Best Film analysis & criticism videos, as recommended on Hacker News

29 videos about film analysis & criticism that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2010 and 2026. Mostly commentary, explainer, documentary. Channels that come up most: Every Frame a Painting, Kirby Ferguson, Captain Disillusion, RedLetterMedia. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy: HN repeatedly recommends it as the clearest explanation of why Chan's fight scenes beat fast-cut Hollywood action.

explainerJackie Chan - How to Do Action ComedyEvery Frame a Painting · 9 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
documentaryEverything is a Remix (Original Series)Kirby Ferguson · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
commentaryThe Marvel Symphonic UniverseEvery Frame a Painting · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
documentaryThe Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars HotelJenny Nicholson · 4 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
explainerAkira Kurosawa - Composing MovementEvery Frame a Painting · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
explainerVancouver Never Plays ItselfEvery Frame a Painting · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
commentaryThe Fall of The Simpsons: How it HappenedSuper Eyepatch Wolf · 9 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
musicPink Floyd Echoes & 2001 A Space Odyssey HDbarrettproduction · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
documentaryFlight of the Navigator | VFXcoolCaptain Disillusion · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
explainerMichael Bay - What is Bayhem?Every Frame a Painting · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
explainerEdgar Wright - How to Do Visual ComedyEvery Frame a Painting · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
commentarySlavoj Žižek on "They Live" (The Pervert's Guide to Ideology)Christian G · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
otherDune 1984 Alternative Edition Redux edited by Spicediver / Multiple Subs / 4K Upscaling by GWGW Remasters · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
commentaryThe Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy (Part 1/2)Lindsay Ellis · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
commentaryMy Octopus Teacher: The Greatest Horror FilmMaggie Mae Fish · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
commentaryStar Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (Part 1 of 7)RedLetterMedia · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2022
commentaryVFX Artists React to DUNE Bad & Great CGiCorridor Crew · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
explainerBuster Keaton - The Art of the GagEvery Frame a Painting · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
documentaryEverything is a Remix (2023 Edition)Kirby Ferguson · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
otherSolaris | SCIENCE FICTION | FULL MOVIE | directed by TarkovskyMosfilm · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
explainerSatoshi Kon - Editing Space & TimeEvery Frame a Painting · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
explainerBack to the Future | VFXcool (1/2)Captain Disillusion · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
commentaryBlade Runner 2049 | "Cells Interlinked" and Pale Fire (LITERALLY ME! INCELS INTERLINKED)Fallopium Films · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
commentaryYMS: Kimba the White LionYMS · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
commentaryPassengers, RearrangedNerdwriter1 · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
commentaryStarship Troopers - re:ViewRedLetterMedia · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
commentary"You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today!"Infranaut · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
explainerHow Star Wars was saved in the editRocketJump · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
comedyWhy 'Idiocracy' Would Actually Be A UtopiaCracked · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2018