ESSENTIAL FILMS BLOG: April 2024

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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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

A Tale of Winter - 1992

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Drylongso - 1998

Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Holdovers - 2023

Monday, April 22, 2024

Bushman - 1971

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Love Lies Bleeding - 2024

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Dune: Part Two - 2024

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Hearts and Minds - 1974

Saturday, April 6, 2024

49 Up - 2005

Friday, April 5, 2024

The Zone of Interest - 2023

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Coming Home - 1978