essayistic
adjective
es·say·is·tic
ˌe-(ˌ)sā-ˈi-stik 
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However, the problem with embarking on this essayistic journey in such distinctly Godard-ian fashion — from bold, overlapping on-screen lettering, to jarring cuts that yank sound and image in and out of view — is that Godard himself did it better on numerous occasions.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2024
In it, the stand-up comedian and recent Emmy winner presents essayistic histories of the subcultures that shaped him, drawing parallels, both said and unsaid, between six seemingly disparate communities.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
In these works, the director foregrounded an essayistic narrative, using words to guide viewers through the brutality of Western civilization.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
Combining penetrating interviews with his father, poetic meditations on the Black bourgeoisie, and his old Super 8 footage from the sixties, the documentary is an essayistic excavation of his family’s fraught history, as well as the enduring symbolism of their family home in Oak Bluffs.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2022
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2024
In it, the stand-up comedian and recent Emmy winner presents essayistic histories of the subcultures that shaped him, drawing parallels, both said and unsaid, between six seemingly disparate communities.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
In these works, the director foregrounded an essayistic narrative, using words to guide viewers through the brutality of Western civilization.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
Combining penetrating interviews with his father, poetic meditations on the Black bourgeoisie, and his old Super 8 footage from the sixties, the documentary is an essayistic excavation of his family’s fraught history, as well as the enduring symbolism of their family home in Oak Bluffs.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2022
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“Essayistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayistic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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