Review in a newspaper


You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the frequently asked questions about Chicago A for further advice.


Footnote template

Footnote Number. Author of review, “Title of Review,” [review of] Title, Creator or Sponsor of work, Publication title, Month Day, Year, other publication information, DOI/ URL/ Database name.

Footnote example

First entry:

4. Jake Wilson, "Booksmart: At last, a polished teen feminist buddy movie," review of Booksmart, directed by Olivia Wilde, The Age, July 12, 2019, https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/booksmart-at-last-a-polished-teen-feminist-buddy-movie-20190709-p525k2.html.

Second and subsequent entries:

7. Wilson, "Booksmart: At last."

Bibliography

Bibliography template

Name of Reviewer (Surname, Given Name). "Title of Review," review of Title, Author/Sponsor of Work. Newspaper Title, Month Day, Year, other publication information. DOI/URL/Database name.

Bibliography example

Wilson, Jake. "Booksmart: At last, a polished teen feminist buddy movie," review of Booksmart, directed by Olivia Wilde. The Age, July 12, 2019. https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/booksmart-at-last-a-polished-teen-feminist-buddy-movie-20190709-p525k2.html.  

Naveen Kumar. 2022. Review of Happy Life, by Kathy Ng, directed by Kat Yen, Walkerspace, New York, New York Times, July 29.


Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.99.
  • Further examples of play, film and TV reviews are provided in the manual (see 14.101 and also 14.100).
  • Review titles are included in quotation marks. If there is no specific title for the review, just include 'review of Title.'
  • Italicise the name of the reviewed work and the newspaper.
  • For articles consulted in print, omit the DOI, URL or database name from your citation.
  • For articles consulted online, the preference is to include a DOI or stable URL. Sometimes a suitable URL will not be available, or will be restricted to subscribers to the database. In these cases, it is appropriate to list the name of the database used (see 14.72).
  • Note that DOI is lowercased and followed by a colon (with no space after) in source citations. (see 13.07)
  • Access dates are not required by Chicago in citations of formally published electronic sources (see 13.15).
  • Include the first and last page numbers of the article in your bibliography entry. Do not use ‘p’ or ‘pp’ before the page numbers.
  • In footnotes, cite specific pages (unless you are referring to the whole article).
  • Some online articles may not have page numbers.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)