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Reviews

A review is a critical examination of a film, with remarks. Reviews can focus on a variety of angles. Reviews are different from theoretical criticisms, because reviews are the result of the critic's subjective opinion rather than objective evaluation. This category is for sites dedicated to reviewing modern feature films, including Hollywood blockbusters and independent features.

For objective evaluations of films based on their merits in modern film theory, see Movie Theory and Criticism.

Sites in Reviews

Bright Lights Film Journal: Reviews
Archived film reviews. Examine works from a wide range of vantage points, from the aesthetic to the political.

ReelViews
Thousands of reviews by newsgroup critic James Berardinelli.

Stomp Tokyo
Reviews of films from a variety of genres.

CultureVulture
Archived reviews with a multicultural perspective.

Mr. Cranky Rates The Movies
Movie reviews with a decidedly negative overtone.

The Book Lover's Guide to Cinema
Ratings and reviews of movies current and past by a graduate student in English literature.

IMDb: Newsgroup Review Archives
Archives of reviews posted to a prominent review newsgroup, sorted by posting date.

Movielocity
Current film reviews. Includes previews, trailer information and editorial content.

Filmcritic.com
Reviews of theatrical and video releases.

Man Who Viewed Too Much
Mike D'Angelo's reviews of current and past mainstream, independent, and foreign films.

Cranky Critic
Review based strictly on their entertainment value. Cranky rates movies by the cost of a ticket.

FilmHead
Film reviews by critic Matt Heffernan. Includes a video pick of the week.

Movies and More Movies
Archived reviews of movies in theaters and on video.

The Chief Report
Reviews of recent movies both in the theater and on video. Includes message boards and polls.

MovieZone
Reviews of films currently in theaters.

Filethirteen
Current and archived film reviews.

Films Outside the Loop
Reviews of independent films and dark comedies by Jeanne Chappé.

Nitrate Online
Current and archived film reviews with a focus on independent and art cinema.

Cinematter
Reviews of movies released since 1995. Includes a theatrical and video release dates database.

My Two Cents
Capsule and full reviews of current and past films, as well as essays, top lists, and related links.

Feed My Ego
Reviews by critic Scott Ventura. Archived alphabetically and by MPAA rating.

Xiibaro: Movie Reviews
Collection of movie reviews by David Perry.

The Dead Projectionist
Criticism, personal commentary, and reviews on film and DVD.

The Flick Filosopher
Reviews of current and classic films, including every best picture Oscar winner.

JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Reviews of films new to theatres and DVD. Includes film preview news.

Film Fodder
Reviews of current films graded on a letter scale. Also includes message boards.

Chronicle Of A Passion
Film reviews and commentary by Steve Erickson, with a concentration on foreign film.

Joey the Film Geek
Current and past reviews, commentary on cinema, and top ten lists.

Cinephiles
Film reviews of new releases with a focused analysis and a comparative view within the world of cinema.

Waffle Movies
Reviews of independent films as well as big studio pictures that deserve a second chance on video.

Ain't It Cool News
Archive of reviews by critic Harry Knowles.

Some Movie Reviews by Peter Reiher
Archive of film reviews released prior to 1994.

Planet Sick-Boy
Film and video reviews, release schedules and weekly giveaways.

David Macdonald's Movie Reviews
Reviews of classic, international and some contemporary films.

The Reel McCoy
Movie reviews by Patrick McCoy.

Watching Movies
Reviews by Rob McKinnon, sorted by genre. Also includes audio and text interviews.

Normal Guy Movie Reviews
Film reviews and ratings sorted by genre.

Txreviews.com
Current and archived movie reviews by Curtis Edmonds.

Movies of the 90's
Contains articles about movies, related links, and a discussion board.

Gorilla Pants Movie Reviews
Includes current films, archives and lists of related movies.

Dark Horizons
Includes reviews and script reviews from this site and linked into from this site.

Reel Criticism
New reviews list, alphabetized archive, articles, columns, movie posters, upcoming movie list and links.

The Filthy Critic
Archived reviews of current and past releases.

Cozzi Fan Tutti Celluloid Musings
Film reviews from a psychoanalytic perspective. Features current and archived reviews, forums, and links.

Drunken Fist: Movies
A collection of Rob Larsen's reviews and articles for independent, foreign, and Hollywood movies.

Greenwich Village Gazzette: Movie Reviews
Current and archived film reviews by Eric Lurio.

MediaCircus: Movie Reviews
Reviews and analytical articles covering new, classic, arthouse, and foreign films.

Rohznuka Online
Movie reviews, entertainment editorials, annual film awards, links, and a top one hundred list.

Houston Press Online: Film
Full and capsule reviews of current and past films.

Scott's Movie Reviews
Alphabetized collection of links to the author's reviews in various online locales.

The Popcorn Chronicles
Films reviewed by Steve Marshall and Patty Miller-Marshall.

Movie Den
Reviews of classic, horror, current release, and DVD films.

Shade.ca: Movie Reviews
Alphabetized list of reviews. Each review includes film stills and recommendations.

BigSpeeg's Movie Reviews
Reviews of new and classic films, as well as video rentals. Also includes interviews, polls, forums, and links.

eSpudd Movie Reviews
Reviews of current and past theatre releases, including animated films.

Dr. Muerte's Review Archive
Reviews of independent films from an anti-pop-culture perspective.

Hollywood.com: Movie Reviews
List of reviews for recently released films, sorted by rating.

Films Graded
Brian Koller reviews a variety of films, listed alphabetically, by year, or by genre.

Movieman's Guide to the Movies
Alphabetized list of rated and reviewed films.

Videoflicks.com: Movie Reviews
Current and past films reviewed by Rob Paul.

Crazy for Cinema
Reviews of films from various genres. Also includes celebrity profiles.

Weekly Film
Reviews of recent and older movies from various genres.

Serbian Cinemaniac
Alphabetized list of reviews by Igor Stanojevic.

Sex, Bullets and Popcorn
Reviews of current and past films by Charles Schoellenbach.

The Film Cradle
Theatrical release, video rental, and script reviews. Also features information and trailers for upcoming movies.

Eric Harrison On Film
Current movie reviews and essays by a film critic.

Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Alphabetical archive of both full and capsule reviews from various eras. Includes a film noir section.

Into Liquid Sky: Movie Reviews
Current and archived reviews of theatrical and video releases.

Mr. Brown's Movie Site
Reviews of the latest films, articles, interviews and links.

The Movie Boy
Theatrical release and DVD reviews by Dustin Putnam.

Goatdog's Movie Reviews
Alphabetized list of reviews for theatrical and video releases.

Ninth Symphony Films
Reviews for a variety of films starting from the year 2000.

Nixflix.com
Searchable collection of reviews for Hollywood and foreign films.

Mark Reviews Movies
Film reviews and criticism by Mark Dujsik.

The Film Chair
Current and archived reviews and theater showtimes.

JLB Movies
Reviews of theatrical and DVD releases, as well as classics.

Video Reviews by Joan Ellis
Search from a list of movie and video reviews by title or by single quotes.

Film.sm.to
Criticism of current and past films, as well as essays and top 10 lists.

Deep Focus
Reviews and production details, listed alphabetically, by genre, or by letter grade.

Entertainment Insiders
Reviews of current releases and rentals. Also includes industry news and a forum.

Gerald Peary - Film Reviews
Reviews for contemporary independent films.

IGN FilmForce: Reviews
Reviews of current films.

Kamera.co.uk
Current and archived film reviews from a UK-based magazine.

His and Her Movie Picks
A married couple rates their favorite 100 movies and also reviews AFI's top 100 movies.

Popkorn Junkie
Reviews of current theatrical releases, DVD and video films. Also includes box office statistics.

Movie Martyr
Reviews and criticism by Jeremy Heilman, with a focus on foreign and independent cinema.

Reeling's Film Review Archive
Collection of film ratings and reviews by Robin and Laura Clifford, hosts of a Boston television program dedicated to reviewing films.

Critical Mass
Reviews of current releases by T.C. Candler. Also includes an archive of film ratings and actor profiles.

MovieViews.org
Current movie reviews written by published teen columnist Jamey Hughton.

Critically Ill Film Reviews
Reviews of current and past movies from film critic Michael Brendan McLarney.

Film in Context
Online archive of film reviews, actor and director profiles, and interviews.

Haro Online
Haro and Mongoose review mainstream, foreign, and independent movies.

The Movie Doc
Looks at the overall health of a movie, as well as at each of the individual systems which comprise it, yielding a prognosis. Features current and past films.

Critic Doctor
Herb Kane reviews movies and the film critics themselves.

Moovees.com
Reviews listed alphabetically. Movies are graded with bottles of milk.

Film Week
Microsoft Word transcripts of Larry Mantle's weekly radio program, which features reviews of the latest theatrical and home video releases, and issues involving movies and society.

Apollo Movie Guide
Contests, ratings, reviews, and links.

Phil Haverstick's Movie Reviews
Reviews of independent and foreign films.

DVD Confidential
Reviews of independent, cult and classic movies.

Movie-Source.com
Reviews, previews, and pictures.

Henry Sheehan
Film and DVD reviews, essays, and resources.

The Movie Vault
Archived reviews and trivia for mostly non-mainstream films.

Aggressive-Voice: Movie Reviews
Full and capsule reviews of current theater releases, with letter grades.

Movie Habit
Offers information and reviews on a range of films.

iofilm
Includes film, video and DVD reviews for the UK.

The Alpha Town
Reviews of foreign films and straight-to-video films.

Zap2it.com: Movie Reviews
Searchable database of current theatre releases, accompanied by U.S. showtimes.

Reports from the Edge
Movie reviews and information, Dueling Critics, Academy Awards information.

The Film Tribune
Full reviews of films ranging from the silent era to present releases.

Film Freak Central
Reviews of current theatrical and DVD releases.

A Fistful of Reviews
Includes reviews of contemporary and classic movies and essays on film themes [requires Flash plugin].

Jakeopolis.com
Reviews and editorials by Jakob Brzovic and staff.

Moviehole
Reviews and ratings for Australian and US theatrical releases by Clint Morris.

Reel Movie Critic
Current and archived reviews of theatrical and art house films, with screenshots.

Ross Anthony's Hollywood Report Card
Movie reviews and interviews by Ross Anthony.

Flipside Movie Emporium
Reviews and commentary on mainstream and independent films.

The Movie Insider: Reviews
Database of movie reviews for mainstream, foreign, and independent releases.

Varied Celluloid
Reviews that span many genres.

Movie Gazette
Reviews of new cinema and DVD releases with a special focus on the UK.

Cold Fusion Video Reviews
Reviews celebrating B-movies and cult films of all kinds.

The Horse
Pre- and post-release reviews as well as festival specials.

MovieFreak.com: Reviews
Ratings and reviews of current and past films.

Reel Reviews
Movie reviews, news, links, and monthly DVD and VHS giveaways.

Film Threat: Reviews
Archive of reviews from the indie film site.

Joe Does the Movies
Joe Clark's accessible movie reviews of captioned and audio-described first-run films.

Kinocite
Film and DVD reviews.

Lights Out Entertainment: Movie Reviews
Reviews focusing on current theatrical releases.

The Aisle View
A weekly column featuring reviews of recently released movies.

Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert
Full and capsule film reviews from the acclaimed critic. Also includes film festival details, interviews, and essays.

Qwipster's Movie Reviews
Film reviews by Vince Leo, specializing in current releases as well as classics, from the mainstream to the obscure.

The Cinematic Verses
Reviews and commentary on independent and mainstream films.

Celluloid Closet
Reviews from the Baghdad by the Bay guide to things to do in San Francisco.

Your Movie Connection
Reviews and box office criticism by teen critic Jake Sproul.

Frey and Scuz Movie Reviews
Reviews for those people who find mainstream reviews to be written by old fogeys.

Outrate
Tracking the evolution of gay culture, on screen and off.

StationFIVE
Current and classic film reviews.

The Film Habit
Weekly syndicated entertainment column.

Slightly-Rebel Film Criticism
Reviews films that garner respect and also make profits.

Respect's Movie Reviews
Alphabetical index of reviews of various films, with ratings.

Reviews On The Side
Reviews of various films, alphabetically indexed.

FilmOMH
User-submitted reviews and previews for both independent and mainstream releases.

Film Database
Searchable database of various reviews.

Telugu Cinema Reviews
Ratings, analyses, and reviews of Telugu films, by Jeevi.

The Balcony Movie Reviews
Reviews by Felix Vasquez, indexed alphabetically. Also includes monthly film picks and a forum.

QNetwork
Film and DVD reviews by James Kendrick, indexed alphabetically.

Movie Reviews by Edwin Jahiel
Alphabetical index of reviews, including many foreign films. Also features Cannes festival diaries and a cinephile shopping list.

Welcome to Hell
Glenn Walker's weblog of film reviews.

Mr. Mikey's Video Views
Collected reviews by published reviewer Michael Dlugos, who says he writes from the viewpoint of a movie lover rather than a critic.

MovieCat Cinema
Alphabetical listing of reviews by Catherine Krummey.

Cinemadoxography
Reviews of theatrical and home video releases, along with capsule reviews, by J. Alan Speer. Also includes writings on film.

Rob's Movie Vault
Reviews of current and past movies by Rob Gonsalves, organized alphabetically.

The New York Times: Movies
Archive of this newspaper's film reviews, including all reviews since 1983 and other selected reviews going back to 1929, including all Academy Award "Best Picture" winners.

InFilm Australia
Australia's online movie magazine. Features reviews for cinema and video, release dates, articles, and online discussion.

Ink & Ashes Film Reviews
Reviews from the perspective that film critics should blend the roles of movie-lover, consumer advocate, and art interpreter.

Empire Online
Movie site with film reviews from the UK film magazine.

Aaron West Film Reviews
Review site with a focus on artistic, independent, and foreign movies.

Harvey's Movie Reviews
Reviews with an academic slant by a film studies teacher from Ireland.

Rolling Stone - Movie Reviews
Reviews of new movies by Rolling Stone magazine editors.

Iggy's Movie Reviews Weblog
Independent reviews of recently released major motion pictures. Includes archives, lists and links.

Premier Movie Reviews
Ireland-based site with reviews, ratings and information on recent cinema and video releases.