A short piece of text describing what the book is about, the intentions or aims of the author in writing the book, whether the aims were successfully achieved or not, how it is written and whether it suits a certain readership, and how does it compare to other comparable works in the same field
Steps in writing a book review
1. Scanthebookspreliminaries
2. Readthetext
3. Consultadditionalsources
4. Prepareanoutline
5. Writethedraft
6. Revisethedraft
Film review
Assessments of the aesthetic, entertainment, social, and cultural merits and significance of a current film or video
How to write a filmreview
1. Draftingyourreview
2. Studyingyoursourcematerial
3. Composingyourreview
4. Polishingyourpiece
Parts of a film review
Introduction
Plot's summary
Description
Analysis
Conclusion/Evaluation
Reviews tend to be short to medium length articles, often written by a single staff writer for a particular publication
The chief aim of a review is to tell the reader whether the film is worth seeing or buying on DVD