10 YouTube Film Critics You Need To Be Watching
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With the advent of YouTube, the last decade has seen film criticism change substantially: no longer is video content merely for the elite TV personalities, but instead anyone can publish their own verdicts, and if they find an audience, they can prove as influential as anyone working in more conventional channels.
As such, everyone and their mother is a critic these days, and it can be tough to filter through the sheer abundance of content to find the real gems, no matter how many subscribers they might have.
These 10 critics, be they one-man shows with minimal output or glossy teams working from within a large media empire, provide the most insightful, hilarious and downright entertaining film criticism on not just YouTube, but the web entirely.
Here are 10 YouTube film critics you need to be watching...
10. Every Frame A Painting
Every Frame a Painting may have put out less than 30 videos over the last two years, but there's a reason why the channel has over 700,000 subscribers regardless.
The channel consists of a series of brief but extraordinarily concise video essays presented by filmmaker Tony Zhou, who covers subjects such as Edgar Wright's knack for visual comedy, the Coen Brothers' use of shot reverse shot, and the role of the editor in shaping a movie.
Zhou's videos are informative and dense yet inclusive and welcoming, avoiding the pretentiousness that washes over many similar movie essay channels.
His output may be low, but such is the price for content of extremely high, informative quality. EFAP is a must for any aspiring filmmakers or critics.