Frank S. Nugent
Critic Overview in Movies
78Avg. Critic Score
Critic Score Distribution
positive
35(78%)
mixed
9(20%)
negative
1(2%)
Highest Critic Score
100
Lowest Critic Score
Critic Reviews for Movies
Gone with the WindCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
Is it the greatest motion picture ever made? Probably not, although it is the greatest motion mural we have seen and the most ambitious film-making venture in Hollywood's spectacular history.
The Grapes of WrathCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
In the vast library where the celluloid literature of the screen is stored there is one small, uncrowded shelf devoted to the cinema's masterworks, to those films which by dignity of theme and excellence of treatment seem to be of enduring artistry, seem destined to be recalled not merely at the end of their particular year but whenever great motion pictures are mentioned. To that shelf of screen classics Twentieth Century-Fox yesterday added its version of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
Young Mr. LincolnCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
Not merely a natural and straightforward biography, but a film which indisputably has the right to be called Americana. Henry Fonda's characterization is one of those once-in-a-blue-moon things: a crossroads meeting of nature, art, and a smart casting director.
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
[Capra] has paced it beautifully and held it in perfect balance, weaving his romance lightly through the political phases of his comedy, flicking a sardonic eye over the Washington scene, racing out to the hinterland to watch public opinion being made and returning miraculously in time to tie all the story threads together into a serious and meaningful dramatic pattern.
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
It is a classic, as important cinematicaly as "The Birth of a Nation" or the birth of Mickey Mouse. Nothing quite like it has been done before; and already we have grown impolite enough to clamor for an encore. Another helping, please!
PinocchioCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
It still is the best thing Mr. Disney has done and therefore the best cartoon ever made.
StagecoachCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
Here, in a sentence, is a movie of the grand old school, a genuine rib-thumper and a beautiful sight to see.
The Lady VanishesCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
If it were not so brilliant a melodrama, we should class it as a brilliant comedy.
Show BoatCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
100
Universal's excellent screen transcription, preserving the Jerome Kern score and accepting Oscar Hammerstein's book and lyrics, is the pleasantest kind of proof that it was not merely one of the best musical shows of the century but that it contained the gossamer stuff for one of the finest musical films we have seen.
A Star Is BornCritic ScoreFrank S. Nugent
90
The original beauty. Not as glittery as Garland-Mason but in some ways even more golden.
