RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Boys - What's Wrong with Superhero Culture

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The Take analyzes The Boys and what’s wrong with superhero culture:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Strong Female Character Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Strong Female Character:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Funny Fat Girl Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Funny Fat Girl:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: Tyler Mowery - How to Write a Short Film

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Tyler Mowery takes on how to write a short film:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Social Message of Schitt's Creek's Ending, Explained

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The Take analyzes the ending of “Schitt’s Creek.”

Get 20% off Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TheTake/ | The Emmy-sweeping Schitt's Creek, created by Dan and Eugene Levy, follows the wealthy Rose family, wh...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: Toxic Takeaways: The Problem With Ross from Friends

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The Take analyzes the toxic masculinity and friendship of Ross from “Friends.”

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Annoying Millennial Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Sick Girl:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: Tyler Mowery - How to Use a Midpoint

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Tyler Mowery takes on how screenwriters can use the Midpoint:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Annoying Millennial Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Annoying Millennnial:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Spicy Latina Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Spicy Latina:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: Toxic Takeaways: How Not to Love, Actually

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The Take analyzes the toxicity of “Love, Actually.”

Love Actually has a reputation as a feel-good classic, a holiday season staple that's as hilarious as it is heartwarming. The 2003 film boasts a star-studded...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Witch Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Witch, both in and outside popular culture:

Today on our collaborative @Netflix Film Club series "Take Two," we explore the film Rebecca: Is it one of the greatest love stories of our time? Or a commen...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: How to Show, Not Tell: The Complete Writing Guide

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Diane Callahan gives a detailed explanation of how to “show don’t tell” when writing.

"Don't tell me the moon is shining. Show me the glint of light on broken glass." - Anton Chekov Writers often have different definitions of "showing" and "te...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Karen Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the trope of The Karen, both in and outside popular culture:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Burning Times | The History of Witches Part 1

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To see more on the Pagan Pride Festival featured at the beginning of the video, check out Bunnylomusic's video on it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp...

In part one of three, In Praise of Shadows takes on the history of the witch. The later parts take a look of the trope of witches in literature and film later on.

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: Watchmen and The Art of Nontraditional Sequels

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In Praise of Shadows takes on the idea of nontraditional sequels, such as the Watchmen TV show, a sequel to a comic book.

With the new HBO sequel to Watchmen being released currently and DC Comics publishing their own sequel titled Doomsday Clock, I thought it would be interesti...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Final Girl Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the Final Girl trope:

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RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The Killing Joke Movie and The Problem With Comics

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Hbomberguy takes on one of the major problems with comics storytelling that emerged from the 90s and how that is played out in the new adaptation of “The Killing Joke.”

A video essay about the comic industry and its inevitable destruction of even the good things it creates. My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hbomb My Twitte...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: The #Girlboss Trope, Explained

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The Take analyzes the #Girlboss Trope:

"Girlboss" is often used as a term of empowerment. It's meant to refer to a new generation of confident, take-charge women who pursue their own ambitions-and...

RevEx's Very Useful Link of the Day: Breaking Down True Womanhood & Black Girlhood

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Melina Pendulum examines how pop culture addresses “true womanhood” and Black girlhood.

The 19th Century was not kind to the girls. A piece long in the making! I hope you enjoy this video, which is officially the longest non-rant videos I've eve...