Dear Reader: Update, Movie Review Intelligence will
continue publishing this website through June (more...)
Search a Movie:
FIRST WINTER (2012)Movie Reviews
Drama about a group of Brooklynites forced to face their own mortality when they are stranded in a remote country farmhouse during a winter blackout. Cast:Paul Manza, Samantha Jacober, Jennifer Kim, Lindsay Burdge, Haruka Hashimoto, Monika Heidemann, Fonlin Nyeu, Luke Simon, Jeff Thrope, Matthew Chastain, Benjamin Dickinson, Bill Dunn, Paul Green, Kate Lyn Sheil, Jaffe ZinnDirector:Benjamin DickinsonRelease Date:November 16, 2012DVD Release: TBD Length:1 hr 31 min
First Winter (2012), Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed NYC
First Winter (2012) played in New York City to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times, "...dour, visually stunning... a stark metaphysical parable that contemplates the superficiality and fragility of modern civilization. It haunted me..." More Reviews Below...
First Winter (2012) Positive Reviews (4 Reviews, reviews below)
First Winter (2012) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
we have an app for when you're out and about
get our iPhone app... or get our mobile web app...
movie review intelligence
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...dour, visually stunning... a stark metaphysical parable that contemplates the superficiality and fragility of modern civilization. It haunted me..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 508 words, 11/16/12
Nick Schager, Slant: POOR(cg) "...interminable... its interests are mainly relegated to wallowing in the frigid-starvation-suffering of its protagonists... a leaden, torturous exercise in hippie survivalist chic."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 395 words, 04/21/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...dour, visually stunning... a stark metaphysical parable that contemplates the superficiality and fragility of modern civilization. It haunted me..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 508 words, 11/16/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Precocious, ferocious and self-assured.... the film is less noteworthy for its narrative than for its visual textures, strategies and palpable tensions."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 04/24/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...dour, visually stunning... a stark metaphysical parable that contemplates the superficiality and fragility of modern civilization. It haunted me..."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 508 words, 11/16/12
38.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
First Winter (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 38.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
First Winter (2012) (4 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:First Winter (2012)'s reviews cover 5.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,604 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 401 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 33 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
First Winter (2012)'s reviews on average broke 33 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is First Winter (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
First Winter (2012) (4 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
Mobile Web App version 1.2 shows a list of all current movies and review information. You can click through to the cast, director, synopsis, release date and rating on page two, plus individual reviews on page three. The information is updated on a live/real-time basis. You can also search our database of films. Designed for when you're on the move and want the latest info, this app will work on any mobile web browser. From your mobile device -- only from a mobile device -- open our Mobile Web App here...
