Rob Ager
| Rob Ager | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Website | www |
| YouTube information | |
| Channels | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Subscribers | 212 thousand (main channel) 255 thousand (combined) |
| Total views | 26.5 million (main channel) 30 million (combined) |
Rob Ager (born 1973) is a British internet film critic and analyst. He has published in-depth analyses of a variety of films, including the horror genre and the works of Stanley Kubrick in particular. He has a YouTube channel, "Collative Learning" and a website of the same name.
Early life
[edit]Ager did not attend college. He worked on designing video game graphics before working for 15 years as a social worker.[1]
Film analysis
[edit]According to the New York Film Academy, Ager was one of the earliest internet movie critics and pioneered the video movie critique. He posted his first reviews in 2007.[1] Ager has published popular analyses on films such as The Thing (1982),[2] and Stanley Kubrick films like The Shining.[3][4][5][6][7] In a 2021 article, Esquire credited him with first developing the theory regarding suggestions of child sexual abuse in The Shining.[8] In a 2015 video series, Ager discussed possible vegan messages in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.[9][10] He has also reviewed puzzle game The Witness.[11]
He runs the website "Collative Learning".[12]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Kantilaftis, Helen (11 August 2014). "How To Become A Film Critic: An Interview With Rob Ager". New York Film Academy. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Green, Michael Bohdi (30 November 2020). "Why The Thing Is The Best Sci-Fi Horror Movie Of All Time". Looper. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Wilhemi, Jack (22 November 2019). "The Shining's Bear Man Is The Film's Biggest Mystery: Here's What It Means". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Brady, Tara (1 November 2019). "Doctor Sleep director: 'There are people who are going to hate this movie'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Horton, Perry H. (8 December 2016). "Power, Pyramids, and Pecking Orders in A Clockwork Orange". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Coleman, Jonny (10 January 2017). "WHY EYES WIDE SHUT IS STANLEY KUBRICK'S BEST FILM". Los Angeles Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Harris, Aisha (7 January 2013). "Is HAL Really IBM?". Slate. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Mullor, Miriera (7 March 2021). "Entendiendo 'El resplandor' 40 años después". Esquire (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Francisco, Eric. "THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HORROR MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS LEAVING NETFLIX NEXT MONTH". Inverse. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Wickman, Forrest (30 July 2013). "The Ultimate Pro-Vegetarian Film Is the Last Movie You'd Expect". Slate. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Geerkens, Joy (12 July 2017). "Leisure Time: 'The Witness'". The Daily of the University of Washington. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Dean, Rob (14 January 2015). "Read This: An exhaustive analysis of Revenge Of The Nerds". AV Club. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Ito, Robert (25 January 2012). "Cracking the Code in 'Heeere's Johnny!'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.