ESSENTIAL FILMS BLOG: December 2018

Very Good: B-

EFB Inaugural Criteria

Essential Films Blog is comprised of only films that are warranting a B- rating of quality or above.

Cinematic Aesthetic Theory

The films that are honored in this publication are viewed in their capacity to be visually splendorous (the paramount aspect of film) and emotionally stirring; demonstrated through the spheres of story, music and/or imagery.

The true, vital mark of great cinema is the mastery of time, place, and tone throughout a work.

Cinema, as a medium of the visual, and by that virtue one of the most lasting art forms on the partaker, must be assessed fundamentally on its aptitude to document the scenery of life experience with power.

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Documentaries are included in this undertaking, but short films, although many remarkable selections can be unearthed, are unfortunately not.

ESSENTIAL FILMS BLOG

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The Duellists - 1977

Monday, December 17, 2018

Isle of Dogs - 2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

Blockers - 2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

David and Lisa - 1962

Saturday, December 8, 2018

BlacKkKlansman - 2018

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Eighth Grade - 2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Pushing Hands - 1992