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Where can I find film reviews?

Discovery Search

To find reviews in Discovery Search, search for the title of a film. On the results page, select ‘Reviews’ under the Format heading.

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Free to use for anyone to find records. Some results, and detailed information such as PDFs and full text links, are available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

ProQuest Screen Studies Collection

This database, which cross searches the American Film Institute Catalog (AFI), Film Index International (FII) and FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database, also contains reviews from a number of different sources.

To find reviews, search for the title of the film you're interested in. On the results page, select 'Review' under the 'Document Type' heading.

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Cross-search American Film Institute Catalog (AFI), Film Index International (FII) and FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Online Aggregators

Movie Review Query Engine
Founded in 1993 by Stewart M. Clamen, Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) aggregates links to film reviews for over 100,000 titles.
Rotten Tomatoes
Read up on the latest movie reviews published by professional film and T.V.critics.

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