Research Guides: FREN 091: Senior Colloquium (SC): Film Reviews

Getting Started

Before looking for reviews, it can be helpful to obtain background information on the film.

Use the IMDB for recent films, or to verify when a television series aired.
Use the AlloCiné for recent French-language films and television shows.
Use Film Indexes Online to verify the date the film was released.

Finding Film Reviews in Databases

ProQuest Research Library
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Scholarly & popular journals, 1971-present.
SEARCH TIP: Limit by "document type" to review. Enter the title of the film in quotes.
Nexis Uni
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Newspaper reviews and articles. 1980- current.
SEARCH TIP: Select "News" from the left menu. Select "All News." Select "Movie Reviews" under article type. Specify a date range.
ProQuest Performing Arts Database‎
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Scholarly & popular journals, 1864-present.
SEARCH TIP: Select "Search Articles." Limit by "Document Type" for Film Review or Television Review.
Screen Studies Collection
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Film Index International (1900- present), and the American Film Institute Catalog (1893 - 1974).
SEARCH TIP: Search for a film and see the references at the bottom.
The citations in this database will be listed in the following style: MPW 26 Mar 10, p377 (This citation means that a review appears in Moving Picture World, MARCH 26, 1910, p377.)

Finding Older Revews - Print Indexes

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
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The critical index
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Covers 1946-1973.
The film index
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Covers the early years of film up to 1936.
Film review index
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Volume 1: 1882-1949, Volume 2:1950-1985. Alphabetical by film title.
Index to critical film reviews in British and American film periodicals
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Film periodicals from their beginning to 1971
An index to short and feature film reviews in the moving picture world
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Covers the early years of film, 1907-1915.
The new film index
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Covers 1930-1970.
The New York times film reviews
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Covers 1913-1984
Retrospective index to film periodicals, 1930-1971
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Selected film criticism
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Covers 1896-1960
Social sciences & humanities index
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Covers 1965-1974
Variety film reviews
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Covers 1907-1996.

FREN 091: Senior Colloquium (SC)

New York Times

Movie Review Websites

Getting Started

Finding Film Reviews in Databases

Finding Older Revews - Print Indexes