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[Weekly Update] August 15, 2022

Currently behind schedule. Coming back from the vacation, having multiple on going projects, and having a lot of my favourite games being released in close proximity is not a good combo for my prod...

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[Episode] Someone Made a Movie to Diss Jackie Chan | Video Essay

Oof, I don't know how people will react to this video.

Jackie Chan is a controversial figure. Every time I talk about him, his personal conduct and private life will inevitable come up in the...

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[Weekly Update] August 8, 2022

Currently going over time. Nothing like a good old time crunch after a vacation.

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Our next video required more research than anticipated, as it touch upon some subjects ...

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[Weekly Update] July 31, 2022

Xenoblade 3 is amazing.

It's also real freaking difficult on hard difficulty.

The games was released on Friday. I already have 30 hours in it. Someone send help.

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[Weekly Update] July 24, 2022

This is the last update from vacation. Next time you hear from me, I'll be in the office again, preparing more videos!

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Hope you enjoy our last video on Ringu. If you ha...

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[Episode] How Ringu Eases You into the Horror

Let's talk about my favorite horror film of all time! This movie truly is special. It came out during a time when a lot of East Asian horrors were meant to be comedies or low brow exploitations, an...

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[Weekly Update] July 17th 2022

Currently still on vacation!

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Not much to update this week. Our last video on Gallants is doing surprisingly well, despite being a video about a film not many people hav...

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[Weekly Update] July 10th, 2022

How was your week? Mine is mostly made up of heat, soda, and a lot of Monster Hunter. It's so hot out, I don't even want to go out on my vacation.

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Hope you enjoy our la...

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[Episode] Gallants: The Best Kung Fu Film You Haven't Watched

Let's watch some old folks kick ass, and contemplate on the state of Hong Kong kung fu cinema. To many, the genre is all but dead. Yet once in a while, a great movie like this shows up, and remind ...

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[Weekly Update] July 3rd, 2022

Writing this in the middle of my vacation still. Hopefully summer is treating everyone well!

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If you haven't watch it, our Patreon Bonus video went live last week. It's ...

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[Weekly Update] June 26, 2022

Sorry about the messy thumbnail image, cobble that up on a image editing site using a touchpad.

But hey, I think Bruce Lee looks good either way.

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If case you don'...

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[Episode] Why Are Kung Fu Movies So Patriotic | Video Essay

I was going to say this video might attract some hate but it looks like it's already doing that. Yeah, it's difficult to talk about patriotism in China without some nasty discourse. But keep in min...

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[Weekly Updates] June 20, 2022

This is the last update before I go on a trip. I won't even have access to Photoshop, so expect the next few updates to just have random title images. I'll keep the update as consistent as possible...

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[Weekly Update] June 13, 2022

Today's update photo is from the short film we just shot last week. You can find more from our social media!

Anyway, hope you aren't tired of me gushing about film production because I have m...

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[Weekly Update] June 8, 2022

I'm back from a film shoot! I survived! I shot 200+ takes in two days! I'm tired!

But I still have one more day to go, so update will still be a little bit erratic. 

Anyway, I got ...

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[Episode] The Hidden Meaning of Everything Everywhere All at Once | Video Essay

Did I over-analyze the film? Probably. But I still think the metaphors behind the bagel and the googly eye are sound. 

Every time I rewatch this movie, I noticed something new, and there...

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[Weekly Updates] May 29, 2022

I'll be shooting a short film next weekend, so update will be a bit sporadic. Sorry if I disappear for a bit.

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We interrupt our original schedule, again, because I final...

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[Episode] The Thousand Faces of Michelle Yeoh | Video Essay

There's something really satisfying about looking through Michelle Yeoh's career, more so than most actors I've covered on this channel. I think it's mainly because of how varied her films are, fro...

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[Weekly Update] May 22, 2022

It's finally summer here in Montreal, and I started jogging again. Hard to believe, because I'm flat-footed. But I really do enjoy jogging a lot. Too bad the wether is getting kinda bad.

Did ...

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[Weekly Update] May 15, 2022

I'm back from a two day film shoot, where we did a bunch of pre-vis for fight scenes! It was surprisingly tiring, even thought I'm mostly just waiting for the stunt team to figure things out.

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[Episode] Diversity in Malaysian Cinema | Video Essay

After months of work this video is finally complete! It's always exciting diving into another unfamiliar film industry, and Malaysian films do not disappoint. Wether good or bad, the films always h...

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[Weekly Update] May 8, 2022

Don't you love it when dozens of viewers request you to review RRR, and then Patrick H Willems releases a review that talks about everything you want to say and more?

Oh and the requests stop...

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[Weekly Update] May 1, 2022

Currently knee deep in preproduction for a short film. If everything goes right, this channel will have an eventful summer!

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With the increasingly packed schedule, some ...

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[Weekly Update] April 24, 2022

A reminder that Accented Cinema is currently on break. We'll be back with a new video on May 12th! Of course, update and such will remain the same.

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Hope you enjoy our v...

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[Episode] Drive My Car: What is Intertextuality | Video Essay

Phew, this video took some time. Drive My Car is one dense and opaque movie. Took me forever to get a solid grasp on it.

But the result is worth it, this may be the most academic video on our...

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[Weekly Update] April 17, 2022

I'm sitting here, prepping a shot list for a martial arts short film. It took me around 3 hours to finish one page...

I think I shoot faster than I prep.

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[Weekly Update] April 11, 2022

You have no idea how long I have to look through Google Images just to get a decent looking picture from Morbius.

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I'm currently working on our video on Drive My Car. Pr...

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[Bonus Episode] How I Made a Fake Video Essay | Behind the Scenes

Here is a behind the scenes look at how we made our fake video essays for this year's April Fool's. That was a fun experience. I hope you had just as much fun as we did!

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[Weekly Update] April 3, 2022

Hope you had fun this April Fool's!

Spring is here for most of us, and the Southern Hemisphere is still nice and warm. It's the few weeks in a year where it's pretty cozy all around the world...

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[Episode] A̶ ̴M̸o̷v̸i̷e̸ ̸A̸b̴o̵u̶t̶ ̸a̴ ̶1̵4̵ ̴Y̸e̴a̸r̶ ̷L̵o̷n̴g̸ ̵C̴o̵m̸a̶ ̶|̵ ̴V̶i̵d̸e̵o̴ ̴E̴s̶s̸a̵y̷

What's brown and sticky?

A stick.

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