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[Episode] Mulan: A Case of Failed Empowerment | Video Essay

So, I didn't expect to feel this strongly against Mulan 2020. I expected it to be soulless (which it is), like the new Lion King . I expected it butcher the story with virtue signaling (which it does), like the new Beauty and the Beast.

But I did not expect the film to goes absolutely counter to everything Mulan is stood for. The progressive message. The inclusive nature. The empowerment....

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[Weekly Update] September 6th, 2020

A new month is upon us, a lot of new things are happening. Whatever you do, please remember to stay safe. Just because 2021 is approaching, does not mean all the crisis we are experiencing will magically go away.

Remain vigilant, and let's all fixes everything one at a time!

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  • Next episode, as planned, we'll be taking a break from out horror series, and...

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[Weekly Update] August 30th, 2020

A quick reminder that you can now pledge per year instead of per month. Patrons who choose to pledge an entire year at once gets 15% off, basically 2 month off.

You can also now change your pledge currency to British Pound or Euro. If you intent to change, remember to unpledge by tomorrow, and come back after the 1st, that way you don't get double charged.

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[Episode] Train to Busan: How to Kill a Character | Video Essay

Since I forgot to mention in our last update:

Patreon now allows patrons to pledge a creator for a year all at once.
Patrons who choose to do so for Accented Cinema gets a 15% off the total, essentially 2 months free.

Anyway, the video.

Originally in this episode, there was a lengthy discussion on Game of Throne (To the surprise of probably no one). Charact...

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[Weekly Update] August 23rd, 2020

Just a quick reminder than you can now pledge in British Pounds and Euros. If you would like to switch currency to avoid exchange fees, simply unpledge before the end of the month, and come by next month.

Otherwise, this is going to be a shorter update, since I'm kinda under the weather today, and there isn't much going on.

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  • Originally I was going to d...

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[Weekly Update] August 16th, 2020

Patreon recently starting to allow patrons to pledge in (iirc) British Pounds and Euros. So if you are from Europe, and would like to avoid being charged conversion fee, I believe you can change it, now. Check out this page for more info.

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[Episode] Noroi: Realistic J-Horror | Video Essay

Back in the early days of this channel, I made a two parter series about the brief history of J-horror films. In them, I avoided talking about Noroi, because I thought it differed greatly from the core J-horror formula.

Also I did not own a copy of Noroi.

Fast forward to today, Noroi came to Shudder, and I finally have a good motivation to cover one of my favourite J-horror film eve...

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[Weekly Update] August 9th, 2020

In case you haven't seen it, our Patreon bonus video for July is out. Every month, I publish a movie review on a Hollywood movie, edited in the same (though, simpler) style as our main videos. click on the bonus video tab on this Patreon page to get access to all videos, currently at 14 and...

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[Weekly Update] August 2nd, 2020

Welcome to August. We are already 2/3 of the month through this year, yet February feels like three years ago.

Oh well, at least there's fireworks in Animal Crossing.

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  • YouTube is taking down community captions starting the end of September, meaning that viewers can no longer submit their own subtitles for others to see. This is a major problem for chan...

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[Episode] Posters of East Asia | Video Essay

When I said I'll take my time due to health reasons...

I didn't mean for this video to take ALL my time. Jesus, editing this in after effect is a real pain in the backside, lower back specifically. Thank god I have a standing desk.

Anyway, posters! If foreign films rarely enter the western world, then foreign posters enter the western world never. Which is a shame, because posters a...

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[Weekly Updates] July 26th, 2020

Sorry there's no video this week. What originally planned this week as a simple episode is now snowballing into the biggest project in this channel's history.

So yeah, please give me a few days. You'll see the final result and go like "Oh, so that took the time".

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  • In you haven't saw our community post on the channel, our next episode is about movie pos...

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[Weekly Update] July 19th, 2020

Hi, everyone! Hope you are doing well.

Unfortunately, Accented Cinema is still running on battery saving mode right now. My insomnia has gotten better, but it is still making me tired constantly, so I'm taking things slower than usual.

As a result, expect some delay for our next video as well. It's unlikely it'll come out this Thursday, but I think Sunday should be fine.

Sorry...

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[Episode] Shadow: Adapting Chinese Art

Been wanting to talk about this movie since it came out, finally found a topic that feels fitting and appropriate.

In my mind, this might be the best Zhang Yimou movie yet, certainly his best blockbuster for sure. Rewatching his works since Hero makes me realize how much his style matured over the years. His style in Hero feels pretty derivative and shallow (beautiful as the result maybe)...

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[Weekly Update] July 5th, 2020

Starting July 1st, Patron's will see sales taxes being added to their pledges. Taxes are added on top of the pledged amount, and the amount varied depending on where each patrons are located. Please take this into consideration when adjusting your pledge amount, should it affects your financial situation.

As always, thank you so much for supporting this channel directly!

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[Weekly Updates] June 28th, 2020

Can't believe this year is half done already. I'm already looking forward to 2021... For obvious reasons.

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  • As always, hope you all enjoyed our video on writing fight scenes. This was a bit of a return to form for our channel. It's nice to go back to what this channel was originally intended to do.
  • The video is super fun but also stressful to make. I...

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[New Episode] How to Structure a Fight Scene | Video Essay

It has been a while since we last done an episode like this. This was a fun one to make. No matter how many times I rewatch these fight scenes, it is still just as good as ever. It also serves as an excuse for me to talk about an underrated gem: Jet Li's Fearless.

Just a heads up, if you want to watch Fearless, I strongly suggest finding the theatrical cut instead of the director's cut. T...

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[Weekly Updates] June 22nd, 2020

How was everyone's week? My insomnia kicks back into gear again, unfortunately. Hope you all stays healthy and active!

Anyway, Happy Father's Day!

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  • Luckily, despite insomnia and a headache, the next episode's editing is currently on track. It's gonna be a fun little action pack video, I think many of you will enjoy. Script for the episode will be uploa...

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[Weekly Update] June 15th, 2020

Hope you all enjoy yesterday's special video. Making highly topical and political videos like that is scary. Outside of it naturally being controversial and invites hate, it also adds a layer of financial pressure to the channel, as the video is, by its nature, not advertiser friendly.

In fact, I believe non-ad-friendly videos are also not promoted by the YouTube algorithm, meaning the vi...

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[Episode] Police in Blaxploitation | Video Essay

I'll admit, it scares me to make this video.

Not only is this topical, political. Not only will many people hate this video and hate me. Not only will the channel be flooded with hateful comments.

YouTube also don't like videos like these where it shows real life violence.

But I have to do this.

This should not have been a partisan issue. This should not have been a poli...

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[Weekly Update] June 7th, 2020

Hope you all are doing well and staying safe. A lot of things are going on around the world at the moment. But don't lose hope and hang in there. Great unrest leads to great changes.

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  • Due to recent event, I decided to postpone the episode I originally planned, and make way for a more... topical video.
  • This means I have about 12 additional movies I n...

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[Weekly Update] June 2nd, 2020

Sorry about the late update! I have been struggling to write for the past two days... for obvious reasons. Viewers of the channel probably know I have strong opinions in regards to racism. Which is why the recent events affected me emotionally, more than I expected.

Anyway, I'm sure many of you didn't choose to financially support this channel only to be feed political discussions. So I'l...

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[New Episode] Whisper of the Heart: How Does It Feel to Be an Artist | Video Essay

Ghibli films are like Zelda games, the first one you watch always has the most special of places in your heart. My first one happens to be Whisper of the Heart, which I caught on TV when I was around time. Memories are vague, but the experience is still vivid.

My love for the film has only grew over the years, as I become a (sort of) working artist myself. I used to think Princess Mononok...

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[Polls] Which Bonus Video Content Do You Prefer?

This poll is made to supplement our latest update in regards to sales tax. Please referred to our last Weekly Update for more detail.

In short, our current bonus content format make it unambiguously a digital good, which may be taxable in half of the states in the US.

Changing it to commentary videos turns it to a "Behind the Scene" content, which may or may not be taxable. Patreon ...

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[Page Update] Important Update Regarding Sales Tax

According to Patreon, they will begin applying sales tax to some of the Patreon pledges. For the sake of transparency, I want let everyone know what the situation is, and how it'll impact you.

This is what I know as a content creator. Please understand that I'm not a lawyer, and what I said may not be correct. If you found any false information in this post, please leave a comment and let...

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[Weekly Update] May 17th, 2020

Last time I check I was in March, what happened!?

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  • Hope you all enjoy our Mr. Vampire episode. It is one of our most requested film to talk about, and I finally get around to talk about it. Expectations were high and so was pressure to do it justice. 
  • Truth be told, the video did not come out nearly as well as I hope it would be. I put off maki...

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[New Episode] Mr. Vampire: How to Write Family Horror | Video Essay

Yes, that's a Smash Bros. reference. No, there's no relation to the video. I just ran out of thumbnail ideas.

Anyway, Mr. Vampire has been requested numerous times, and finally I managed to get around to talk about it. Hopefully I get to do it justice. If you are from the East, you probably already familiar with the genre. If you are from the west, boy I got a movie for you.

There a...

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[Weekly Updates] May 10th, 2020

IMPORTANT: Patreon recently notified its users that, starting July 1st, it'll be applying sales tax to your pledges. The rules are dependent upon where individual patrons are located, so you may or may not be affected.

Patrons who are affected will see their pledge goes up. It is illegal (in the US) to set a price with sales tax included. That means the sales tax will be ...

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[Weekly Update] May 3rd, 2020

Hope you all enjoyed the latest episode on Who Killed Captain Alex. As expected, it's not the most popular video on the channel, But I think we all need a bit of a rest from the usual heavy subjects. It's easy and fun for me to write and edit, and I hope the video and the film is enjoyable for you as well.

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  • The next few episodes will continue to aim for a ca...

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[New Episode] Who Killed Captain Alex: What Makes a Movie Good? | Video Essay

Oh yes, despite the crazy looking thumbnail, it is indeed an episode of Accented Cinema. (Might end up changing the thumbnail later, this looks a bit too much even for me).

Who Killed Captain Alex is a DIY miracle, made in a ghetto with 200 bucks, it is, unironically, one of the most entertaining movie I've ever watched. And people seem to agree, the movie has an 8.2 stars on IMDb. So, wh...

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[Weekly Update] April 26th, 2020

In case you didn't know, our latest video on Ip Man 4 has has been copyright claimed, removed, and our channel received a copyright strike as a result. A counter notice has been sent, but YouTube has yet to forward it. And considering YouTube is currently operating on minimal staff, it may take a while before it gets resolved.

I have also directly contacted the claimant, which has yet (an...

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