Movies - like music, books, art et al are not in a competition. I hate ‘best’ in those terms. So star ratings have always been hard for me. They have to be seen in the context of the reviewer. A ★★★★★ movie in this world is not necessarily better than a ★ movie - it’s just that is how I feel - at this time, in this context - rated against others that I have seen and maybe even against the book the movie was based on. All of this to say it is hard to use stars to compare quality across media.

And yet here we are … star ratings …

The inspiration for my ★ rating comes from @derekpeden - thank you sir, modified slightly to accommodate my personal watching habits.

You might also note that I am using ★ not ⭐️ in the update posts - more ‘on brand’ and less Tяump 🤓

CAVEAT - I haven’t yet got round to normalising all the ratings you see. A good guide …

• ★ … normalised
• ⭐️ … yeah, not so much

★★★★★ So Good - A personal favourite

★★★★☆ Excellent - well worth a watch

★★★☆☆ Enjoyed - recommend

★★☆☆☆ Not Bad - BUT - only a 'kinda' recommendation. (Many caveats

★☆☆☆☆ Not for me

You can get to a list of my reviews - starred and non starred - through the links below.

📚 Book Reviews

🎥 Film Reviews

📺 Show Reviews