Film & Performing Arts Reviews
Film and performing arts reviews range from simple summaries to in-depth critical analyses and evaluations. Read reviews about films and performances to:
- Find out what others have said about them
- Identify controversies
The databases listed below will help you find reviews published in scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers. When possible, look for reviews using the “advanced search” mode. Search by title of the work and limit by publication type to "review."
Resources with this icon may be accessed through on-campus computers, including those located in the Libraries. However, off-campus access is restricted to current UCSD students, faculty, and staff.
| Film Review Databases | Theater & Dance Review Databases | General Article Databases |
| FILM REVIEW DATABASES |
| FIAF: International Index to Film Periodicals |
| Film and Television Literature Index |
| Film Literature Index |
| New York Times Film Reviews |
| Internet Movie Database |
| Rotten Tomatoes |
| THEATER & DANCE REVIEW DATABASES |
| International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text |
| International Index to the Performing Arts (Full-Text) (IIPA-FT) |
| World Shakespeare Bibliography Online |
| GENERAL ARTICLE DATABASES THAT INCLUDE FILM, THEATER, & DANCE REVIEWS* |
| Academic Search Complete |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic |
| Readers’ Guide Retrospective |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective |
| JSTOR |
| Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online |
*For other databases which may index film and performing arts reviews:
- Subjects A-Z recommended Social Sciences & Humanities databases by broad subject areas
- Databases A-Z all databases, arranged by title
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