Finding Published Reviews
Start with:
Academic Search Premier for reviews in magazines and journals.
- Limit by "entertainment review." Show Me
LexisNexis Academic for reviews in newspapers and transcripts of radio and tv broadcasts.
- Check Search within US and World Publications" and "TV and Radio Broadcast Transcripts." Search. Then open View Results: Subject: Movie Reviews. Show Me
If you don't find reviews in the databases, use an index that covers the date your film first appeared:
- Film Review Index, 1882 - 1985. (4th floor) PN1995.F461
- New York Times Film Reviews, 1913-1968. (4th floor) PN 1995.N4
- Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-present. AI3.R4 (6th floor). Look under the subject "Motion Pictures Reviews" or "Moving Pictures."
You'll find a citation to the review, not the review itself. Use the OSU Libraries Catalog to see if we have the magazine or newspaper with the review.
Read moreCollected Reviews
Collections of film reviews by well-known critics. Located on 4th floor of Valley Library.
Stanley Kaufmann:
A world on film (1966) PN1995 .K3 1966
Figures of light (1971) PN 1995. K296 1971
Before my eyes (1980) PN1995 .K294 1980
Field of view (1986) PN1995 .K2951 1986
Things to keep in mind
- Reviews come out when a film premieres.
- It's fairly easy to find reviews of current films using an online database or the internet.
- It's not so easy to find reviews of films that came out before 1980, and the older the film, the more places you may have to look.
- Knowing the year a film came out will make your work easier, especially if you're looking for reviews of older films.
- If you're not sure of a film's title, you can search by director or actors or other people associated with the film.
Websites
MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine . Search for reviews by well-known and lesser-known film critics, bloggers, and fans. Best for current films but include reviews of older ones, too. Be selective because this is a mixed bag in terms of quality.
IMDB: Internet Movie Database A wonderful site for films and television. To get to reviews, search first for the film and then the type of review you want (user comments, external reviews, newsgroup reviews), External reviews are those published in newspapers and magazines.
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