20 Examples of Critical Review

A critical review It is a text that summarizes and issues an opinion regarding an artistic or scientific production. For example: “Review: Dictionary of Argumentation, by Christian Plantin" (The nation).

The critical reviews deal with novels, stories, films, series, paintings, museum exhibitions, records, among others, and are written with the objective that the reader has a first approach to a work and can determine if it is or not of his interest.

These texts are published in newspapers or mass or specialized magazines and usually refer to current issues. Furthermore, they are expository, because the most important contents of the work are summarized, and argumentative, because the author justifies his assessment regarding the production.

The writers of the reviews critics are specialists in the discipline of the work, since it is necessary for them to know in detail the subject they are analyzing in order to give a justified opinion.

• See also: Criticism

Parts of a critical review

• Qualification. Reference is made to the subject and work of the review.
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• Information about the work. If the production is a book, the name of the work and the author, the year and place of publication, and the number of pages are specified.
• Summary of the work. The most important points of the work are described.
• author's assessment. The author's opinion about the work is exposed and argued.
• Conclusion. The general idea of ​​the review is synthesized and it is concluded if the work is recommended or not.

Critical Review Examples

1. “Jurassic World: Dominion” (acepress). Critical review in the opinion on the last film of the trilogy jurassicworld.
2. “Where does the surplus go?”(Page 12). Critical review summarizing the main content of the book Where does the surplus go?, by Leandro Rodríguez, Roberto Schunk and Elena Riegelhaupt.
3. “the black light” (Magazine Saturday From the newspaper The Mercury). Critical review in which the reading of the black lightby Maria Gainza.
4. “'Lightyear': Pixar's great return to the cinema” (sdp news). Critical review in which the positive and negative elements of the film are contrasted.
5. “Barcelona. book of passages” (Other part). Critical review in which it is recommended and analyzed Barcelona. book of passagesby Jorge Carrion.
6. “Aglaia Berlutti reviews "The Year of Persistence", a new documentary by Sergio Monsalve” (Observer). Critical review in which it is recommended and analyzed the year of persistence, a documentary that reflects on cinema.
7. “'Ms. Marvel': Are Marvel fans ready for a new teen series?” (trome). Critical review in which the first two episodes of the series are analyzed.
8. “Obi-Wan Kenobi: Review and keys to understanding the premiere of the Star Wars series” (Brand). Critical review in which the first two episodes of the series are discussed.
9. “A guide to the most beautiful sounds” (Millennium). Critical review analyzing the book 1001 classical music records to listen to before you die.
10. “Carmen McEvoy ventures into children's literature with 'Trocito. A little piece of cloth that dreamed of being a flag'” (Trade). Critical review in which the author's first children's book is analyzed.
11. “Book review: from Roberto Arlt to Francisco Ortega” (Third). Brief critical reviews of four books.
12. “Review: 'The Discovery of Painting' by Jorge Edwards” (The counter). Critical review in which the work of Jorge Edwards is analyzed and recommended.
13. “'Claw': Adam Sandler Hits a Three-pointer in a Very Good Basketball Drama” (ABC Color). Critical review in which the strengths and weaknesses of the film are analyzed.
14. “Alex Katz, painting plus ahelá of the form” (the cultural). Critical review announcing an exhibition by Alex Katz and analyzing some of his works.
15. “BTS Celebrates Their Past And Looks To A Bright Future In 'Proof'” (rolling stones). Critical review in which the history and the latest album of BTS are analyzed.
16. “Review: Top Gun 2 a wonderful journey to the danger zone” (los angeles times). Critical review in which the film is analyzed and rated.
17. “Review: Atlas of Argentine botany” (The nation). Critical review in which the content of this botany book is stated.
18. “'Moonfall' Takes Epic Disaster Into the Orbit of the Ridiculous” (CNN). Critical review in which a negative criticism of the film is made.
19. “Review: I will remember for you, by Juan Forn” (The nation). Critical review in which the book of journalistic columns of the Argentine writer is recommended.
20. “Little Prince Awake: A Journey to What Builds Us” (theater billboard). Critical review that summarizes and analyzes a transposition of The little Prince.

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