live Stream Today

Today at 5pm EST! See you soon!

Live Stream Q&A tomorrow

Hey everyone, hope you're doing well. Tomorrow at 5pm EST I'm doing a Patron-only live stream for about an hour. I'll hang out, make some tea, and talk about the latest video or whatever else you're interested in.

Cats! Michael Bay! Music Biopics! The Big Follow-Up Video

We've been hard at work figuring out a new way to keep the videos fun and inventive while under quarantine. This is the start of a new format we'll be using moving forward (until we can go places again).For this first video I wanted to cover some things I get asked about a lot. Any time I co...