Research Guides: Movie Reviews & Criticism: Websites

Movie Reviews
from RollingStone.com

Search Rollingstone.com for older movie reviews.

Filmmaker Magazine
The magazine of independent film.
Independent Film Channel
The home of offbeat, unexpected comedies.
Indiewire
The leading news, information, and networking site for independent-minded filmmakers, the industry and moviegoers alike.

American Film Institute's 100 years...
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies documented AFI's celebration of cinema's centennial. Each special honors a different aspect of excellence in American film.

Rotten Tomatoes
Movies, Movie Reviews, Critic Scores, Showtimes and Movie Trailers - The Ultimate Movie Database!
IMDB - Internet Movie Database
It's a huge collection of movie information. "[At IMDB] we try to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web. We then do our best to present this information in a manner that is easy to search and access."
Roger Ebert - movie reviews
Movie reviews, essays, interviews and the Movie Answer Man from film critic Roger Ebert and contributors.
Metacritic
Movie Reviews, TV Reviews, Game Reviews, and Music Reviews

The New York Times: movie reviews & trailers
Los Angeles Times - Movie & DVD Reviews
Reelviews.net
Online movie reviews by American film critic, James Berardinelli. (*Lots of pop-up advertising)
The Village Voice - Movies
Reviews and news. The nation's first and largest alternative newsweekly, the Voice maintains the same tradition of no-holds-barred reporting and criticism it first embraced when it began publishing more than fifty years ago.
The Hollywood Reporter - Movies
This is the definitive interpretive voice of the entertainment industry.
Variety.com - Film
Film industry news & reviews. Recognized and respected through out the world of show business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news.
NPR.org
Reviews of new movies, classic and art films, foreign films, and popular movies.
Film Journal International, Movie Reviews
Film Journal Int'l is a trade publication and website covering the motion picture industry, with special emphasis on theatrical exhibition. Film Reviews are from the Hollywood Reporter.
Filmsite.org
An award-winning website for classic film buffs, students, moviegoers and anyone else interested in the great movies of the last century. Detailed plot synopses, review commentary and film reference material are just some of the features available on the site.

Academy Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
AFI - Films of the Year
American Film Institute
British Academy of Film Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
Directors Guild Awards
Directors Guild of America
Golden Globe Awards
From the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Independent Spirit Awards
Celebrating the best of independent film.
Razzie Awards
The Golden Raspberry (RAZZIE) Awards honors the worst in film.
Screen Actors Guild Awards
The only televised awards shows to exclusively honor performers, it presents thirteen awards for acting in film and television.

Hawaii International Film Festival - HIFF
The Hawai'i Int'l Film Festival is dedicated to the advancement of cultural exchange and media awareness in the Pacific Rim. HIFF's programming has two particular mandates: to be a festival of record for emerging films from Asia and the Pacific, and to present the top festival films from around the world, annually screening films from over 45 countries.