What's your favorite movie? Citizen Kane (1941) leads off a playlist on film criticism playlist that examines films that hold up due to their historical context and/or quality and deserve a spot on a best films list.

Concepts

film, film analysis, literary analysis, film making

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have film students create a list of films they believe should be included in the playlist, and then present their arguments for why the films should be included

Classroom Considerations

• The focus of the series is on films that play an important role in film history due to the story and the technology
• At 9:36 the video switches to an ad for CuriosityStream's documentaries

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The video includes clips from the film to illustrate key points

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.2 SL.11-12.3