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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%	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 B	Fresh 85%	The Hoax (2007)	" Lasse Hallstr�m's amusing film creates neither heroes nor villains" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 12, 2007
Fresh A-	Fresh 62%	The History Boys (2006)	" refreshing--a film that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 24, 2007
Fresh A-	Fresh 90%	Half Nelson (2006)	" a potent character study that refuses to vanish from memory" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 8, 2006
Fresh B	N/A	The Holy Mountain (1926)	" The Alps retain their majesty all the better with Fanck's framing." — Old School Reviews Posted Jun 7, 2006
Fresh B-	Fresh 67%	Hard Candy (2005)	" enough clever dialogue and strong acting performances to satisfy" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 22, 2006
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 35%	Hostage (2005)	" Willis earns his paycheck by sleepwalking through his role" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Mar 10, 2005
Fresh A	Fresh 88%	House of Flying Daggers (2004)	" I'd rather sit through a slide show of scenes from this movie than revisit 99% of the fare churned out by Hollywood " — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 25, 2005
Fresh B	Fresh 92%	Hotel Rwanda (2004)	" destined to make its relatively small target audience more aware of the current conflicts strangling much of Africa" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 5, 2004
Fresh B-	Fresh 73%	The Hunting of the President (2004)	" rightfully questions the underbelly of American politics and examines the scandal mongering of mainstream journalism in the wake of a right-wing media manipulation" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 15, 2004
Fresh A	Fresh 70%	Hero (1992)	" hangs its dynamic visual artistry on a compelling story." — Old School Reviews Posted Jul 10, 2004
Fresh A	Fresh 95%	Hero (2004)	" stretching the envelope for imagery we've never seen on the big screen before" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 25, 2004
Fresh B	Rotten 53%	The Holy Land (2003)	" putting a human face on the same tribulations that many face in Jerusalem" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 4, 2003
Rotten D	Rotten 41%	The Human Stain (2003)	" non-visionary filmmaking with one of the most insipid screenplays of the year" — Old School Reviews Posted Oct 23, 2003
Fresh A	Fresh 95%	High Noon (1952)	" quintessential Western that transcends the genre" — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 27, 2003
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 3.5/5	N/A	He Died With A Felafel In His Hand (2003)	" Although the pop philosophy may sound like Richard Linklater material, director Richard Lowenstein veers his scenarios with more control" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 2, 2003
Fresh B	Fresh 87%	Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1920)	" Before you think the filmmaker is one sick dude, he also develops scenarios to show how innocent women are deceived and trapped into witch accusations..." — Old School Reviews Posted Jul 12, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 72%	Habit (1997)	" Fessenden�s minimalist film is tightly constructed to haunt without terrorizing, playing far deeper on our psyches than surface level horror" — Old School Reviews Posted May 17, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 90%	Hoosiers (1987)	" Hoosiers contains enough pleasures to make anyone without a heart of stone put aside cynicism and root for the underdogs." — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 10, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Hidden Fortress (1958)	" ...memorable scenes and a touch of samurai honor code and philosophy to ponder" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 17, 2002
Fresh 3.5/5	Fresh 92%	Hollow Reed (1997)	" The eventual outcome is hardly surprising, but the resolution makes it suitable for a British After School Special" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jan 27, 2002
Rotten 2.5/5	Rotten 38%	Hardball (2001)	" Had Paramount played more team ball, they coulda been a contender." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Sep 12, 2001
Fresh B	Fresh 89%	Himalaya (2001)	" Valli documents the tremendous beauty of this remote region and of its inhabitants in one of the year's better films." — Old School Reviews Posted May 29, 2001
Fresh A-	Fresh 92%	High and Low (1962)	" expertly weaves a police tale with social commentary while remaining a character study above all." — Old School Reviews Posted May 15, 2001
Fresh 4.5/5	Fresh 79%	Happy Together (1997)	" ... creative visuals that offer insights into character that linger long after seeing the film, all with the power to touch the heart" — outrate.net Posted Apr 24, 2001
Fresh B-	Fresh 97%	Hairspray (1988)	" Hairspray represents more-mainstream John Waters fare, but the inspired casting itself will warrant a look for this 1988 film." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000
Fresh B	Fresh 84%	Harold and Maude (1971)	" Harold and Maude marks the first time I realized that famed Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert could be wrong." — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 1, 2000

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