Your funniest friend spills the tea on an array of films and it’s a very okay time.
Parasocial relationships got a big boost during the pandemmy and one YouTuber I’ve completely fallen for is Jaime French. She is very much an inspiration for Cliff’s Notes as her down to earth, “it’s just what I like” vibe is exactly the one I’m hoping to create. In addition to her effortlessly authentic personality, she’s a master at video editing and this may be where her sense humor shines most. I’m not sure what’s stronger, her insanely on point meme game or her upbeat commentary but I know that they combine into some of the most consistently entertaining videos on the platform.
Jaime and I are relatively the same age and share a *barf* millennial *barf* world view and taste in media so it stands to reason I was immediately able to jump in and surf her wavelength. Before I was a Stan, Jaime was a beauty vlogger, her content consisting mostly of makeup tutorials and products reviews. I started becoming a fan right as she was realizing her true passion, making comedic content centered on nostalgic film reviews. Her self realization and self actualization immediately made me root for her success.
And what success it is! I’ve watched and rewatched every film review on the channel at this point, whether I’ve seen the movie she’s reviewing or not, and I’ve yet to be disappointed. Whether framed as a ‘member this?’ feature, or a ‘Makeup and Movies Monday’ her signature humor never fails to slay. She has an infectious enthusiasm for inserting herself or her recurring characters into clips from the film using green screen tech and the results are typically just hysterical. Even if they aren’t, she’s obviously having such a great time it doesn’t really matter.
It’s a no brainer to recommend Jaime as I believe her to have a universal appeal and likability that most anyone will relate to. Go now and subscribe to her channel, you’ll be so glad you did!
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