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Total Reviews: 880
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit

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     (1957)      "12 Angry Men ranks as the tautest courtroom drama you’ll ever see, surpassing Lumet’s very good 1982 drama, The Verdict." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
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     (1968)      "brilliantly conceived" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
3.5/5
     (2002)      "entertaining quirky little film that is worth a look" [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com   
  
A-
     (1998)      "a clear example that film auteurs can handle a variety of genres when inspired" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A+
     (1959)      "... a bit like Holden Caulfield, except not nearly so eloquent" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B-
     (2001)      "This film will play much better to die hard baseball fans than it will to non-devotees" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
5/5
     (1963)      "gets to the core of creativity" [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com   
  
B
     (2001)      "Spielberg fans will be shocked that A.I. doesn’t deliver all the warm fuzzies and easy answers of E.T." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2002)      "Kiarostami profoundly displays Uganda's life and culture through his touristy pictures, as deceptively simple as the alphabet" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B-
     (1961)      "presents an even bleaker picture than Rossellini and De Sica" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B+
     (2009)      "metaphor for the inevitable obstacles that lie ahead for any two people who venture into a relationship" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A-
     (2002)      "But [Kaufman] finds a way to let the audience in on the joke by opening up a portal to his brain ..." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B-
     (2004)      "it hits enough true notes to elevate it above the usual patriotic flag waving renditions" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B-
     (2001)      "the most thorough documentary treatment ... accurately preserving the Alcatraz occupation's true significance through a number of primary sources." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1938)      "...qualifies as unabashed propaganda, but it also ranks as a first rate film about war that holds up because of Eisenstein’s film artistry" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1979)      "Technically, Scott has consistently demonstrated that he ranks among the best popular film artists. Unfortunately, Scott’s film doesn’t work for me as well in other areas." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A-
     (1999)      "Almodóvar's best to date." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B+
     (2002)      "Mike Leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1984)      "never before have phrases like 'sh*t marble' been uttered in film, and true genius is presented unpretentiously" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2003)      "well worth examining—far more interesting that reading dry British accounts of those years" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1974)      "...for long lasting imagery this nostalgic remembrance is highly entertaining and just may hook a newcomer to foreign film." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
4/5
     (2001)      "Sometimes it’s enough to attend the cinema to escape to another world, more innocent and romantic than the one we inhabit" [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com   
  
C+
     (1916)      "American Aristocracy represents a nostalgic time in American cinema, ruled by silent stars who played themselves in role after role" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2006)      "The phrase 'Apartheid elections' is used more than once, and it certainly strikes a chord" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
4/5
     (2003)      "a definitive documentary on Seabiscuit that focuses mostly on how the horse and rider together created a truly American story about hope" [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com   
  
4/5
     (1995)      "illuminating" [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com   
  
B-
     (2001)      " an impressive film debut" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2006)      "...Andrew Jenks, Room 335 is no political treatise on assisted living facilities. It's a surprising character study that serves as a warm portrait of an often neglected aspect of humanity." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2006)      "A surprising character study that serves as a warm portrait of an often neglected aspect of humanity." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1977)      "Not only is it his best film, it comes as close to perfection as any comedy created in the twentieth century." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1957)      "each tightly constructed story flows naturally like the Ganges River without artificial contrivances" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1960)      "...it does examine some basic values of the post War years and serves as sociological evidence for the times" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1979)      "classic work towers above the other war films" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1954)      "Ray’s quiet epic trilogy becomes a refuge against overkill of the senses—a cinematic meditation" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B+
     (2008)      "brings to light the personal struggles of a dedicated man who has been facing life and death issues on the front lines" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1982)      "The Atomic Cafe captures the Atomic Age and the resulting Cold War better than any documentary" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2007)      "Ebbs as leisurely as Gonzales' Guadalupe River." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B+
     (1962)      "Once again, some of the most powerful emotions evoked are due to Ozu's minimalist imagery" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A-
     (1959)      "Had Ballad of a Soldier received wider play in 1960, more Americans would have realized that individual Russians are real human beings" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2000)      "a real treat" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2005)      "will appeal primarily to literary and artistic mentalities" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1961)      "Lacking the Circus Maximus spectacle of its famous predecessor, Barabbas compensates with nuanced acting from Anthony Quinn" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
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     (1994)      "will appeal greatly to any children of the sixties ... who believe in the common unity of mankind and how we all seek the same universal source'" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2002)      "a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (2003)      "represents an artistic ideal of how we'd all like to end things" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1983)      "gets inside the head with its brutal imagery" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B
     (1996)      "Wright is at his best when interacting with the numerous great actors who lend small parts and cameos to the independent film." [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1966)      "plays like a mesmerizing action thriller that derives from the best traditions of Hollywood. " [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
B-
     (1996)      "just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary drama" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
  
A
     (1991)      "Many scenes can stand by themselves as paintings" [movie review]      Old School Reviews   
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