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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 [...] ---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 --- First published: December 24th, 2025 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/J4nhntwkoxhk3XJDm/zvi-s-2025-in-movies --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.