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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Ager > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Ager.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Ager > Source revision: 1337259157 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British internet film critic and analyst}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Rob Ager | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1973}} | birth_place = [Liverpool, England](/source/Liverpool%2C_England) | death_date = | death_place = | website = {{URL|http://www.collativelearning.com}} | occupation = | years active = 2007–present | spouse = | partner = | youtube_id = UC9wMJIgU25UtMV3arDeHDyA | youtube_display_name = Collative Learning | youtube_id2 = UC72yyRtcpihPcAKxtHTtpgQ | youtube_display_name2 = Rob Ager | youtube_years_active = | youtube_genre = | youtube_subscribers = {{plainlist| *258 thousand (main channel) *360 thousand (combined) }}{{nu|date=October 2025}} | youtube_views = {{plainlist| *26.5 million (main channel) *30 million (combined) }} | stats_update = }} '''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](/source/Stanley_Kubrick) in particular. He has a [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel, '''''Collative Learning''''' and a website of the same name. ==Life== Ager is from [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool).{{cite news|last=Ito|first=Robert|date=January 25, 2012|title=Cracking the Code in 'Heeere's Johnny!'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/movies/room-237-documentary-with-theories-about-the-shining.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211211946/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/movies/room-237-documentary-with-theories-about-the-shining.html|url-status=live}} Ager did not attend college. He worked on designing [video game graphics](/source/video_game_graphics) before working for 15 years as a [social work](/source/social_work)er.{{cite web|url=https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-to-become-a-film-critic-with-robert-ager/|title=How To Become A Film Critic: An Interview With Rob Ager|last=Kantilaftis|first=Helen|date=August 11, 2014|website=New York Film Academy|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027181806/https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-to-become-a-film-critic-with-robert-ager/|archive-date=October 27, 2020|url-status=live}} ==Film analysis== According to the [New York Film Academy](/source/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. Ager has published popular analyses on films such as ''[The Thing](/source/The_Thing_(1982_film))'' (1982),{{cite news|last=Green|first=Michael Bohdi|date=November 30, 2020|title=Why The Thing Is The Best Sci-Fi Horror Movie Of All Time|url=https://www.looper.com/286497/why-the-thing-is-the-best-sci-fi-horror-movie-of-all-time/|work=Looper|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114164206/https://www.looper.com/286497/why-the-thing-is-the-best-sci-fi-horror-movie-of-all-time/|url-status=live}} and [Stanley Kubrick](/source/Stanley_Kubrick) films like ''[The Shining](/source/The_Shining_(film))''.{{cite news|last=Wilhemi|first=Jack|date=November 22, 2019|title=The Shining's Bear Man Is The Film's Biggest Mystery: Here's What It Means|url=https://screenrant.com/shining-movie-bear-man-suit-mystery-explained/?fbclid=IwAR2H_UqUwEBhw8rFv2npE7e2UsXrN2ihWb2Apns0EcwSdU3be8H6XXET8Gw|work=Screen Rant|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503035458/https://screenrant.com/shining-movie-bear-man-suit-mystery-explained/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Brady|first=Tara|date=November 1, 2019|title=Doctor Sleep director: 'There are people who are going to hate this movie'|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/doctor-sleep-director-there-are-people-who-are-going-to-hate-this-movie-1.4067118|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106113010/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/doctor-sleep-director-there-are-people-who-are-going-to-hate-this-movie-1.4067118|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Horton|first=Perry H.|date=December 8, 2016|title=Power, Pyramids, and Pecking Orders in A Clockwork Orange|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/power-pyramids-and-pecking-orders-in-a-clockwork-orange-372270708528/#.veofxge8l|work=Film School Rejects|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612203518/https://filmschoolrejects.com/power-pyramids-and-pecking-orders-in-a-clockwork-orange-372270708528/#.veofxge8l|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Coleman|first=Jonny|date=January 10, 2017|title=WHY EYES WIDE SHUT IS STANLEY KUBRICK'S BEST FILM|url=https://www.laweekly.com/why-eyes-wide-shut-is-stanley-kubricks-best-film/|work=Los Angeles Weekly|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204224103/http://www.laweekly.com/why-eyes-wide-shut-is-stanley-kubricks-best-film/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Aisha|date=January 7, 2013|title=Is HAL Really IBM?|url=https://slate.com/culture/2013/01/hal-9000-ibm-theory-stanley-kubrick-letters-shed-new-light-on-old-debate.html|work=Slate|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402213839/https://slate.com/culture/2013/01/hal-9000-ibm-theory-stanley-kubrick-letters-shed-new-light-on-old-debate.html|url-status=live}} In a 2021 article, ''[Esquire](/source/Esquire_(magazine))'' credited him with first developing the theory regarding suggestions of [child sexual abuse](/source/child_sexual_abuse) in ''The Shining''.{{cite news|last=Mullor|first=Miriera|date=March 7, 2021|title=Entendiendo 'El resplandor' 40 años después|url=https://www.esquire.com/es/actualidad/cine/a32617158/el-resplandor-explicacion-teorias/|work=Esquire|access-date=April 13, 2021|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405035710/https://www.esquire.com/es/actualidad/cine/a32617158/el-resplandor-explicacion-teorias/|archive-date=April 5, 2021|url-status=live}} In a 2015 video series, Ager discussed possible [vegan](/source/vegan) messages in ''[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre](/source/The_Texas_Chain_Saw_Massacre)''.{{cite news |last=Francisco |first=Eric |title=THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HORROR MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS LEAVING NETFLIX NEXT MONTH |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/texas-chainsaw-massacre-netflix-streaming-horror |work=Inverse |access-date=April 8, 2021 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031193152/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/texas-chainsaw-massacre-netflix-streaming-horror |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Wickman |first=Forrest |date=July 30, 2013 |title=The Ultimate Pro-Vegetarian Film Is the Last Movie You'd Expect |url=https://slate.com/culture/2013/07/texas-chain-saw-massacre-and-vegetarianism-animal-rights-themes-in-the-original-movie-analyzed.html |work=Slate |access-date=April 8, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413181411/https://slate.com/culture/2013/07/texas-chain-saw-massacre-and-vegetarianism-animal-rights-themes-in-the-original-movie-analyzed.html |url-status=live}} He has also reviewed puzzle game ''[The Witness](/source/The_Witness_(2016_video_game))''.{{cite news |last=Geerkens |first=Joy |date=July 12, 2017 |title=Leisure Time: 'The Witness' |url=https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_leisure/article_4e3d3d98-66b3-11e7-a914-f3a66ac35577.html |work=The Daily of the University of Washington |access-date=April 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107234636/http://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_leisure/article_4e3d3d98-66b3-11e7-a914-f3a66ac35577.html |url-status=live}} He runs the website ''Collative Learning''.{{cite news|last=Dean|first=Rob|date=January 14, 2015|title=Read This: An exhaustive analysis of Revenge Of The Nerds|url=https://www.avclub.com/read-this-an-exhaustive-analysis-of-revenge-of-the-ner-1798275570|work=AV Club|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100448/https://news.avclub.com/read-this-an-exhaustive-analysis-of-revenge-of-the-ner-1798275570|url-status=live}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ager, Rob}} Category:British film critics Category:British film historians Category:People from Liverpool Category:1973 births Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rob Ager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Ager) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Ager?action=history)). 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