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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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C+

Fresh
83%

Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

" initial revelation of Paris 'with its warts'" — Old School Reviews

Posted Dec 9, 2009

Fresh
A-

Fresh
90%

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
B

N/A

Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections (2007)

" riveting viewing" — Old School Reviews

Posted Sep 30, 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

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

Rotten
C-

Fresh
90%

United 93 (2006)

" Not much different than visiting the dentist for a root canal and needing a heart transplant when you leave." — Old School Reviews

Posted Apr 27, 2006

Fresh
B-

Fresh
80%

Unveiled (2005)

" laudable labor of love" — Old School Reviews

Posted Mar 3, 2006

Fresh
B

Fresh
97%

The Untold Story of Emmet Louis Till (2005)

" uncovers additional evidence and becomes both a suitable memorial as well as a call to action" — Old School Reviews

Posted Feb 12, 2006

Fresh
B+

Fresh
93%

Up for Grabs (2005)

" inadvertently reveals more about the modern game than Ken Burns could in a nine part mini-series (and infinitely more entertaining)" — Old School Reviews

Posted Jan 13, 2006

Rotten
1.5/5

Rotten
56%

Undertow (2004)

" shallow tale that threatens to engulf audiences in a two-hour undertow of boredom" — ToxicUniverse.com

Posted Nov 11, 2004

Fresh
A-

Fresh
96%

Umberto D. (1952)

" this project is no academic or sociological study--it's very personal" — Old School Reviews

Posted Jul 22, 2003

Fresh
A

Fresh
100%

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

" ... no doubt that Buñuel's initial foray helped establish cinema as a true art form" — Old School Reviews

Posted Sep 16, 2002

Fresh
A-

Fresh
98%

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

" '... the greatest strengths of director/writer Jacques Demy's masterpiece—developing well-rounded characters that stretch far beyond the lyrics and basic plot'" — Old School Reviews

Posted Aug 1, 2002

Fresh
4/5

N/A

The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)

" It’s a real treat to have all this rare footage compiled in one place" — ToxicUniverse.com

Posted Jan 1, 2000
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