Research Guides: Cinema Studies (UNH Durham): Find Reviews

Library Search Box

The UNH Library search box provides one-stop searching for books and e-books; articles in newspapers, journals, and magazines; and video and audio

Select the Library Catalog scope to limit to books, e-books, government publications, and videos located at the UNH Library.

Using the UNH Durham Library Search Box (guide)
Information on features, search scopes, search filters, and working with search results.

Metacritic.com
Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of movies, TV shows, DVDs, and other media. A precis of each review is provided, usually from newspapers/magazines, along with a link to the full text original.
MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine
A leading index of movie reviews published online.

Use the library search box, Metacritic, and MRQE, for more recent films, use the following sources for older productions.

Film Review Annual
Call Number: Dimond Reference PN 1995 .F463
Provides full text reviews, from 12 journals/newspapers, of full-length films released in the United States during the year. Years covered 1981-2002.
The New York Times film reviews
Call Number: Dimond Ref PN 1995 .N4
Contains over 18,000 film reviews exactly as they appeared in th NY Times.
Years covered 1913-1994
The New York Times directory of the film.
Call Number: Dimond Ref PN 1995 .N39
Published in 1971, includes listings of Ten Best Films of the Year, plus reviews from the NY Times of the year's "ten best" and reviews of Oscar winners.

IMBD: The Internet Movie Database
IMDB is an online database of information related to movies, actors. TV shows, full cast & production credits.
The New York Public Library: Best of the Web: Film
Useful starting place for online links to reference materials about film. Headings include: Film Genres, Film History, Screenwriting, Film Festivals etc.