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 "The best video essay source on the web." (Roger Ebert) This is a web site built around original video essays and critical, personal writing about movies, TV, music, comics and whatever else interests its contributors. Co-founded by Matt Zoller Seitz, TV critic for New York Magazine, and Ken Cancelosi, it is published by Seitz and Cancelosi and overseen by editor-in-chief Kevin B. Lee and managing editor Max Winter.

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BREAKING BAD RECAP 2: MADRIGAL

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The most striking aspect of tonight’s episode was our introduction to German mega-company Madrigal Elektromoteren (and, of course, the short-order introduction and elimination of suit Herr Schuler, who was clearly complicit in the late Mr. Fring’s meth empire, though we don’t quite know yet to what degree).
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  • By Dave Bunting, Jr.
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  • July 22, 2012 10:55 PM
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BREAKING BAD RECAP 1: LIVE FREE OR DIE

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In the months since the explosive Season 4 finale of "Breaking Bad," and Walt's certainly premature declaration of victory, we've had a long time to ponder what exactly he meant by saying, "I won."
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  • By Dave Bunting, Jr.
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  • July 15, 2012 10:55 PM
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VIDEO ESSAY: From Mr. Chips to Scarface: The Evolution of Walter White

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"Walter's a shithead!" I had just walked in the door to the family home in Forestville, California. My dad had just finished the second season of "Breaking Bad."
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  • By Serena Bramble
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  • July 13, 2012 8:55 AM
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