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“Zvi’s 2024 In Movies” by Zvi


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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.

Table of Contents

  1. The Rating Scale.
  2. The Numbers.
  3. Very Briefly on the Top Picks and Whether You Should See Them.
  4. Movies Have Decreasing Marginal Returns in Practice.
  5. Theaters are Awesome.
  6. I Hate Spoilers With the Fire of a Thousand Suns.
  7. Scott Sumner Picks Great American Movies Then Dislikes Them.
  8. I Knew Before the Cards Were Even Turned Over.
  9. Other Notes to Self to Remember.
  10. Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Didn’t Like It.
  11. Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Did Like It.
  12. Megalopolis.
  13. The Brutalist.
  14. The Death of Award Shows.
  15. On to 2025.
  16. The Rating Scale

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    Outline:

    (00:15) The Rating Scale

    (02:37) The Numbers

    (03:16) Very Briefly on the Top Picks and Whether You Should See Them

    (04:16) Movies Have Decreasing Marginal Returns in Practice

    (05:19) Theaters are Awesome

    (07:14) I Hate Spoilers With the Fire of a Thousand Suns

    (08:32) Scott Sumner Picks Great American Movies Then Dislikes Them

    (09:55) I Knew Before the Cards Were Even Turned Over

    (11:19) Other Notes to Self to Remember

    (12:24) Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Didn't Like It

    (14:31) Strong Opinions, Strongly Held: I Did Like It

    (19:45) Megalopolis

    (20:55) The Brutalist

    (24:51) The Death of Award Shows

    (27:19) On to 2025

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    First published:

    January 13th, 2025

    Source:

    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6bgAzPqNppojyGL2v/zvi-s-2024-in-movies

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