Film Reviews
Reviews are written to offer recommendations as to whether to see a film or not. Some can be quite scholarly, but many are quite brief. They typically appear in popular magazines and newspapers.
Interested in longer, more scholarly analysis of films? See the Film Criticism Research Guide.
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| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) |
| This database now replaces Academic Search Premier and now provides more content. |
| To find news, reviews, and criticism, search for the title of the film followed by (film) and put it all in quotes. [ex: "king kong (film)"]...[more info] |
| Coverage: 1853 - present |
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| WilsonWeb MultiSearch (HW Wilson) |
| To find film reviews and criticism, search for the film title and the words motion picture reviews. [ex: citizen kane and motion picture reviews] This link searches three databases at once....[more info] |
| Coverage: 1890 - Present |
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| Internet Movie Database |
| The Internet movie database covers more than 115,000 movies and contains over 1,750,000 filmography...[more info] |
| Coverage: 1890 - present |
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| New York Times: Historical (ProQuest) |
| To find film reviews, search for the film title and limit your search to the year that the film was released plus the following year. The same reviews are also reprinted in New York Times Film Reviews for 1913 to date (on Reference shelves after the regular call numbers end)...[more info] |
| Coverage: Sept 18,1851 - about 3 years ago |
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| Film Indexes Online (ProQuest) |
| This source is especially good for hard-to-find titles and hard-to-find details. Limit your search to just the Film Index International portion to find articles about specific films.[more info] |
| Coverage: 1893 - present |
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| Film Review Annual |
| Quick way to find reviews. Gives important film reviews in their entirety and lists other publications in which the film was reviewed. We currently receive this title, but new volumes run a few years behind the current year.[more info] |
| Coverage: 1981 - Present |
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Additional Review Resources
Cinema, the Magic Vehicle by Adam Garbicz. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975. (Ref PN1995 .G25)
Full-length plot summaries and reviews of the “films which any one seriously interested in the cinema would consider worth seeing.” Includes films up to 1975.
Dictionary of Films by Georges Sadoul. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1972. (Ref PN1993.45 .S3213)
This collection of brief reviews of films was originally published in France. Good for hard-to-find titles.
5001 Nights at the Movies by Pauline Kael. NY: Holt, 1991. (Ref PN1995 .K19 1991)
Brief reviews written by reviewer Pauline Kael.
Guide to Critical Reviews by James M. Salem. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1971 and Supplements. (Ref PN2266 .S24 1984)
A listing of critical reviews of feature length motion pictures. Covers films produced 1927 to 1980.
The New Film Index by Richard Dyer MacCann and Edward S. Perry. NY: Dutton, 1975. (Ref PN1994 .M29 1975)
Indexes articles published between 1930 and 1970 in American film journals and popular magazines. Attempts comprehensive coverage of films, people, and film study topics.
The New York Times Directory of the Film. NY: Arno Press, 1971. (Ref PN1995 .N39)
Includes reprints of New York Times reviews from the “best” films, 1924 to 1970. The strength of this title is in the Personal Name Index, not available in the larger New York Times Film Reviews or the online, fulltext New York Times Historical.
Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals 1930-1971 by Linda Batty. New York: Bowker, 1975. (PN1993.4 .B39 1975)
Cites reviews in English language periodicals devoted to the serious study of film.
Roger Ebert’s Video Companion by Roger Ebert. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1996. (Ref PN1995 .E318 1996)
Full-length reviews of Ebert’s favorites and least favorites. Includes films released up to 1996.
Selected Film Criticism ed. by Anthony Slide. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1982- . (Ref PN1995 S426 1982)
Contemporary reviews reprinted in their entirety. Includes films from the United States, 1896 to 1960, and from other countries, 1930 to 1950.
Time Out Film Guide edited by John Pym. NY: Penguin, 2000. (Ref PN1998 .T46 2000)
Brief reviews reprinted from London’s Time Out magazine. Includes lesser-known films as well as blockbusters released up to 2000.
VideoHound’s Independent Film Guide by Monica Sullivan. Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, 1999. (Ref PN1998 .S84 1999)
Brief reviews of films outside of the big Hollywood studios. Includes ratings and an intriguing category index (“dedicated teachers,” “disorganized crime,” “divorce,” “doctors & nurses,” “dedicated teachers”).
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