- How to Locate Reviews of Plays and Films: a bibliography of criticism from the beginnings to the present, 1976. Z5781.S21 Reading Room, Floor 3
- A Guide to Critical Reviews, Part 4, The Screenplay from The Jazz Singer to Dr. Strangelove (2 volumes), 1980. Z5782.S19 Reading Room, Floor 3
Chronological List of Sources of Film Reviews:1882-1985.
Film Review Index. Lists films alphabetically by title, and indexes reviews in as many review sources as available, exluding non-English language sources and difficult-to-locate sources. Does not provide full text of reviews. Z5784.M9F5130 1986 Reading Room, Floor 3.1890-1982.
Readers' Guide Retrospective An excellent resource for the earlier reviews. Use the subject "Moving Picture Plays" (through February 1977) or "Motion Picture Reviews" (after February 1977).1897-1940.
Film Index (Volume 1, Film as Art),1941. Excellent guide to early articles and reviews compiled by staff of the Museum of Modern Art under the auspices of the Works Projects Administration. Z5784.M9W9 Reading Room, Floor 3
1905-present.
- Variety (1905-2004) microfilm PN 37
- Variety Film Reviews reprints reviews from 1907 through 1980 in sixteen volumes.. Arranged in the order in which reviews were published, but each year has a title index. f PN1995.V29 Reading Room, Floor 3
- Variety, 1929-1983 f PN1993.V3 bookstacks
- Variety full text (1999-present).
See also Index to Motion Pictures Reviewed by Variety, 1907-1980, 1982 . Provides convenient access to the over forty thousand films reviewed by Variety. PN1995.A47 bookstacks
1907-1915
Index to Short and Feature Film Reviews in the Moving Picture World: The Early Years,1995. Z5784.M9 D330 1995 Reading Room, 3rd floor
1913-present.
- New York Times Film Reviews, 1913-1968. Chronologically-arranged photographic reprints of New York Times film reviews. Includes a title index and a personal name index. fPN1995.N53 Reading Room, Floor 3
- Historical New York Times, full-text, available from 1851 through 2002.
- New York Times, full text, 1995-present
1932-1971
Index to Critical Film Reviews in Selected British and America Periodicals, 1974. Arranged by title of film with director and reviewer indexes. Z5784.M9B78 Reading Room, Floor 3. Continued by the International Index to Film Periodicals, below.
1972-present.
International Index to Film Periodicals: A core resource for film criticism, reviews, and interviews, covering 300 of the most important scholarly and popular titles in the literature of film studies. From the top of the database menu, select "Index Film Periodicals 1972-3/2005."Dates vary by title:
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Newpapers available include the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and many other regional and international news sources. See also our subject guide to news sources and our quick guide.
Other current newspapers available online (a sampling):
- Boston Globe, 1987-
- Chicago Tribune,1985-
- Guardian, 1996-
- Independent, 1993-
- New York Times Magazine, 1997-
- Times of London, 1992-
- Village Voice 1991-