Now that I am tracking all the movies I watch via Letterboxd, it seems worthwhile to go over the results at the end of the year, and look for lessons, patterns and highlights.
Last year: Zvi's 2024 In Movies.
The Ratings Scale
You can find all my ratings and reviews on Letterboxd. I do revise from time to time, either on rewatch or changing my mind. I encourage you to follow me there.
Letterboxd ratings go from 0.5-5. The scale is trying to measure several things at once.
5: Masterpiece. All-time great film. Will rewatch multiple times. See this film.
4.5: Excellent. Life is meaningfully enriched. Want to rewatch. Probably see this film.
4: Great. Cut above. Very happy I saw. Happy to rewatch. If interested, see this film.
3.5: Very Good. Actively happy I saw. Added value to my life. A worthwhile time.
3: Good. Happy that I saw it, but wouldn’t be a serious mistake to miss it.
2.5: Okay. Watching this was a small mistake.
2: Bad. I immediately regret this decision. Kind of a waste.
1.5: Very bad. If you caused this to [...]
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Outline:
(00:24) The Ratings Scale
(02:35) The Five Component Model of Movie Ratings
(04:10) The Numbers
(04:29) Movies Have Decreasing Marginal Returns in Practice
(05:24) Very Briefly on the Top Picks and Whether You Should See Them
(06:47) Other Notes to Self to Remember (Reprise from 2024)
(08:15) The Year of Living Disagreeably
(11:05) I Hate Spoilers With the Fire of a Thousand Suns
(11:26) You Son Of A Bitch, I'm In
(12:36) Theaters Continue To Be Awesome
(13:11) Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Didn't Like It
(19:43) Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Did Like It
(21:47) Award Show Dreams
(22:28) On To 2026
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First published:
December 24th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/J4nhntwkoxhk3XJDm/zvi-s-2025-in-movies
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