The Definitives

Dear Readers,

The Definitives is a collection of essays on my favorite films, grounded in critical analysis, historical context, formal exploration, and personal appreciation.

Each essay involves extensive research, utilizing books, periodicals, libraries, physical media, and online databases. For this reason, new entries are made available exclusively to my Patreon community, with general access on Deep Focus Review after six months.

I hope these essays deepen your love for cinema and help you discover new favorites.

Brian Eggert
October 10, 2024

  1. a history of violence still
  2. foreign correspondent still
  3. the skin i live in still
  4. harakiri still
  5. raging bull still
  6. dog day afternoon
  7. farewell my concubine still
  8. it happened one night still
  9. the godfather still