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APA Citations (7th ed.)

This guide will help you learn how to properly format and cite your research in APA style.

Reviews

Reviews of books, films, TV shows, albums, and other entertainment are published in a variety of outlets, including journals, magazines, newspapers, websites, and blogs.

The reference format for a review should be the same as the format for the type of content appearing within that source, with the addition of information about the item being reviewed in square brackets after the review title.

Within square brackets, write "Review of the" and then the type of work being reviewed (e.g., film, book, TV series episode, video game); its title; and its author or editor, director, writer, and so forth, with a designation of role for all except regular authors of books.

Reviews Template

Film Review Published in a Journal

Wall, D. C. (2019). Film review [Review of the film Us, by J. Peele, Dir.]. Black Camera, 11(1), 457-461. https://doi.org/10.2979/blackcamera.11.1.25


Parenthetical citation: (Wall, 2019)

Narrative citation: Wall (2019)

Book Review Published in a Newspaper

Lyall, S. (2023, August 15). A slow-fuse tale of obsession and marital claustrophobia [Review of the book My husband, by M. Ventura]. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/books/review/new-thrillers.html


Parenthetical citation: (Lyall, 2023)

Narrative citation: Lyall (2023)

TV Series Episode Review Published on a Website

Hogan, M. (2022, January 1). Doctor Who: Eve of the daleks, review: Funny, scary, inventive and the best episode in years [Review of the TV series episode "Eve of the daleks," by C. Chibnall, Writer, & A. Laufer, Dir.]. The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/doctor-eve-daleks-review-funny-scary-inventive-best-episode/


Parenthetical citation: (Hogan, 2022)

Narrative citation: Hogan (2022)