Will DiGravio
@willdigravio.bsky.social
researcher, fact-checker: extremism, conspiracies, US history
critic: Paste, Time, etc.
assistant editor, Cineaste
PhD Candidate in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam
The Video Essay Podcast
views mine
www.willdigravio.com
critic: Paste, Time, etc.
assistant editor, Cineaste
PhD Candidate in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam
The Video Essay Podcast
views mine
www.willdigravio.com
For nearly two years, I worked as the researcher on @elliotwilliams.bsky.social’s new book, FIVE BULLETS, a history of “subway vigilante” Bernie Goetz, his trial, and 1980s NYC!
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
For nearly two years, I worked as the researcher on @elliotwilliams.bsky.social’s new book, FIVE BULLETS, a history of “subway vigilante” Bernie Goetz, his trial, and 1980s NYC!
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
should be mandated in every classroom throughout our great land
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
should be mandated in every classroom throughout our great land
Hell. Yes. www.paristheaternyc.com/film/spaceba...
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hell. Yes. www.paristheaternyc.com/film/spaceba...
Love it! Definitely the best way to listen 🇮🇹
May 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Love it! Definitely the best way to listen 🇮🇹
The Video Essay Podcast returns!
@jmittell.bsky.social joins to discuss his new videographic book, The Chemistry of Character in Breaking Bad, the first in a series he edits for Lever Press.
Listen here:
thevideoessay.com/jason-mittel...
@jmittell.bsky.social joins to discuss his new videographic book, The Chemistry of Character in Breaking Bad, the first in a series he edits for Lever Press.
Listen here:
thevideoessay.com/jason-mittel...
May 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Video Essay Podcast returns!
@jmittell.bsky.social joins to discuss his new videographic book, The Chemistry of Character in Breaking Bad, the first in a series he edits for Lever Press.
Listen here:
thevideoessay.com/jason-mittel...
@jmittell.bsky.social joins to discuss his new videographic book, The Chemistry of Character in Breaking Bad, the first in a series he edits for Lever Press.
Listen here:
thevideoessay.com/jason-mittel...
have started adding recession-proof investments to my portfolio
April 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
have started adding recession-proof investments to my portfolio
Excited to offer my course "Video Editing & Film Montage" again this summer at UMass Amherst! The course is online, asynchronous, and open to anyone. It teaches basic video editing skills through tutorials informed by film theory & remix culture. Registration is open!
www.umass.edu/film/online-...
www.umass.edu/film/online-...
April 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excited to offer my course "Video Editing & Film Montage" again this summer at UMass Amherst! The course is online, asynchronous, and open to anyone. It teaches basic video editing skills through tutorials informed by film theory & remix culture. Registration is open!
www.umass.edu/film/online-...
www.umass.edu/film/online-...
My weekly late night column is up for Paste! Featuring John Oliver on ICE, Amber Ruffin on the news you’ve missed, Tony Hawk and more:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
March 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
My weekly late night column is up for Paste! Featuring John Oliver on ICE, Amber Ruffin on the news you’ve missed, Tony Hawk and more:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
the only good Rupert Murdoch television shoutout
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
the only good Rupert Murdoch television shoutout
always good advice
January 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
always good advice
How David Lynch Stole Christmas
January 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
How David Lynch Stole Christmas
Time to stop playing games and just get them back on the air
January 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Time to stop playing games and just get them back on the air
Hey NYC friends! Begin the new year this weekend at @movingimagenyc.bsky.social, where we (my dear pals and colleagues @evelynkreutzer.bsky.social, @maraoliva.bsky.social, Kevin B. Lee, John Gibbs, and myself) have curated four programs of video essays!
More here: movingimage.org/series/expan...
More here: movingimage.org/series/expan...
January 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hey NYC friends! Begin the new year this weekend at @movingimagenyc.bsky.social, where we (my dear pals and colleagues @evelynkreutzer.bsky.social, @maraoliva.bsky.social, Kevin B. Lee, John Gibbs, and myself) have curated four programs of video essays!
More here: movingimage.org/series/expan...
More here: movingimage.org/series/expan...
For the Winter issue of @cineastemagazine.bsky.social, I wrote about five remarkable films from this year’s New York Film Festival:
www.cineaste.com/winter2024/n...
www.cineaste.com/winter2024/n...
December 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM
For the Winter issue of @cineastemagazine.bsky.social, I wrote about five remarkable films from this year’s New York Film Festival:
www.cineaste.com/winter2024/n...
www.cineaste.com/winter2024/n...
My late night column for @pastemagazine.bsky.social!
Highlights from the holiday week include:
- Ronny Chieng's secret birthday
- A great Tonight Show set by D.J. Demers
- The cast of Late Night sharing their thanks
- & Jake Byrd
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
Highlights from the holiday week include:
- Ronny Chieng's secret birthday
- A great Tonight Show set by D.J. Demers
- The cast of Late Night sharing their thanks
- & Jake Byrd
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
December 2, 2024 at 10:03 PM
My late night column for @pastemagazine.bsky.social!
Highlights from the holiday week include:
- Ronny Chieng's secret birthday
- A great Tonight Show set by D.J. Demers
- The cast of Late Night sharing their thanks
- & Jake Byrd
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
Highlights from the holiday week include:
- Ronny Chieng's secret birthday
- A great Tonight Show set by D.J. Demers
- The cast of Late Night sharing their thanks
- & Jake Byrd
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
My weekly late night column for @pastemagazine.bsky.social!
Ted Danson on realizing mid-scene that 'Larry David' hated him, Taylor Tomlinson on Jake Paul v. Tyson, Jason Kelce gets a show, and, of course The Daily Show on the current madness.
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
Ted Danson on realizing mid-scene that 'Larry David' hated him, Taylor Tomlinson on Jake Paul v. Tyson, Jason Kelce gets a show, and, of course The Daily Show on the current madness.
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
November 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM
My weekly late night column for @pastemagazine.bsky.social!
Ted Danson on realizing mid-scene that 'Larry David' hated him, Taylor Tomlinson on Jake Paul v. Tyson, Jason Kelce gets a show, and, of course The Daily Show on the current madness.
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
Ted Danson on realizing mid-scene that 'Larry David' hated him, Taylor Tomlinson on Jake Paul v. Tyson, Jason Kelce gets a show, and, of course The Daily Show on the current madness.
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
A great “Afternoon with Scott MacDonald” at NYU! Grateful to have him as a mentor and friend.
Meet your heroes!
And check out Scott’s new books:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/publicatio...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Meet your heroes!
And check out Scott’s new books:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/publicatio...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 23, 2024 at 11:05 PM
A great “Afternoon with Scott MacDonald” at NYU! Grateful to have him as a mentor and friend.
Meet your heroes!
And check out Scott’s new books:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/publicatio...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Meet your heroes!
And check out Scott’s new books:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/publicatio...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
A fitting end to Infowars: Alex Jones makes one final Kubrick reference and calls Steve Bannon, who asks, "Dude, what the fuck is this story here?"
November 14, 2024 at 8:11 PM
A fitting end to Infowars: Alex Jones makes one final Kubrick reference and calls Steve Bannon, who asks, "Dude, what the fuck is this story here?"
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Taylor Tomlinson, and Jimmy Kimmel feature in my late night recap column for Paste!
And so does John Oliver, who had my favorite reaction to the impact of Trump's reelection on comedy.
Read here: www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
And so does John Oliver, who had my favorite reaction to the impact of Trump's reelection on comedy.
Read here: www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
November 11, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Taylor Tomlinson, and Jimmy Kimmel feature in my late night recap column for Paste!
And so does John Oliver, who had my favorite reaction to the impact of Trump's reelection on comedy.
Read here: www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...
And so does John Oliver, who had my favorite reaction to the impact of Trump's reelection on comedy.
Read here: www.pastemagazine.com/tv/late-nigh...