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The Film Bro is Dead; Long Live the Film Bro.
After almost a decade of use (and misuse) on the internet, it's time to unpack what exactly the film bro is, why he's significant, and how social media killed him.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/danpgsimpson
Filmography: https://boxd.it/gh5kk
Works Cited:
Urban Dictionary. "filmbro." urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=filmbro
Amber Rawlings. "I Met a Film Bro - Here's What I Learned." Little White Lies. 2021. lwlies.com/articles/i-met-a-film-bro-heres-what-i-learned
Fletcher Peters. "Instead of Ragging on Film Bros, Embrace Your Inner Film Diva." Decider. 2021. decider.com/2021/09/30/film-bro-vs-film-diva
Jack Loney. "How Critics Created the Film Bro." Lithium Magazine. 2020. lithiumagazine.com/2020/07/23/how-critics-created-the-film-bro
Kaiya Shunyata. "How ‘Film Bro’ movies helped me explore my gender identity." gal-dem. 2021. gal-dem.com/how-film-bro-movies-helped-me-explore-my-gender-identity
Miranda Gershoni. "Lessons From the Film Bro." Medium. 2020. mirandagershoni.medium.com/lessons-from-the-film-bro-67c0c6286c9e
Talissa Febra and Bintang Lestada. "How to Know If You're a 'Cinebro'." Vice. 2017. vice.com/en/article/paza8y/how-to-know-if-youre-a-cinebro
Madeleine Mason. "An Examination of the “Bro” in our Film Culture." 14 East Magazine. 2019. fourteeneastmag.com/index.php/2019/11/01/an-examination-of-the-bro-in-our-film-culture
Leah Dennis. "If You've Seen 19/28 Of These Movies Then You're A Total Film Bro." Buzzfeed. 2019. buzzfeed.com/leahdennis/how-many-of-these-film-bro-movies-have-you-seen-czyx9yecw7
Letterboxd Search Results for "film bro" in Lists: letterboxd.com/search/lists/film+bro
Music Featured:
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Setup With an E by Small Colin
Warmed Up Mono Box by Small Colin
The Wind by Komiku
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
Finally Lost by Hinterheim
Carnival by Smallertide
And Never Come Back by Soft & Furious
More Eyebrow Cinema:
Villains Reformed in Batman: The Animated Series - youtu.be/S19TB-6j1AA
Listening to Blade Runner's Terrible Voiceover - youtu.be/3V2Hyq546gE
No, Superhero Movies are NOT Like Westerns - youtu.be/SiV-bOulZl8
Dark Souls Difficulty and the Easy Mode Debate - youtu.be/z_lRIP8AkXM
On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The End of James Bond - youtu.be/Ko492zTs9xs
Long Movies are Good, Actually - youtu.be/YGhsxpsXgF0
Stanley Kubrick's Favourite Actors - youtu.be/Uon8unTCEX4
Never Say Never Again is a Waste - youtu.be/GsdMCujvmMA
The Plot Holes of Vertigo (and why they don't matter) - youtu.be/xP9EDhntal4
The Decay of Cinema - youtu.be/hjDNtwh2i5M
Star Wars Can't Move On - youtu.be/ESWgz-lcUuE
Contextualizing Insomnia - Nolan's Secret Gem - youtu.be/IUef5zrtRQ4
How Terence Young Made James Bond - youtu.be/2sTt_nkgGFE
The Curious Case of Forrest and Benjamin - youtu.be/gWAg1suGwnM
Tangerine is now streaming on MUBI in Canada and the U.K. Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/eyebrowcinema
Support me on Patreon! Benefits include early access, exclusive vlogs, and more: patreon.com/eyebrowcinema
The Film Bro is Dead; Long Live the Film Bro.
After almost a decade of use (and misuse) on the internet, it's time to unpack what exactly the film bro is, why he's significant, and how social media killed him.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/danpgsimpson
Filmography: https://boxd.it/gh5kk
Works Cited:
Urban Dictionary. "filmbro." urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=filmbro
Amber Rawlings. "I Met a Film Bro - Here's What I Learned." Little White Lies. 2021. lwlies.com/articles/i-met-a-film-bro-heres-what-i-learned
Fletcher Peters. "Instead of Ragging on Film Bros, Embrace Your Inner Film Diva." Decider. 2021. decider.com/2021/09/30/film-bro-vs-film-diva
Jack Loney. "How Critics Created the Film Bro." Lithium Magazine. 2020. lithiumagazine.com/2020/07/23/how-critics-created-the-film-bro
Kaiya Shunyata. "How ‘Film Bro’ movies helped me explore my gender identity." gal-dem. 2021. gal-dem.com/how-film-bro-movies-helped-me-explore-my-gender-identity
Miranda Gershoni. "Lessons From the Film Bro." Medium. 2020. mirandagershoni.medium.com/lessons-from-the-film-bro-67c0c6286c9e
Talissa Febra and Bintang Lestada. "How to Know If You're a 'Cinebro'." Vice. 2017. vice.com/en/article/paza8y/how-to-know-if-youre-a-cinebro
Madeleine Mason. "An Examination of the “Bro” in our Film Culture." 14 East Magazine. 2019. fourteeneastmag.com/index.php/2019/11/01/an-examination-of-the-bro-in-our-film-culture
Leah Dennis. "If You've Seen 19/28 Of These Movies Then You're A Total Film Bro." Buzzfeed. 2019. buzzfeed.com/leahdennis/how-many-of-these-film-bro-movies-have-you-seen-czyx9yecw7
Letterboxd Search Results for "film bro" in Lists: letterboxd.com/search/lists/film+bro
Music Featured:
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Setup With an E by Small Colin
Warmed Up Mono Box by Small Colin
The Wind by Komiku
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
Finally Lost by Hinterheim
Carnival by Smallertide
And Never Come Back by Soft & Furious
More Eyebrow Cinema:
Villains Reformed in Batman: The Animated Series - youtu.be/S19TB-6j1AA
Listening to Blade Runner's Terrible Voiceover - youtu.be/3V2Hyq546gE
No, Superhero Movies are NOT Like Westerns - youtu.be/SiV-bOulZl8
Dark Souls Difficulty and the Easy Mode Debate - youtu.be/z_lRIP8AkXM
On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The End of James Bond - youtu.be/Ko492zTs9xs
Long Movies are Good, Actually - youtu.be/YGhsxpsXgF0
Stanley Kubrick's Favourite Actors - youtu.be/Uon8unTCEX4
Never Say Never Again is a Waste - youtu.be/GsdMCujvmMA
The Plot Holes of Vertigo (and why they don't matter) - youtu.be/xP9EDhntal4
The Decay of Cinema - youtu.be/hjDNtwh2i5M
Star Wars Can't Move On - youtu.be/ESWgz-lcUuE
Contextualizing Insomnia - Nolan's Secret Gem - youtu.be/IUef5zrtRQ4
How Terence Young Made James Bond - youtu.be/2sTt_nkgGFE
The Curious Case of Forrest and Benjamin - youtu.be/gWAg1suGwnM
