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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: 830
Total QuickRatings: 118

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

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Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	At the Death House Door (2008)	" brings to light the personal struggles of a dedicated man who has been facing life and death issues on the front lines" — Old School Reviews Posted May 18, 2009
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Take Out (2008)	" strength of the films rests with the tremendous atmosphere that it creates" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 22, 2009
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	Man On Wire (2008)	" grasps just what it means to be human and to express it fully" — Old School Reviews Posted Aug 11, 2008
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Bob Dylan - The Other Side of the Mirror (2007)	" 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
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	Street Fight (2006)	" a primer for any aspiring politician to see the worst of what he can expect" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 31, 2007
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 100%	2LDK (2002)	" entertaining quirky little film that is worth a look" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 19, 2005
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr. (1999)	" Morris uses montages of expert testimony, neo Nazis, Holocaust activists, and forensic scientists along with wacky interview footage to give a truly intimate picture" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
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 A	Fresh 100%	Hate (1995)	" to get an inside view of the situation, there simply is no better source than Kassovitz's disturbing urban study" — Old School Reviews Posted May 8, 2007
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 100%	American Experience - The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1995)	" illuminating" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 14, 2001
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)	" Searching for Bobby Fischer approaches Josh's fears and self-doubt very effectively and does so with a lot of heart." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	Brother's Keeper (1992)	" documentaries truly can be as suspenseful and dramatic as any fictional narrative." — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 11, 2004
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Life and Nothing More... (1992)	" So natural are Kiarostami's non-professional actors, that the line between fiction and non-fiction is continually blurred." — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 14, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Europa Europa (1991)	" uses the historical background only as a backdrop to the fears and isolation Solly must undergo without dwelling on the evils of the Holocaust" — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 21, 2003
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Where Is the Friend's Home? (1989)	" Even though very little takes place, the eighty-three minutes seem to fly by in real time." — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 10, 2002
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	Roger & Me (1989)	" demonstrates that this genr� can be as hilarious as any comedy on the market and provide some sharp political muckraking to boot." — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 7, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Drugstore Cowboy (1989)	" communicates its anti-drug message with a sense of humor and humanity" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	The Thin Blue Line (1988)	" ... sets a new standard" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 17, 2001
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Law of Desire (1987)	" provocative psychological study about the potential devastating cost of wanton love" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 24, 2007
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Shoah (1985)	" *Lazmann's 9 � hour labor of love equals The Triumph Of The Will* for its [historical] importance*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Oct 25, 2003
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)	" Throughout the film, Epstein keeps Milk's political agenda in mind" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 22, 2008
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Burden of Dreams (1982)	" not only captures the dramatic moments where Herzog risks life and limb ... , but he includes small details that provide necessary natural respites from Herzog's 'madness'" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 24, 2005
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Atomic Cafe (1982)	" The Atomic Cafe captures the Atomic Age and the resulting Cold War better than any documentary" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 26, 2001
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 100%	Vernon, Florida (1981)	" the great turkey hunter creates a long lasting character along with the other Vernon residents" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)	" *Bu�uel's pot shots in That Object of Desire* are well-planned provocative scenarios that show just how difficult it is to understand sexual desires.*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Oct 16, 2002
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	Harlan County, USA (1976)	" serves as an important historical document and unfortunately remains as relevant today as it was thirty years ago" — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 11, 2003
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Jaws (1975)	" Like Hitchcock, nothing is thrown in without serving a purpose." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	Chinatown (1974)	" *few other directors would have taken the time, or had the patience, to allow us to unravel the mystery along* with our hero.*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Feb 27, 2001
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	Day for Night (1973)	" Truffaut clearly communicates his consummate love for film in ways certain to bring knowing smiles to all movie lovers" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 3, 2003
Fresh B-	Fresh 100%	Pratidwandi (1972)	" India's finest director clearly relates to his protagonist: a thinking man well aware of his political surroundings, but never to the point of sacrificing his artistic vision." — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 28, 2006
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	The Sorrow and the Pity (1971)	" Oph�ls is more relentless than Mike Wallace in getting beneath the cover stories and revealing the truth." — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 19, 2001
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Wild Child (1970)	" often overlooked film will stimulate educators and anyone interested in the learning process" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 2, 2005
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1969)	" provocative film that certainly isn't easy to forget%u2014as long as you patiently sit through its entirety" — Old School Reviews Posted May 23, 2007
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Salesman (1968)	" represents a remarkably disturbing visual document of a lifestyle that may well be gone forever while exposing the underbelly of capitalism that remains live and well" — Old School Reviews Posted Oct 13, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Pornographers (1966)	" territory more commonly explored by Bu�uel and Fellini." — Old School Reviews Posted Jul 11, 2004
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Closely Watched Trains (1966)	" Filmed in minimalist style, it's far more interesting visually than most cluttered and clunky modern Hollywood fare" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 28, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Simon of the Desert (1965)	" Surrealist Luis Bu�uel firmly digs his elbows into the side of organized religion" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 2, 2002
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 100%	The Pawnbroker (1965)	" The final scene is devastating and creates a painful, lingering image" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 1, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	Tokyo Olympiad (1965)	" 'Despite the unnecessary preaching of peace and brotherhood, Ichikawa truly captures a far more intimate portion of Olympic spirit than recorded anywhere else'" — Old School Reviews Posted Aug 1, 2002
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	I Am Cuba (1964)	" *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
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	Charulata (1964)	" Subtitles become irrelevant during these times since the real content comes from the juxtapositions, the body postures, the side glances, and the facial expressions" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 14, 2005
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Woman in the Dunes (1964)	" *sensual camerawork that captures waves of sand more intimately than Lawrence of Arabia* and lovingly wraps around the bodies of its protagonists.*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Jul 28, 2003
Fresh A-	Fresh 100%	Lord of the Flies (1963)	" the most effective way of visually capturing the essence of Golding�s Lord of the Flies" — Old School Reviews Posted Aug 15, 2003
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Sanjuro (1962)	" For escapist fare, this ranks highly" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 5, 2007
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	Viridiana (1961)	" ranks near the top of Bunuel's body of work" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 14, 2006
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 100%	Barabbas (1961)	" *Lacking the Circus Maximus spectacle of its famous predecessor, Barabbas* compensates with nuanced acting from Anthony Quinn*" — Old School Reviews* Posted May 2, 2003
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Young One (1960)	" provokes more discussions about life's existential problems than more conventionally moralistic filmmakers" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 6, 2004
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	North by Northwest (1959)	" the ideal introduction to the Master and all his basic fears and craftsmanship" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 16, 2005
Fresh A	Fresh 100%	The World of Apu (1959)	" In many ways, the final chapter of the trilogy weaves the most compelling story" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 27, 2005

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