Arrested Development: Pop Culture and VHS Nostalgia in 'Brigsby Bear'

A quirky, sensitive comedy about an escaped kidnapping victim's obsession with the children's show that was created for him, Dave McCary's film painstakingly re-creates the aesthetic of no-budget old-school educational videos. As Anthony Carew explores, it also has much to say about the role of entertainment in interpersonal connection and cultural meaning in a post-religious society.

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Talking Society, senior secondary, cable-access television, The Adventures of Prayer Bear, The Lonely Island, Kyle Mooney, Dave McCary, fanboy, fandom, videotape