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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 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	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 C+	Fresh 97%	The Pool (2008)	" worth seeing, primarily for its beautiful Goa setting" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 15, 2009
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
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
Fresh A	Fresh 95%	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)	" the most beautiful and redemptive film of 2006" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 2, 2007
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 89%	Paradise Now (2005)	" explores suicide bombers more intimately than ever before" — Old School Reviews Posted Dec 5, 2005
Fresh A-	Fresh 85%	Pride and Prejudice (2005)	" Wright mines new territory with bold casting moves, and a realistic earthy production design" — Old School Reviews Posted Nov 12, 2005
Fresh B	Fresh 96%	Pumping Iron (1977)	" Young kids may dream of bulking easily with steroids, but this film graphically shows that it takes a helluva lot of work ... to step on stage with these guys" — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 27, 2005
Fresh A	Fresh 97%	Pather Panchali (1954)	" Ray�s trilogy contains absolutely no pretense as it follows Apu�s journey to manhood" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 27, 2005
Fresh B	Fresh 100%	The Pornographers (1966)	" territory more commonly explored by Bu�uel and Fellini." — Old School Reviews Posted Jul 11, 2004
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 27%	Paycheck (2003)	" These [plot holes] are so glaring that ten-year olds can play the 'I Spy a Mistake' game all through the film to keep them from getting hopelessly bored" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Dec 23, 2003
Fresh B-	Fresh 75%	The Paradine Case (1947)	" the Master's touches continue to shine through, illustrating his impeccable visual sense, his dry humor, and themes that will be far better developed in the following decade" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 14, 2003
Fresh A+	Fresh 98%	Psycho (1960)	" Hitchcock has introduced more people to abnormal psychology than anyone since Sigmund Freud." — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 3, 2002
Rotten C-	N/A	The Pride of St. Louis (1952)	" A potentially good film is trimmed down to a tolerable mediocre one, and Diz and the Cardinals deserve better." — Old School Reviews Posted Sep 1, 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
Rotten 2.5/5	N/A	The Perfect Son (2002)	" The moralistic script goes through the motions to hit all the politically correct notes without risk" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Aug 31, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 94%	Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)	" The film works at various levels and certainly sparks discussion, as people attempt to figure out what they've just seen." — Old School Reviews Posted Aug 30, 2002
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 69%	Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)	" the definitive documentary about the porn industry, graphically told and pictured without quite crossing the invisible MPAA line" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Apr 28, 2002
Fresh B	Fresh 96%	Promises (2002)	" ...devastatingly direct to the heart of the matter, demonstrating that there is no easy walk toward peace in a region with such strong conflicting traditions" — Old School Reviews Posted Mar 29, 2002
Fresh A-	Fresh 93%	The Producers (1968)	" What could be more anti-Nazi than having a sixties flower child portray Hitler" — Old School Reviews Posted Jan 27, 2002
Fresh B+	Fresh 100%	Paisan (1946)	" this remarkable film communicates how the war in Italy actually took place on a very personal level" — Old School Reviews Posted Aug 16, 2001
Fresh 4/5	Fresh 82%	Poison (1991)	" Poison clearly establishes Todd Haynes as a major talent with a sharp eye for visuals and subtle and intelligent screenwriting skills" — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Jun 27, 2001
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 26%	Pearl Harbor (2001)	" Pearl Harbor�s love story is tailor made for daytime soap operas." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted May 29, 2001
Fresh C+	Fresh 90%	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)	" pure 1940's Americana and family values" — Old School Reviews Posted May 12, 2001
Fresh B	Rotten 53%	Pecker (1998)	" light-hearted comedy that could play at multiplexes and will even appear at Blockbuster alongside mainstream comedies" — Old School Reviews Posted Apr 17, 2001
Fresh 5/5	Fresh 98%	The Player (1992)	" The Player satirically represents the behind the scenes side of Hollywood more accurately than anything since Sunset Boulevard." — ToxicUniverse.com Posted Feb 13, 2001
Fresh B+	Fresh 97%	Patton (1970)	" an intimate character portrait of a most enigmatic general" — Old School Reviews Posted Feb 13, 2001
Rotten 2/5	Rotten 48%	The Perfect Storm (2000)	" *it's just damn discouraging to see so many duped into believing that The Perfect Storm* is a good film*" — ToxicUniverse.com* Posted Jan 1, 2000

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