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That analysis is a critical component that separates video essays from reviews of media, as well. Movies with Mikey from the TH-cam channel FilmJoy is a fantastic TH-cam series that is part review and part film analysis. In one of my favorite episodes, Mikey doesn’t just review Edgar Wright’s “Hot Fuzz” but also explores how films can become more culturally relevant in the years after their release. It’s that additional analytical element of the review that movies the episode into video essay territory. Video essays have a tendency to be voiceover readings set to accompanying visuals of the topic they are discussing, but the exact format will differ from presenter to presenter. Natalie of the TH-cam channel ContraPoints, for example, presents her ideas about culture and politics more often on camera with slick visuals than through voiceover. Does that disqualify her videos from being “true” video essays? Absolutely not.