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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: 833
Total QuickRatings: 118

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

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Fresh A-	Fresh 91%	Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009)	" The Color Purple without Spielberg's saccharin sensibility" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 1, 2009
Fresh B+	Fresh 94%	The Damned United (2009)	" egoless acting, tight editing, and intelligent dialogue" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 27, 2009
Fresh B-	Rotten 55%	Kassim the Dream (2009)	" Occasionally the subject matter of a documentary transcends the film's artistic construction" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 21, 2009
Fresh A-	Fresh 89%	Up in the Air (2009)	" The ensemble acting works smoothly, and the dialog and editing move the narrative along a well paced 109 minute route." — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 7, 2009
Fresh A-	Fresh 98%	Food, Inc. (2009)	" the film can help more consumers realize that "cheaper" food is NOT necessarily a bargain" — Old School Reviews Posted Oct 27, 2009
Fresh A-	Fresh 89%	Zombieland (2009)	" Zombies can be a ton of fun as long as they don't chomp too many human characters and remain primarily bloody fodder for practical jokes and target practice" — Old School Reviews Posted Oct 8, 2009
Fresh B	Fresh 75%	Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)	" the rotund baseball cap wearing 'everyman' filmmaker adds a grand sequel to his resume" — Old School Reviews Posted Oct 4, 2009
Fresh B	N/A	Private Century (2009)	" 408 minute collage paints an invaluable portrait of Czech history, highlighted by vignettes illustrating the impact of communism on its people" — Old School Reviews DVD REVIEW Posted Sep 30, 2009
Fresh B+	Fresh 83%	Bright Star (2009)	" should inspire current and future generations to explore Keats and other Romantic poets" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 27, 2009
Rotten D+	Rotten 24%	Little Ashes (2009)	" limps along about as lifelessly as one of Dali's melting clocks" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 16, 2009
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%	Every Little Step (2009)	" *finally, A Chorus Line* gets its due in film*" — Old School Reviews* Posted Jun 7, 2009
Fresh B	Fresh 88%	Sin Nombre (2009)	" steadily building intensity despite overwhelming feelings of doom" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 18, 2009
Fresh B	N/A	Weaving Worlds (2009)	" Brings viewers in direct contact with weavers, sellers, independent buyers, and community member." — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 23, 2009
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 98%	Blindsight (2008)	" memorable portrait of some truly courageous individuals and previously unrevealed insights to Tibetan culture" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 25, 2009
Fresh B+	Fresh 83%	Days and Clouds (2008)	" draws viewers in close and never relinquishes its grip" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 26, 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 C+	Fresh 97%	The Pool (2008)	" worth seeing, primarily for its beautiful Goa setting" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 15, 2009
Fresh B	Fresh 77%	Doubt (2008)	" Although Meryl Streep and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are certain to dominate all discussion ... Viola Davis steals the film in its most memorable scene" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 8, 2008
Fresh B	Fresh 98%	The Wrestler (2008)	" an intimate insider view to the world of professional wrestling" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 4, 2008
Fresh B	Fresh 93%	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	" Boyle's dynamic camera angles and lively pacing memorably tour the Indian landscape" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 15, 2008
Rotten C-	Fresh 65%	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)	" disappoints in the end by settling for stereotypic shmaltz over substance" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 2, 2008
Fresh A	Fresh 91%	I.O.U.S.A. (2008)	" 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
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-	Rotten 20%	Dalai Lama Renaissance (2008)	" 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
Rotten C	Rotten 48%	Before the Rains (2008)	" contrived plot and shallow characters just don't hold up long term" — Old School Reviews Posted May 27, 2008
Fresh A	Fresh 80%	Standard Operating Procedure (2008)	" tears through the facade" — Old School Reviews Posted May 16, 2008
Fresh B-	Fresh 73%	Google Me (2008)	" Killeen puts a face on a concept that has likely occurred to most of us" — Old School Reviews Posted May 5, 2008
Fresh B	Fresh 92%	U2 3D (2008)	" groundbreaking film that effectively uses hi definition to capture the concert experience" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 9, 2008
Fresh B	N/A	Rumbo A Las Grandes Ligas - Road To The Big Leagues (2007)	" sweet package deal to satisfy anyone's baseball fever" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 4, 2009
Fresh B	N/A	Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections (2007)	" riveting viewing" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 30, 2008
Fresh A-	Fresh 95%	Pete Seeger - The Power of Song (2007)	" 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
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
Fresh B	Fresh 96%	Up The Yangtze (2007)	" floats across the screen, leaving indelible metaphoric imagery of China's rapidly changing way of life" — Old School Reviews Posted Jul 16, 2008
Rotten C	Rotten 40%	Gandhi, My Father (2007)	" promising concept ends up devolving into the ordinary" — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 5, 2008
Fresh B	Rotten 39%	Saawariya (2007)	" 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
Fresh B	Fresh 79%	Jimmy Carter Man From Plains (2007)	" allows us into Carter's life intimately enough to discern his character" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 11, 2008
Fresh A-	Fresh 94%	No End in Sight (2007)	" a horror show guaranteed to make you mad" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 18, 2008
Fresh B	Fresh 91%	August Evening (2007)	" Ebbs as leisurely as Gonzales' Guadalupe River." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 23, 2008
Fresh B-	N/A	Caravan/Prague: The Uneasy Road to Change (2007)	" makes the whole experience a lot more human--without having to become Amnesty International poster boys ourselves" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 31, 2007
Fresh B	Fresh 79%	Sharkwater (2007)	" ecological alarm clock once again rings in 2007" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 15, 2007
Fresh B+	Fresh 94%	Lake of Fire (2007)	" 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
Fresh A-	Fresh 98%	Nanking (2007)	" 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
Fresh B+	Fresh 77%	I'm Not There (2007)	" takes us laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the screen with Dylan metaphors and anecdotes" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 8, 2007
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
Rotten D+	Rotten 37%	Reservation Road (2007)	" fodder more suitable for a moralistic made-for-TV "after school special"" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 24, 2007
Fresh B+	Fresh 89%	The Savages (2007)	" Jenkins scripts and directs a warm, heartfelt character study with tons of great little moments" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 8, 2007
Fresh B-	Rotten 37%	Milarepa (2007)	" instructional value and exposure to Tibetan culture and values make this a worthwhile venture" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 4, 2007
Fresh A	Fresh 71%	Lust, Caution (2007)	" 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

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