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JOHN A. NESBIT
PUBLICATION(S)
• Old School Reviews
• outrate.net
• ToxicUniverse.com

BIOGRAPHY
Former teacher on the Navajo reservation who developed a film appreciation course, now seeks happiness in an urban desert setting frequenting Diamondbacks games, the 2 movie arthouses in the area, and travelling whenever possible.
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CONTACT INFO
Email Critic

STATS
Total Reviews: 863
Total QuickRatings: 117

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

OTHER INFO
• Official Website(s)
• Favorites
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona

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HOME ABOUT MOVIES DVDs INTERVIEWS BEST WORST QUICK RATINGS OTHER
LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES
A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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A  The Best of Youth
A-  The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
B+  Earth
4/5  The Last Kiss
B  The Last Victory
3.5/5  Hairspray
B-  Pratidwandi
C+  The Last King of Scotland
C  Tsotsi
C-  Exils
D+  Reservation Road
D  The Night Listener
 
  
BEST REVIEWED
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A  I.O.U.S.A.
A  Man On Wire
A  Standard Operating Procedure
A  I Am Cuba
A  Killer of Sheep
A  Lust, Caution
A  Hate
A  Into Great Silence
A  Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
A  Pan's Labyrinth
 more...
 
  
WORST REVIEWED
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F  Charro
0/5  Tarzan, the Ape Man
D-  The Village
0.5/5  Morvern Callar
0.5/5  Baise Moi
D  Farewell Israel - Bush, Iran, and The Revolt of Islam
D  Glen or Glenda?
D  The Night Listener
D  Imagine Me & You
D  Elizabethtown
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 85% of the time.

Genre:   # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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" Throughout the film, Epstein keeps Milk's political agenda in mind" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 22, 2008
 		The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)100%
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B+		 
" serves as a dynamic introduction to Communism" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 21, 2008
 		Faith Of The Century: A History Of Communism (1999)n/a
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B		 
" weaves a comfortable cinematic quilt that covers everyday life in Beirut while giving us a glimpse into some intriguing characters" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 18, 2008
 		A Perfect Day (2005)n/a
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B		 
" Boyle's dynamic camera angles and lively pacing memorably tour the Indian landscape" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 15, 2008
 		Slumdog Millionaire (2008)92%
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C-		 
" disappoints in the end by settling for stereotypic shmaltz over substance" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 2, 2008
 		The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)63%
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A		 
" as essential viewing as any common sense advice you've received from parents/grandparents about living within your means" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 1, 2008
 		I.O.U.S.A. (2008)92%
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B		 
" The phrase 'Apartheid elections' is used more than once, and it certainly strikes a chord" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Oct 25, 2008
 		American Blackout (2006)75%
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B		 
" For Norbu, filmmaking has become his form of thangka painting" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Oct 18, 2008
 		Travellers & Magicians (2005)95%
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B		 
" stands out from the masses of pulp romances cranked out from Bollywood" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Oct 7, 2008
 		Dil Se (1998)n/a
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B		 
" riveting viewing" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Sep 30, 2008
 		Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections (2007)n/a
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A-		 
" Joan Baez calls Pete a "saint," and Jim Brown's documentary makes a strong case for his canonization." -- Old School Reviews
Posted Sep 7, 2008
 		Pete Seeger - The Power of Song (2007)95%
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C		 
" Had Sharma dug deeper, the documentary would be more compelling" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Aug 12, 2008
 		A Jihad for Love (2008)75%
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A		 
" grasps just what it means to be human and to express it fully" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Aug 11, 2008
 		Man On Wire (2008)100%
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B-		 
" It's a simple truth that many know before the film starts, but the Dalai Lama serves as human exemplar for the lesson" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Jul 25, 2008
 		Dalai Lama Renaissance (2008)n/a
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B		 
" floats across the screen, leaving indelible metaphoric imagery of China's rapidly changing way of life" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Jul 16, 2008
 		Up The Yangtze (2007)96%
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B-		 
" well paced film entertains" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 		Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)83%
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C		 
" promising concept ends up devolving into the ordinary" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 		Gandhi, My Father (2007)40%
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A-		 
" As visually poetic and slow-paced as Terrence Malick" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 31, 2008
 		The Terrorist (1998)83%
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A-		 
" honest and haunting portrait" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 28, 2008
 		Salaam Bombay! (1988)92%
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C		 
" contrived plot and shallow characters just don't hold up long term" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 27, 2008
 		Before the Rains (2008)46%
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A		 
" tears through the facade" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 16, 2008
 		Standard Operating Procedure (2008)80%
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B-		 
" Killeen puts a face on a concept that has likely occurred to most of us" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 5, 2008
 		Google Me (2008)80%
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B-		 
" Bad taste trumps bad cinema any day!" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 5, 2008
 		The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)n/a
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B		 
" Entertaining ... Not all that different from America's love affair with MTV, American idol, and prime time TV offerings" -- Old School Reviews
Posted May 3, 2008
 		Saawariya (2007)41%
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B		 
" goes beyond the genre by offering subtle social criticism%u2014a first in Japanese cinema" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Apr 28, 2008
 		I Was Born, But... (1932)90%
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B-		 
" far more provocative than the more literal adaptation's of Defoe's classic" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Apr 13, 2008
 		Robinson Crusoe (1952)100%
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B		 
" allows us into Carter's life intimately enough to discern his character" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Apr 11, 2008
 		Jimmy Carter Man From Plains (2007)79%
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B-		 
" Excellent introduction to Buddhism--strongest portions are mythical excerpts of Buddha's life." -- Old School Reviews
Posted Apr 4, 2008
 		Little Buddha (1994)68%
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B-		 
" a Frankenstein variant as the title character is physically as strong as the cattle he slaughters, yet the gentle soul remains vulnerable to the charms of women" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Feb 25, 2008
 		El Bruto (1952)88%
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B-		 
" doesn't rank with Buñuel's best work, but students will find enough of his satirical material to wink at" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Feb 24, 2008
 		Susana (1951)n/a
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B		 
" Hayakawa was like the Asian Valentino of the silent screen" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Feb 22, 2008
 		The Dragon Painter (1919)83%
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A-		 
" a horror show guaranteed to make you mad" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Feb 18, 2008
 		No End in Sight (2007)94%
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B		 
" a mustard seed for later masterworks" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Feb 11, 2008
 		Scandal (1950)n/a
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B		 
" groundbreaking film that effectively uses hi definition to capture the concert experience" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Feb 9, 2008
 		U2 3D (2008)92%
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B		 
" microcosm of the Japanese post-war experience" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Jan 28, 2008
 		One Wonderful Sunday (1947)83%
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B		 
" Ebbs as leisurely as Gonzales' Guadalupe River." -- Old School Reviews
Posted Jan 23, 2008
 		August Evening (2007)91%
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B-		 
" makes the whole experience a lot more human--without having to become Amnesty International poster boys ourselves" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Dec 31, 2007
 		Caravan/Prague: The Uneasy Road to Change (2007)n/a
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B		 
" ecological alarm clock once again rings in 2007" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Dec 15, 2007
 		Sharkwater (2007)81%
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B+		 
" definitive documentary on the subject that is so gripping that every thinking person will be forced to confront core issues" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Dec 12, 2007
 		Lake of Fire (2007)94%
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A-		 
" The story of man's inhumanity during wartime is an old one, but this film delivers the message raw unlike anything before" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Dec 10, 2007
 		Nanking (2007)98%
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B+		 
" takes us laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the screen with Dylan metaphors and anecdotes" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Dec 8, 2007
 		I'm Not There (2007)78%
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D		 
" a classic 'Death by PowerPoint' phenomenon common to businessmen, who discover the interface for the first time and go overboard" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Dec 2, 2007
 		Farewell Israel - Bush, Iran, and The Revolt of Islam ()n/a
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B		 
" a 'must see' for music fans and a necessary addition to the DVD libraries of all Dylan fans" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 28, 2007
 		Bob Dylan - The Other Side of the Mirror (2007)100%
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D+		 
" fodder more suitable for a moralistic made-for-TV "after school special"" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 24, 2007
 		Reservation Road (2007)36%
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A		 
" visual impressions that will forever remain embedded in your mind's eye%u2014just as much as Picasso's La Guernica communicates the horrors of war" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 23, 2007
 		I Am Cuba (1964)100%
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A		 
" fills the screen with visual poetry that plays like intimate documentary" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 11, 2007
 		Killer of Sheep (1977)97%
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B+		 
" Jenkins scripts and directs a warm, heartfelt character study with tons of great little moments" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 		The Savages (2007)89%
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B-		 
" instructional value and exposure to Tibetan culture and values make this a worthwhile venture" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Nov 4, 2007
 		Milarepa (2007)38%
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A		 
" unfurls at the same pace as a doomed lotus blossom. And just as beautifully with the year's most sensuous cinematography" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Oct 22, 2007
 		Lust, Caution (2007)70%
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C+		 
" ... fails to rise above a Dickens-like tale of betrayal and redemption" -- Old School Reviews
Posted Oct 18, 2007
 		The Kite Runner (2007)66%

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