This isn't unlike something BertL had plans for a while back, which involved integrating the "releases" thread posts into the film directory page. I don't think doing something like that would be a bad idea, if one of our programmers can find time to do it.

Personally, I do plan to try to get new reviews going this summer (via a blog that highlights good films) but I haven't had time to manage it and get it off the ground lately due to school.

Yeah -- I think that's basically what Bert had in mind. The releases forum would just redirect you to the film pages when you click the link to a given thread.

I think Bert and my thought was the discussion would just be migrated over to the film page. I suppose it's true this isn't quite the same thing as just having reviews.

I honestly don't think very highly of public user-generated reviews on this site. I think that most films don't get a review worth highlighting, because most of the people here are young, novice filmmakers who don't really have the experience or skill set necessary to write good reviews. Writing reviews isn't a strong spot for me, either. I suppose this makes me skeptical about the value of highlighting user reviews in a more specific way than just moving the forum discussion over to the film page.

I really miss getting reviews. When I got my first film reviewed and it got a recommended rating it really made my day. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with this summer.

The review your likely to see would be written either by a long time member who knows what they're saying, or by a (former) reviewer.