Review

A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company or a critical take on current affairs in literature, politics or culture, etc. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review’s author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit.

Reviews can apply to a movie, video game, musical composition, book; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or software such as business software, sales software; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, play, musical theater show, dance show or art exhibition.

Such reviews appears in newspapers and printed periodicals since the beginning of the film industry. They are now publishing on general-interest websites as well as specialized film and film review sites.