Film Review Research

Jessica Farey

What is a film review?

● “A popular way for critics to assess a film's overall quality and determine whether or not they think the film is worth recommending”

● A good way to promote the film by assuring people of the quality

Where do you find film reviews?Film reviews can be found in (but are not exclusive to) film magazines such as Empire and Total Film. There are often smaller, less specialised sections dedicated to reviewing film in lifestyle magazines such as Glamour and Esquires. Here is the same film being reviewed in 3 different magazines:

Analysis of existing film reviews