Inessentials

The excellent series of video essays by Aaron Aradillas and Matthew Zoller Seitz about how films released in 1984 and 1989 shaped the modern summer blockbuster continues today with part 3 of 5. It’s worth starting at the beginning with the first video. (Some NSFW images/language. Each video is about 8-10 minutes.)

Welcome to Inessentials. Read more about what will be happening here at the About page.

Since this site is a spin-off from my personal blog, you may want to search the pop culture-related archives of that blog. Just click here: spectator. You may want to start with some relatively recent posts that represent the sort of work that I plan to continue here: the (un)popularity of Chuck, what NBC should have done with Leno (written before his staggering 5-night per week deal), and a (partial) defense of The Happening.