Although I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from film reviewing (due to travel and work commitments), I have been ruminating on what it means to be a film reviewer and sprocket fiend (read Patton Oswalt’s book Silver Screen Fiend for clarification). One particular thought has struck me like a cobra - I must conceive a better reviewing system if I want to call myself a real film reviewer.
To begin with, I have decided to discontinue my use of the star rating system, as I find it to be clichéd, as well as a limiting method of assessing films. From now on, all films I review will be evaluated using a score out of 100, based on the following, more granular, ten criteria:
- Experience and engagement
- Originality
- Storytelling
- Characters and performances
- Direction
- Cinematography and visuals
- Production values
- Editing
- Music and sound
- Enduring imprint