Coming soon, an irreverent look into the world of modern arthouse films. There are a million shows about crappy low-brow flicks - isn't it about time someone went after the heady, overreaching crap?
In the first episode of Brows Held High, we look at Lars von Trier's meditation on Christianity, feminism, and nausea in 2009's Antichrist. Please remove all sharp objects from the vicinity, don't feed the talking foxes, and watch for falling infants.
On this episode of Brows Held High, we look at an ostensibly feminist tract by Catherine Breillat that brings a Fear Factor sensibility to an Eve Ensler- style performance in The Anatomy of Hell.
In Episode 3 we look at a film that redefines NSFW in John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus. Hang a sock on the door.
On Brows Held High, from Peter Greenaway / A film where dwelleth actors clothed in naught / Where pisseth babies into ancient pools / And Sir Gielgud maketh funny voices. / Pros’pro’s Books our movie’s title is / Again, it has a baby that doth whizz
Collaboration Special: Dreams in the Witch House As part of the TGWTG forum Masters of Horror collaboration project, Brows Held High checks out Dreams in the Witch House. It's based on that story by that guy who wrote about that big sleeping octopus thing.
Looking at the allegories present in Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers, Oancitizen reads it Between the Lines.
In a relatively calm episode of Brows Held High, Jeroen Krabbe's adaptation of The Discovery of Heaven gets the treatment. Everything happens for a reason. It doesn't necessarily have to be a good reason.
In this episode of Brows Held High, the Sundance-winning, shoestring budgeted Primer is viewed, talked about, but understood? Naaaaaaah.
Looking at the allegories present in The Last Action Hero, Oancitizen reads it Between the Lines.
Ken Park, a tale of youngsters and their foibles. In this quaint little romp through small town Americana, Oancitizen totally loses his shit, like a lot. I mean, you have no idea.
On this episode of Brows Held High, we look at 9 Songs. It has nine songs. And sex. SPECIAL REQUEST: If you are related to Kyle Kallgren, please refrain from watching the first minute of the video.
Brows Held High looks at a film released under the Criterion Collection, a searing and heartrending look at creative urges and the pain of addiction. And typewriter beetles that talk out of their asses.
To help recover from last week's debacle, Oancitizen watches The Fall. Ooooooooooooh. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
In Frons Potior Altus , Civis Oan vultus procul primoris filmicus per Derek Jarman, Sebastiane. Is est orator in Latin. Quam insolitus. (author's note: this is not to be mistaken for grammatically correct Latin)
It's Halloween, and in slavish obedience of seasonal duties, Oancitizen looks at a vampire movie. It has some very lovely shots of Udo Kier puking.
Oancitizen looks at Gerry. And he looks at Gerry. Gerry is what he looks at. All Gerry and no Gerry makes Gerry a Gerry Gerry.
Anime meets arthouse when JO and Kyle take a look at a "revolutionary" movie full of roses, racecars, and lesbians! Lots and lots of lesbians!
No, not that one. Oancitizen looks at Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio: the only foreign language film to be nominated for the Worst Picture Razzie.
For World Aids Day, in collboration with Red Ribbon Reviewers, Oancitizen reviews the post modern classic Angels in America.
Oancitizen found a movie called Trash Humpers. You'll never guess what it's about.
To dig up the hidden meaning in The Muppets, Oancitizen reads it Between The Lines
Oancitizen launches a new series of straight reviews about strange films. Our first episode: Love Is The Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
It's a heart-wrenching tale of alienation and obsession that makes one question their senses... before it was turned into a movie. Now it's about a supervillain with magical B.O.
Oancitizen takes a quick look at the Oscar nominated documentary about the strange world of street art: Banksy's Exit Through The Gift Shop
Queen Elizabeth I meets up with a group of 1970's punks in one of those films that straddles the line between poignant metaphor and ridiculous sketch comedy setup.
Oancitizen miraculously manages to find a zombie movie worthy of the arthouse.
Citizen Oan Watch Film of Sex Instruction For Benefit of Glorious People's Republic and Making of Many Orgasms
Brushing up his Shakespeare in this TGWTG debut, Oancitizen looks at one of the Bard's Best Buddies, Kenneth Branagh.
Brows Held High tries to scale the stone head of Zardoz, one of the pillars of laughably bad pretention. The gun is good!
"The time has come" the Oan said, "to talk of many things - of bones and socks and..." eh, screw it. It's a weird version of Alice in Wonderland.
WARNING: SOME SCENES MAY CAUSE EPILEPTIC FITS. A man plays with dolls in his garage - resulting in one of the most bizarre animated flicks ever made. Guest starring Roo from Clan of the Gray Wolf.
A profound study of desires and... oh who am I kidding? It's bad French porn!
Oancitizen reviews The Room
It's a Serbian film! Well, not A Serbian Film, but it's nearly as disgusting...
In which a Canadian filmmaker creates a romantic story about lust and madness... and fills the frames with ostriches.
David Bowie made a film. And Oancitizen discusses it... in song!
Oancitizen watches a slimy man drive across country in a movie named after a certain sepia-toned lagomorph. Will there be a happy ending?
Brows Held High checks out a movie with enough sex, violence, and slacker "charm" that will make you want to shout, "I Loathe the 90's!"
Back and forth... forever. That phrase will make far too much sense when you're done with this video.
An Alice in Wonderland riff by a former Python? It's about as disturbing as you might think.
"Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava" - which is Serbian for, "Oh Please God Make It Stop."
Oancitizen presents a short film project about himself. And yes, this he is this pretentious in reality.
Oancitizen's trek to New York is discussed here. Oh, and don't believe what the Nostalgia Chick says about Brooklyn.
It's alive, it's alive, it's alive! It's naked, campy, violent and ridiculous, but it's alive!
Oancitien and Ven Gethenian watched Anonymous. In the words of the Bard, "This be f***ing stupid ass bullsh**."
Kyle uh... um... hold on let me think, he was watching... um... eh, whatever
Oancitizen examines The Girlfriend Experience that follows the life of a prostitute named Chelsea, played by porn star Sasha Grey, and gives a blunt, yet honest critique of the life of someone in the world's oldest profession.
Indie legend Jim Jarmusch made a hip-hop movie! About samurai. And gangsters. And pigeons.
Oancitizen reenacts the movie Eraserhead with his pals from the desktop.
The crossover everyone's been waiting for! A sheltered, hairy, condescending man who talks about porn for a living meets a A sheltered, hairy, condescending man who talks about "erotica" for a living!
Oancitizen discovers and watches a strange film by Crispin Glover that is ripe with Nazis, minstrel shows, kids with Down Syndrome, and snails. Lot's of snails. Oancitizens struggles to find the hidden meanings, and ends up going insane in the process.
Okay, let's all sit down and talk about what happened...
Oan gets in his fifteen minutes by looking at a Superstar-studded classic
Want to see the craziest historical drama ever made? Then get thee to a nunnery!
BHH finds a surrealist satire of George W. Bush? Is it pulled off? Well, let's just say, "Mission Accomplished..."
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to play cowgirls...
A series of possible answers to a very basic question: "Why bats, Master Wayne?"
Hey everyone! It's a funny video on the internet with a cat!
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A silent movie... with a silent review!
Stupid is as stupid does... so just what does that make these Idiots?
...and THIS little piggy cried, "OH DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN WHY DOES THIS EXIST?!"
It's Brows Held High's 50th episode extrava-depressa-ganza!
Brows Held High's 50th episode extrava-depressa-ganza concludes!
Why is "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" so popular? Here's a disturbing theory why.
In a double feature review, Kyle goes abroad to talk about the mysteries of the Rembrandt Code.
Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, and a nun all walk into a movie...
A movie about Johnny Depp, and other stupid $#&@ing white men!
Two people, completely in lesbians with each other, being filmed by a dude.
Kyle goes on a quick rant about something that's been bothering him for some time.
In which Kyle looks at the poetry of the Fab Four. These are words that go together well.
Out of Africa, a movie about wizards, eggs, and magic sticks. Oh, and forging a national identity by creating a narrative connecting the blah blah blah...
Part 1 of a two-part dissection of 2012's biggest indie movie flop! Everything is connected?
And now, the movie...
Kyle looks back at 2013 and picks the flicks that stuck with him.
A five course meal, and a movie to help with the digestion! (Trigger warnings: abuse, vomit, abuse of vomit)
Spring Break, Spring Break, Spring Breakers is not worth your time.
Kyle would like you to know that he is having a very, very hard time...
"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity." Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), Pro Publio Sestio "I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood." George R.R. Martin, (1948 - ), A Feast for Crows
Our host gets ready for a slew of new episodes covering the gamut of Shakespearean film adaptations in honor of William Shakespeare's 450th birthday.
"Two households both alike in dignity..."
"I learn in this letter that Don Pedro of Aragon comes this night to Messina..."
"Now is the winter of our discontent..."
"Boatswain!" "Here, master: what cheer?"
"Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour draws on apace..." (NSFW)
"Tranio, since for the great desire I had To see fair Padua..."
"Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones."
A look at all the things a spider...can.
A special musical overview of a tale as old as time. No, not that one. Featuring Tony Goldmark of Some Jerk With A Camera http://blip.tv/some-jerk-with-a-camera
Part 2 of Kyle and Tony's look at a tale as old as time. No, still not that one.
As Kyle and Tony's overview concludes, we discover just why it's a tale as old as time.
Why would anyone make a monochrome movie? There's a better reason than you might think.
Which parts were real, and which were a dream?
Press W to move forward
How a movie shot entirely in a man's own living room can blow your mind.
The end of year roundup of our favorite movies this past year.
Is there such a thing as "fake" art? Or a "fake" artist?
Why Boyhood is a masterpiece, despite being as boring as hell.
A glossary of filmmaking terms for non-filmmakers. Like a tourist's phrasebook. In Part 1 of 3, we'll look at the most common terms involving the camera.
In part 2, we'll define some of the aspects of mise en scène.
The series concludes as we start putting it all together in editing.
What are the stories that make up Earth's Mightiest Heroes?
How does Shakespeare fare as a New Yorker?
The Bard goes Bollywood
And now to a Japanese version of Shakespeare
Does this count as an Italian production? What's the line between appropriation and exchange?
The Bard goes to war
Shakespeare goes sci-fi. But does it lose its magic in the process?
Is it true that you can't experience Shakespeare unless you've read him in the original Klingon?
How does an alien culture parse a phrase like "To Be or Not To be?"
Summer of Shakespeare concludes with the classic retelling of a troubled young prince. No, not that one. Or maybe it is?
Is it "war" that never changes, or is it something much simpler?
Jared Leto makes an impossible choice, and then chooses the impossible: to not choose. Here's why that's a bad choice.
A 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?
How a stop-motion horror film shows us the appeal behind stop motion. Yes, I completely contradict nearly everything I said in my last video.
What the greatest film about filmmaking can teach us about truth in the frame.
How 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.
Why is Superman considered “unrelatable” by so many? This look into his history and philosophy ponders why.
Shakespeare has been placed on a pedestal for centuries. Here’s how he got up there.
Ian 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.
After putting out a public poll on Shakespearean films to review, this one got top billing. I’m as surprised as you are.
The 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.
How 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.
Akira Kurosawa’s darkest masterpiece, and its relation to one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays.
A forgotten animated gem from an underappreciated animation legend. Sorry this one was so late!
Long overdue, but Summer of Shakespeare comes to a close with one of the greatest Shakespeare films ever made.
Why this piece of French insanity is the best movie of the last decade.
In Sid Meier's Civilization, what's the real difference between the civilized and the barbarous?
I felt a strong need to make this one. For reasons that should be obvious.
For 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.
“O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears” - Katherine Lee Bates: America the Beautiful I started writing this last year, back when I was in a different mood. I wondered if I should go through with it. But then again, if not now, then when?
A patron request had me watch this movie full of vomit, preserved body parts and other things I'll have a hard time showing on Youtube. In other words, I've gone back to my roots. Don't eat before watching this video.
Everything you always wanted to know about spirituality... can't be found here. But it's a useful discussion starter. Who wants to talk Kabbalah?
Three point one four one five nine two six five three five...
Why the king of silent film couldn't stay silent.
I'm shocked I hadn't done this one yet, either.
Part of this year's Shakespeare Month. Sorry about the sweatiness - my lights were hotter than usual.
From a Hopi word meaning, "backfiring social commentary."
So… why *is* there a watermelon there?
Guy Maddin's movie is wild, sure, but there's a sobering reality behind it.
What it's like to watch one of the most influential documentaries of all time, in a year when once again we debate the Confederacy and worry about nuclear apocalypse.
I'm pretty sure I went through this entire video without once calling anyone a "boy."
Anna Biller's movie is a feminist masterpiece, but not for the reason you might think.
In a world... where absolutely everyone does voiceover...
Oh hi, death knell of a toxic culture and the ideologies that perpetuate it.
How does the Black Mirror look when viewed against yesterday's futures?
The moving picture is a miraculous invention. It has the potential to show a human being as they lived, long after their death. It’s the closest thing we have to immortality. However, we don’t think enough about who gets to live forever. It’s not about awards. It’s not about quality, about prestige, about box office, or about how much a piece pushes the medium. Sometimes it’s just about who’s being shown. Whose story gets to be told. Because we’ll never know what we’ve already forgotten. A special thanks to Jourdain Searles, without whom I couldn't even attempt to do this film justice.
What can Westworld teach us about the modern media landscape? It's not TV.
Or, as the kids say, A E St H E T iC This one was hard to make.
Or, a vlog about vlogging... and other forms of performance. Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade and Josephine Decker's Madeline's Madeline are both wonderful films and you should see them both any way you can.
A study of human frailty in the face of the ubiquitous need to be creative online for, like, years. So uh, I wanted to experiment with form, content, all that stuff. Bear with me. I'm gonna get pretentious.
Some stray thoughts about big, important speeches.
A reflection on cinema, self, and other nonsense.
I wanted to switch things up and talk about something super, super nostalgic for me. A little known series for kids designed to teach some basic principles of art.
In which I discuss my show’s title
We don't NEED to show it in every film class, right? C'mon.
some stray thoughts about the biggest name in arthouse cinema
See the original template which inspired this tutorial https://www.creationeffects.com/van-gogh-effect.html
Kicking off Shakespeare season not with a direct adaptation, but a loose inspiration. Kyle takes a good look at Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 comic masterpiece.
Some Thoughts about A Place. Come chill with me.
The fundamental things apply. Life to Not-Fasc1sm
You all knew this was coming. Listen to the ending song in full, if you dare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qtipK0GgHg
PSST! Hey you! Wanna know how to spot fascism in action? This video is unlisted to avoid the various YouTube Nazis around here, so share the link with those who want to see it.
Some stray thoughts about one of my favorite films of all time. A German monochrome art film about angels. On brand for me, I suppose.
Apparently the father of film theory was a huge Disney nerd? Matt Zoller Seitz on Fox and the Disney Vault: https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/disney-is-quietly-placing-classic-fox-movies-into-its-vault.html CNBC on Disney's market share: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/29/disney-accounted-for-nearly-40percent-of-the-2019-us-box-office-data-shows.html Cartoon Brew on MPC's closing: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/breaking-mpc-studio-behind-the-lion-king-shuts-down-vancouver-studio-183671.html
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Well, it is? Actually, what is "cinema" anyway? CORRECTIONS: At one point in the video, the film “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station” has been incorrectly labeled as “Captain America: Civil War.” We apologize for the error. Lauren Michele Jackson Explores the Inherent Blackness of Meme Culture: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/white-negroes-author-lauren-michele-jackson-q-and-a.html
Yes it is. It was a documentary, shot on location. But what did that One Giant Leap actually do for "mankind" anyway? This is not a "debunking" video, but a review of a Criterion-released documentary. Conspiracy theories about the landing will be treated with all the respect that conspiracy theories deserve. Which is none ???? CORRECTION: MOON by Duncan Jones is dated 2001, when it came out in 2009. Whoops. Moon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not! https://youtu.be/_loUDS4c3C
THIS IS FINE. The cinema of government sanctioned messaging, the methods of normalization, and How To Give Yourself A Haircut At Home! 00:00 Now I Am Become Death 01:24 How to Cut Your Own Hair! 05:58 The Atomic Cafe: A Recap 12:01 Ground Zero: Hiroshima 15:50 Ground Zero: Queens 17:29 Pax Americana 21:59 Duck! and Cover! 27:41 Hymn to God, My God, In My Sickness 33:04 Veterans of the Atom 39:17 Hibakusha 47:48 Okay, Boomer 49:36 Normalization 59:19 Revelations 1:05:10 Batter My Heart, Three-Person'd God (Credits) This episode credits EVERY patron supporting me right now. Cause in this insane time, if you think it's worth paying ANY money to see my videos I'd think of myself as a monster if I didn't give thanks to EVERYONE. FURTHER VIEWING: Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They're Talking: https://youtu.be/qbBu6cWczTY Trick or Truth: https://vimeo.com/110502648
LISTEN UP YOU APES! This is the first of a three part series. CORRECTIONS: - Heinlein's Navy isn't all female, the positions of starship pilot were prioritized for women. - during the lead-in to the Fanon part I say "Juan Rico" when I meant to refer to Ramon Magsaysay-likely the inspiration for the character - I fail to mention that the 3rd act of Stranger in a Strange Land is about Smith founding a sex cult - I also don't mention the 2nd alien race from the book, The Skinnies, because they seemed pretty irrelevant to the topic - I didn't show enough of Michael's cats. So sorry. More information to follow. DISMISSED.
ALRIGHT YOU SORRY APES, THIS IS MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER LIKE TO KNOW! This is the second of a three part series. Debrief yourself on Part 1 HERE: https://youtu.be/y5bHLrGBUKo
ANOTHER BUG HUNT, BOYS! READ THE WARNINGS CAUSE THIS IS AS REAL AS IT'S EVER GONNA GET! This is the third of a three part series. Debrief yourself on Part 1 HERE: https://youtu.be/y5bHLrGBUKo And on Part 2 HERE: https://youtu.be/d6o2BksW8x4 Nothing to see here: https://youtu.be/waEcgCi5Ve0 Nor here: https://youtu.be/9inDNkrzIGw CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 PART 3, KALLGREN 1:24:27 EPILOGUE
I sit down and rattle off the top of my head everything I know about The Most Ambitious Crossover Ever Made About Mostly UK Stuff. This video, like all of my work, is made possible by my very generous patrons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KKallgren 00:00 There was an idea, to bring together a group of remarkable people... 07:46 Volume 1 18:45 Volume 2 29:04 Black Dossier 46:18 Volume 3 - Century 1:07:03 The Nemo Trilogy 1:12:48 Volume 4 - The Tempest 1:33:58 Final Thoughts FULL ANNOTATIONS: For Volume 4: The Tempest, Panelwise: https://panelwiseblog.wordpress.com/annotations-index/ For everything else, Jess Nevins: http://jessnevins.com/annotations.html Special Thanks to the LOEG fan wiki: https://lxg.fandom.com/wiki/League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_Wiki And the International Catalog of Superheroes: http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/
Original Upload Date: 11/10/2013 In which Kyle looks at the poetry of the Fab Four. These are words that go together well. For a long time this video has been unavailable due to restrictions on this platform. So, this video has been reworked from its original format with a new color grade and slightly repitched audio please the copyrightbots. All third party clips are used under Fair Use. Goo Goo Goo-Joob.
We're all kinda getting the Ur-Fascism essay wrong. A look at the book and movie that made Umberto Eco famous might be illuminating.
An assessment of one of the most popular forms of film criticism on this tube of ours. Ding. Special thanks to Laura Crone as the voice of Susan Sontag.
Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring today's video. Go to https://strms.net/KylekallgrenbhhHelloFreshOctoberYT and use code POGHF8500 for 65% off plus free shipping on your first box! The first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture has a lot of English in it. A glance at English loanwords in Korean, Bong Joon-ho's filmography, and the echoes of American soft power throughout Hallyu. I'm deadly serious.
There are so many films about Christmas that aren't on everyone's seasonal rotation. Here are some picks for an alternative Christmas movie list that shake up the usual holiday fare. Perhaps you shouldn't watch them with your family.
The ancestry and legacy of Howard Beale, the tragic protagonist of NETWORK (1976). From Ed Murrow to Tucker Carlson, the screams of the mad prophet of the airwaves echo loudly. If you or someone you love is having suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Help is available.
Or, A Guide to Doomer Cinema. A video essay about films that end the world, and living past those endings.
HBO's The Last of Us took place in the year 2023, now the past. I talk a bit about other past-tense futures from 1984 to 2001, and how odd it feels to live in the future.
A breakdown of the themes and apocalyptic implications of Anne Washburn's 2012 play, "Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play" and why this wasteland passion play shows both the triumph of humanity over adversity, and that maybe we need to end The Simpsons before The Simpsons ends us. I just think it's neat. ????
"I'm not concerned with the news of the day The stories of who murdered who And for the columns what they have to say I have no need of I don't want to read of The guys and all their honeys The wealthy daughters or the sonnies The news about the lovely trips that people take in ships I'd rather read about the people in the comic strips Which means I'm simply mad about I mean I couldn't do without... THE FUNNIES" - Irving Berlin, written between 1932-1936 SOURCES: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud, 1993 Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form, Scott McCloud, 2000 Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative, Will Eisner, 1996 How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way, Stan Lee and John Buscema, 1978
My final film from the first semester of my Master's program
Commentary for the Between The Lines episode on Game of Thrones.
Obligatory video!
