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Websites with Film Reviews

Movie Review Query Engine
"Specializes in film reviews. Covers 25,000+ films and 200,000+ reviews."
Metacritic
Film reviews from dozens of newspapers and magazines. Includes an average rating for each film.

Film Reviews - Online

Factiva
News, business magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and television and radio transcripts.
Coverage: 1970s - present. Varies by publication

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FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals
Indexes academic and popular film journals and articles.
Coverage: 1972 - present

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Nexis Uni

News, legal, and business sources from around the world, Find news, legislation, case law, statutes, company profiles, market & industry reports.
Coverage: 1970s - present

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Film Reviews - Print Sources

British Film Institute film classics
Call Number: Ref PN1995 .B735x 2003 Porter

2 volumes
Film criticism : an index to critics’ anthologies
Call Number: Ref PN1995.H4 1975 Porter
Film Review Annual
Call Number: Ref PN1995.F465 Porter

Library has: 1982 - 2002
Film Review Index
Call Number: Ref PN1995.F4654 Porter

v. 1. 1882-1949 v. 2. 1950-1985
Index to critical Film Review in British and American Film Periodicals
Call Number: Ref Z5784.M9 B64 1974 Porter
Index to motion pictures reviewed by Variety, 1907-1980
Call Number: Ref PN1995 .A39 Porter
International film guide
Call Number: Ref PN1993.3.I544 Porter

44th ed. (2008)-45th ed. (2009)
New York Times Film Reviews
Call Number: Ref PN1995 .N4x Porter

v. 1-v. 6 (1913/1968); 1969/1970-1999/2000; No longer published (ceased)
Retrospective index to film periodicals, 1930-1971
Call Number: Ref Z5784.M9B39 Porter
Selected film criticism
Call Number: Ref PN1995.S426 1982 Porter

7 volumes
Variety Film Reviews
Call Number: Ref PN1995.V34 Porter

1907-1994

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Visual Culture and Film Studies: Find Reviews