How to Find Movie Reviews
Movie Review Indexes | Other Indexes Which Cover Movie Reviews | Internet Resources
Movie Review Indexes
The following sources focus specifically on movie reviews.
| The New York Times Film Reviews (1913- ) | QEII Ref PN 1995 N4 |
| Contains full text of reviews. | |
| Includes a number of cumulative indexes. |
| Film Review Annual (1983- ) | QEII Ref PN 1995 F466 |
| Contains full text of a number of reviews. | |
| Provides citations to additional reviews. |
| Film Review Index (1882-1985) | QEII Ref PN 1995 M65 F5 |
| Provides citations to reviews in books and journals. | |
| Good source for classic films. | |
| Contains two volumes: | |
| v.1 1882-1949 | |
| v.2 1950-1985 |
| Magill's Cinema Annual (1984- ) | QEII Ref PN 1993.3 M34 |
| Contains an essay on each movie. | |
| Provides citations for reviews in journals. |
| Variety's Film Reviews (1907-1995/96) | QEII Ref PN 1993 V34 |
| Contains full text of reviews from Variety. | |
| Has one cumulative index (1907-1980). | |
| The title changed in 1987 from Variety Film Reviews. |
Other indexes which cover movie reviews
The following indexes are used primarily to locate articles. However, they also list citations to movie reviews. Since all indexes vary slightly, check the introduction for instructions on finding movie reviews.
| Wilson OmniFile (1982-) | available from the library homepage under "Article Indexes" |
| For earlier reviews, see the print versions of this index: |
| Reader's Guide (1900-1984) | QEII Ref AI 3 R47 |
| Humanities Index (1974-1984) | QEII Ref AI 3 H86 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974) | QEII Ref AI 3 R49 |
| International Index (1907-1965) | QEII Ref AI 3 R49 |
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Motion picture reviews.
Moving picture reviews.
Moving picture plays -Criticism, plots, etc. - Single works.
| Art Index (1950-1984/5) | QEII Ref N 1 A7 & Storage |
| (1984- ) | available from the library homepage under "Article Indexes" |
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Motion picture reviews.
Moving picture reviews.
| Film Literature Index (1973- ) | QEII Ref PN 1993 F55 |
| Reviews appear under the title of film | |
| (under the subheading Reviews). |
| Media Review Digest (1973/74- ) | QEII Ref LB 1043 M4 |
| The Rolling Stone Index (1967-1991) | QEII Ref ML 1 R65 1993 |
| Movie reviews from Rolling Stone Magazine | |
| (Rolling Stone Magazine is kept in | |
| MUN MICROFORMS on level 1) | |
| Reviews appear in a separate section called | |
| "Movie Reviews" |
| CBCA Reference | |
| CBCA Current Events | |
| CBCA Business | |
| (1982- ) available from the library homepage under "Article Indexes" |
| Canadian Business Index (1980-1981) | QEII Ref HF 3221 C36 |
| Canadian News Index (1977-1981) | QEII Ref AI 3 C241 |
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Name of film.
Movie reviews.
Movies, documentary - reviews.
Reviews - Cinema.
| Canadian Periodical Index (1920-) | QEII Ref AI 3 C242 |
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Moving Picture Reviews
Movie Reviews
Internet Resources
| Yahoo Movie Information |
| Contains links to numerous movie information sites on the Internet. |
| URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/Reviews/ |
| Internet Movie Database (IMDb) |
| Contains detailed information for over 75,000 movies. |
| URL: http://www.imdb.com/ |
| All Movie Guide |
| Contains detailed information on thousands of movies. |
| URL: http://www.allmovie.com |
| The New york Times Movie Reviews |
| Archive of all reviews since 1960, all Academy Award Best Picture reviews and reviews for NYT guide to the Best 1000 Movies ever made |
| URL: http://movies.nytimes.com/ref/movies/reviews/index.html |
August 5, 2008
