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.

ProQuest Research Library
Scholarly & popular journals, 1971-present.
SEARCH TIP: Limit by "document type" to review. Enter the title of the film in quotes.
Nexis Uni
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
Scholarly & popular journals, 1864-present.
SEARCH TIP: Select "Search Articles." Limit by "Document Type" for Film Review or Television Review.
Screen Studies Collection
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.)

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