Theory and Criticism

Film Sound Design - Theoretical and practical aspects on narrative sound effects in Film and TV.
http://www.filmsound.org

Cinema Review - Essays on film, directors, and genres.
http://cinema-review.com/

Cinetext - film & philosophy - Internet forum for cinema studies addressing students, researchers, scholars, and anyone with an interest in the thoughtful exploration of cinema, film, and television.
http://cinetext.philo.at

Chronicle Of A Passion - Film reviews and commentary by Steve Erickson, with a concentration on foreign film.
http://home.earthlink.net/~steevee/

Metaphilm - Reviews films of artistic and independent variety, highlighting content and context. List of films as well as feature articles.
http://www.metaphilm.com/

Strictly Film School - An evolving analysis journal of landmark cinema, examining universal themes, symbols and imagery, historical and artistic genres.
http://www.filmref.com

'Alliwell That Ends Well - Brief analysis of films by many directors.
http://cmulrooney.tripod.com/alliwell.html

Philosophical Films - Interpretation of films by using philosophical texts and vice versa.
http://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/forum15.htm

Culture Court - A review of film, books, and media arts. Includes features and reviews of selected works.
http://www.culturecourt.com/

Clio's Eye - Essays by scholars, guests, and students, reviewing and discussing films and other media from an historical perspective.
http://clioseye.sfasu.edu/

Life - The meaning of life as suggested by motion pictures. A collection of essays on the priorities implied in movies.
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~lifelong/

Offscreen - Critical essays, articles, and reviews published monthly. Affiliated with a Canadian magazine that is published in French. Includes chronological archives.
http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/offscreen/

International Federation of Film Critics - Organization with 46 member countries. Includes film news, festival reports, and resources on film criticism.
http://www.fipresci.org/

Jeem's CinePad - Film theory, reviews, and critiques laid out in a floor plan of a virtual house.
http://cinepad.com/home.html

Film Trip - Commentary on various movie genres, along with film recommendations.
http://members.tripod.com/mcrae_tony/

Classic Movies-Related Articles - Repository of articles which originally appeared as newsgroup postings but which stand on their own as arguments or elucidations.
http://articles.dhwritings.com/

Die Critics Die - Dedicated to criticizing renowned film critics. Uses background biographical knowledge on the critics to discredit them.
http://die-critics-die.8m.com

Suite101: Films With Social Significance - A detailed look at how several films affect or comment on the values of our society.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/films_social_significance/

Movie 666 - Takes tongue in cheek view toward movie criticism and many of the personalities involved in film. Archived articles for each season starting in spring 1999.
http://www.movie666.com/

Senses of Cinema - An online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema, of art, independent and experimental cinemas.
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/

Keyframe.org - Attepts to answer the question of whether the digital age is affecting traditional cinema.
http://www.keyframe.org/

The Living Color - Online journal examines the history and personalities of cult, kitsch, and camp films.
http://hjem.get2net.dk/jack_stevenson/

Eirik Frisvold Hanssen - A literature review and an essay on the role of color in film.
http://www.geocities.com/frisvoldhanssen/

Recent Movies and TV Programs: Signs of the Future? - The Revelation 13 web site discusses how movies relate to prophecies of world events, and how movies can help us understand the chaotic world events today.
http://www.revelation13.net/movie.html

Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing - Essays that review films from a storytelling point of view.
http://www.storyispromise.com/wmovies.htm

The Image of the Devil in 20th Century Film - Offers an essay which compares the image of the devil in the films Faust, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and The Devil’s Advocate.
http://www.julielorenzen.net/devil.html

Hungry Ghost - Film criticism and journalism by freelance writer David Chute.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/3102/

Is It A Book: Cinema - A discussion of nonlinear narrative in film.
http://www.philobiblon.com/isitabook/cinema/

Brian W. Fairbanks - Reviews and essays on film criticism by the entertainment editor at the Paris Woman Journal.
http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/writer/

Kaleo San Diego: Film & Theology - Examines several mainstream films from a Christian theological perspective.
http://www.kaleochurch.com/culture/film.php

No, But I Read The Movie - "Great books into films, or films from great auteurs... film lovers, make up your critical minds!" By Richard C. Walls [Metro Times Detroit]. <small>(November 21, 2000)</small>
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=923