essayistic
adjective
es·say·is·tic
ˌe-(ˌ)sā-ˈi-stik 
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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on the eve of the film’s release (Oct. 3 in New York and Oct. 10 in L.A.), Peck explains his essayistic approach to telling Orwell’s story.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Yet the essayistic musings in Sonia and Sunny read more like armchair postcolonialism than a major writer laying muscular claim to the novel as form.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Olga Chernykh Director Olga Chernykh treats us to an essayistic account of a family’s long journey through the war.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The film is a pulsing, essayistic docu-fiction piece that defies categorization.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Yet the essayistic musings in Sonia and Sunny read more like armchair postcolonialism than a major writer laying muscular claim to the novel as form.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Olga Chernykh Director Olga Chernykh treats us to an essayistic account of a family’s long journey through the war.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
The film is a pulsing, essayistic docu-fiction piece that defies categorization.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Essayistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayistic. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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