Capsule review
Introduction A '''capsule review''' or '''mini review''' is a form of appraisal, usually associated with journalism, that offers a relatively short critique of a specified creative work (movie, music album, restaurant, painting, etc.). Capsule reviews generally appear in publications like newspapers and magazines and may be placed within the context of a cultural digest section of a publication. ''Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide'' is a well-known publication that includes thousands of capsule movie reviews by prolific film writer Leonard Maltin, including the world's shortest capsule review according to the ''Guinness Book of World Records'', a 2 out of 4-star review of the 1948 musical ''Isn't It Romantic?'' that consisted of only the word "no".
See also * ''Christgau's Record Guide''
References *Martin Stevens and Jeffery Kluewer. "The Short Summary and Capsule Review". Critical Reading and Writing. Longman. 1983.Page 375 et seq. Google Books