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JOHN A. NESBIT

Agrees with the Tomatometer 86% of the time.

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. Nesbit has written a number of reviews at ToxicUniverse.com and has established his own site at Old School Reviews.

Favorites: Casablanca, Fellini's 8 1/2, Do the Right Thing, Notorious, The 400 Blows, Ikiru

Publications: Old School Reviews, outrate.net, ToxicUniverse.com

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 834
Total QuickRatings: 118

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

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Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	12 Angry Men (1957)	" 12 Angry Men ranks as the tautest courtroom drama you�ll ever see, surpassing Lumet�s very good 1982 drama, The Verdict." — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 5, 2002
N/A	N/A	2001 Year-in-Review (2001)	Click here to read article — ToxicUniverse.com MISCELLANEOUS Posted Jan 26, 2002
Fresh A	Fresh 96%	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	" brilliantly conceived" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
N/A	N/A	2004 Year-in-Review (2004)	" I can't say that 2004 was a classic vintage year for film, but not every year can be a great Hollywood year like 1939 or like the decade of the seventies" — ToxicUniverse.com MISCELLANEOUS Posted Jan 26, 2005
N/A	N/A	2005 Year-in-Review (2005)	" ... films that contain true greatness are ones with enough depth to warrant multiple viewing ... adding to my DVD collection without having 'buyer's remorse' ..." — ToxicUniverse.com MISCELLANEOUS Posted Feb 7, 2006
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 100%	2LDK (2002)	" entertaining quirky little film that is worth a look" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 19, 2005
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	4 Little Girls (1998)	" a clear example that film auteurs can handle a variety of genres when inspired" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 11, 2003
Fresh B-	Fresh 80%	61* (2001)	" This film will play much better to die hard baseball fans than it will to non-devotees" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 13, 2001
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 97%	8 1/2 (1963)	" gets to the core of creativity" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jan 1, 2000
Rotten C-	Fresh 78%	A Beautiful Mind (2001)	" Howard�s sappy movie covers some of the material, but is far more concerned with box office and Oscar glory." — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 1, 2002
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 88%	A Christmas Story (1984)	" kid's eye view of family life and Christmas" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 13, 2001
Rotten C	Fresh 74%	A Jihad for Love (2007)	" Had Sharma dug deeper, the documentary would be more compelling" — Old School Reviews Posted Aug 12, 2008
Rotten C+	Fresh 77%	A Mighty Heart (2007)	" doesn't offer a whole lot other than atmosphere and a stellar performance by Jolie" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 23, 2007
Fresh A	Fresh 97%	A Night at the Opera (1935)	" contains more memorable moments than usual with its tighter script and more consistent laugh lines" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 13, 2004
Fresh B	N/A	A Perfect Day (2005)	" 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
Rotten 2/5	N/A	A Season On The Brink (2002)	" Feinstein's source book provides sufficient detail to humanize the controversial coach and explain his philosophy, but ESPN goes for the cheap shot instead and doesn't even reach the rim." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Nov 13, 2002
Rotten C+	Rotten 50%	A Simple Curve (2006)	" paint-by-numbers script that just doesn't trust the audience enough" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 29, 2007
Fresh A	Fresh 98%	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)	" Over a dozen Tennessee Williams� plays have been translated on celluloid 41 times to date, yet none match this production." — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 3, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 83%	A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)	" an intimate glimpse into the impoverished lifestyle of the Kurds living on the borders of northern Iraq" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh A	N/A	A Trip to the Moon (1996)	" ...the short film is a hoot!" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 1, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 72%	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)	" Spielberg fans will be shocked that A.I. doesn�t deliver all the warm fuzzies and easy answers of E.T." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 27, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 78%	ABC Africa (2002)	" Kiarostami profoundly displays Uganda's life and culture through his touristy pictures, as deceptively simple as the alphabet" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 25, 2002
Rotten 2.5/5	Fresh 85%	About Schmidt (2002)	" *It's little more than a lightweight satire about the average life of a typical Midwesterner that shows no affection for its characters like Fargo* does*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Jan 2, 2003
Fresh B-	Fresh 100%	Accattone (1961)	" presents an even bleaker picture than Rossellini and De Sica" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 12, 2003
Fresh B+	Fresh 65%	Adam (2009)	" metaphor for the inevitable obstacles that lie ahead for any two people who venture into a relationship" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 27, 2009
Fresh A-	Fresh 91%	Adaptation (2002)	" But [Kaufman] finds a way to let the audience in on the joke by opening up a portal to his brain ..." — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 25, 2002
Rotten C-	N/A	Adrift on the Nile (1971)	" plays like a watered down La Dolce Vita in Cairo" — Old School Reviews Posted May 26, 2006
Fresh B-	N/A	Alcatraz Is Not an Island (2001)	" the most thorough documentary treatment ... accurately preserving the Alcatraz occupation's true significance through a number of primary sources." — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 9, 2002
Rotten D+	Rotten 16%	Alexander (2004)	" Alexander the Great will have to wait for another time and another director before justice can fully be achieved" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 21, 2004
Fresh B	Fresh 94%	Alexander Nevsky (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" — Old School Reviews Posted May 15, 2001
Rotten D	Rotten 0%	Alexander the Great (1956)	" would work better as a stage play for high school theatrical productions" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 20, 2004
Rotten C-	Rotten 50%	Alexandra's Project (2005)	" nihilistic film covers familiar territory in a fresh new way that is extremely memorable" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 25, 2005
Rotten C	Fresh 67%	Ali (2001)	" the end to Mann�s plodding film only brings relief that it ends" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2002
Rotten D	Fresh 73%	Ali Zaoua (2000)	" *Like a treadmill, Ali Zaoua* plays out like a film exercise that goes nowhere*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Mar 13, 2003
Rotten D	Fresh 64%	Alice's Restaurant (1969)	" The movie hasn�t improved any over the years, but fortunately this version has Arlo Guthrie supplying commentary, making the DVD worth some historical value for '60s junkies." — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 17, 2001
Fresh B	Fresh 97%	Alien (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." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh A-	Fresh 98%	All About My Mother (1999)	" Almod�var's best to date." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh B+	Fresh 83%	All or Nothing (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" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 8, 2002
Rotten C-	N/A	Altruist (2004)	" The most interesting aspect ... is its Jack Kevorkian premise of uniting suicidal people with serial killers" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 11, 2006
Fresh A	Fresh 97%	Amadeus (1984)	" *never before have phrases like 'sht marble' been uttered in film, and true genius is presented unpretentiously*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Jun 28, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 82%	Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003)	" well worth examining�far more interesting that reading dry British accounts of those years" — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 9, 2003
Fresh A	Fresh 92%	Amarcord (1974)	" ...for long lasting imagery this nostalgic remembrance is highly entertaining and just may hook a newcomer to foreign film." — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 24, 2002
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 90%	Amelie (2001)	" Sometimes it�s enough to attend the cinema to escape to another world, more innocent and romantic than the one we inhabit" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Nov 20, 2001
Rotten C-	Fresh 67%	Amen (2003)	" this production fails to take cinematic advantage of its material" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 14, 2003
Fresh C+	N/A	American Aristocracy (1916)	" American Aristocracy represents a nostalgic time in American cinema, ruled by silent stars who played themselves in role after role" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 5, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 75%	American Blackout (2006)	" The phrase 'Apartheid elections' is used more than once, and it certainly strikes a chord" — Old School Reviews Posted Oct 25, 2008
Fresh 4/5	N/A	American Experience - Seabiscuit (2003)	" a definitive documentary on Seabiscuit that focuses mostly on how the horse and rider together created a truly American story about hope" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 5, 2003
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 100%	American Experience - The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1995)	" illuminating" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 14, 2001
Fresh B-	Fresh 92%	Amores Perros (2001)	" an impressive film debut" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 23, 2001
Fresh B+	Fresh 91%	An Autumn Afternoon (1962)	" Once again, some of the most powerful emotions evoked are due to Ozu's minimalist imagery" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 25, 2007

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