dont really know if theres specific criteria for a video to be a video essay so some of these may be less formal/structured than others/kind of blurring the lines but nevertheless… they are fun to watch/some more informative/analytical than others. mostly these cover movies/shows bc thats what i like 2 watch 

• “fish out of water” explained (bojack horseman) 
• “escape from LA” explained (^)
  
• “the view from halfway down” explained (^) 
  
• “the old sugarman place” explained (^…. lmao)
  
• bojack horseman’s top 10 episodes
• aang / the most compassionate avatar (atla..)
• bojack horseman: writing relatable characters
• whats in an op (analysis of the opening of Your Name/kimi no na wa)
• why i hate kimi no na wa
• why miyazaki’s films sound pretty
• the last airbender: a case study (basically tearing apart the a:tla movie)
• musical symmetry of avatar: tla 
• why high school musical 2 is the best one 
• posters of east asia 
• the remake that couldn’t: skins “US”
• hilary duff, lizzie mcguire, & the teen idol pigeonhole 
• mommy issues 
• the underrated value of book one of a:tla 
• 19th century fashion: how to tell decades apart
• whisper of the heart: the tragedy of kondo
• what portrait of a lady tells us about the gaze
• is hookup culture unhealthy?
• the evolution of young adult books 
• how bojack horseman critiques the 90s 
• the weird british-american setting of “sex education” (the show lol)
• why the costumes of little women (2019) did not deserve an oscar
• parasite’s perfect montage 
• explaining the appeal of animal crossing 
• whats the point of a doomed romance? eternal sunshine of the spotless mind 
• how dating apps affect us 
• spirited away’s train scene
• whats the point of a doomed romance? 500 days of summer