Daniel Netzel

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Video Essays

Jan 1, 2025

Perfectionism & Art

Jan 1, 2025

Jan 1, 2025

Sep 3, 2024

Green Room | Writing for the characters, not the audience

Sep 3, 2024

Sep 3, 2024

Jul 24, 2024

FromSoftware and the healing power of video games

Jul 24, 2024

Jul 24, 2024

Nov 1, 2023

The Slasher Formula of "The Fall of the House of Usher" Doesn't Work

Nov 1, 2023

Nov 1, 2023

Sep 5, 2024

Convincing you to play 'Outer Wilds' without spoiling the magic

Sep 5, 2024

Sep 5, 2024

Jun 22, 2023

Why Star Wars doesn't feel like Star Wars anymore

Jun 22, 2023

Jun 22, 2023

Jun 4, 2023

Men in Black | When Escapist Movies still had Good Writing

Jun 4, 2023

Jun 4, 2023

Apr 20, 2023

Why Fincher's popcorn thriller was his hardest film to make

Apr 20, 2023

Apr 20, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

A Measured Critique of HBO's "The Last of Us"

Mar 24, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

Jan 29, 2023

Why "Under the Silver Lake" is a Modern Noire Masterpiece

Jan 29, 2023

Jan 29, 2023

Oct 23, 2022

How "Doctor Sleep" Reconciles with King & Kubrick

Oct 23, 2022

Oct 23, 2022

Aug 31, 2022

Why "Grave of the Fireflies" Had to be Animated

Aug 31, 2022

Aug 31, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

Why I quit YouTube...and why I'm coming back

Jul 27, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

Jul 30, 2021

Why "How I Met Your Mother" Still (mostly) Holds Up

Jul 30, 2021

Jul 30, 2021

May 4, 2021

"Memento" in Chronological Order | The Dark Side of Leonard

May 4, 2021

May 4, 2021

Apr 1, 2021

The Failed Potential of the Dark Universe

Apr 1, 2021

Apr 1, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

What "Cyberpunk 2077" should learn from "No Man's Sky"

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

Dec 1, 2020

The Queen's Gambit & The Beauty of the Game of Chess

Dec 1, 2020

Dec 1, 2020

May 31, 2020

"Adventureland" is a Seriously Slept on Coming of Age Classic

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020

Apr 19, 2020

How "Titanic" Helps Us Empathize with the Past

Apr 19, 2020

Apr 19, 2020

Mar 24, 2020

Contagion | How a Virus Spreads (and how it's stopped)

Mar 24, 2020

Mar 24, 2020

Feb 18, 2020

Exploring Visual Language and Symbolism in "Parasite"

Feb 18, 2020

Feb 18, 2020

Nov 30, 2019

Mad Max Fury Road | Filming the Impossible

Nov 30, 2019

Nov 30, 2019

Nov 6, 2019

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is the Most Important Cult Film Ever Made

Nov 6, 2019

Nov 6, 2019

Oct 7, 2019

It Follows and the Fear of Getting Old

Oct 7, 2019

Oct 7, 2019

Aug 31, 2019

Quentin Tarantino's Jukebox | How a Soundtrack Makes a Movie

Aug 31, 2019

Aug 31, 2019

Jun 30, 2019

Lost in Translation & The Language of Love

Jun 30, 2019

Jun 30, 2019

May 31, 2019

How "Game of Thrones" Killed What Made it Great

May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019

May 10, 2019

Why "Game of Thrones" Final Season is a Massive Disappointment

May 10, 2019

May 10, 2019

Mar 31, 2019

Kung Fu Hustle | A Love Letter to Hong Kong Action Cinema

Mar 31, 2019

Mar 31, 2019

Daniel Netzel is a Chicago based writer, editor, and musician known
for his video essays on YouTube, previously known as “Film Radar”.