AI Rate Professor

Film Studies

Michael E. Stinson

FILM101 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want a low-effort film Easy A and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AInspirationalWeekly film papersTextbook-pushing complaintsCaring when engaged
  • Near-automatic A for showing up and submitting short weekly movie write-ups
  • many call him amazing and and textbook sales focus
  • as mandatory but several report missing class and still acing it

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Students repeatedly report As with minimal effort, late work full credit, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is mostly watching movies and writing short reflections with very low intellectual load for most FILM101 sections.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

, though some students skipped often and still passed with high grades.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Strong take-again signals for the class wastes time and money.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Late papers, minimal research, and low-effort work still earn As and A+s for most students.

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Workload

Light

78/100

Typical load is weekly short movie write-ups or a .

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Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Some call him inspiring and patient; others say he knows film but teaches poorly with .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade is driven by weekly papers or journals and a .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person FILM courses feel like a chill Easy A with weekly short papers or journals and an ; passion shows for some, while others call it a waste with .

Main concern

and a few claims he mainly sells his own textbook.

What students said

“Easy A just go to class and .”
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“ and still got an A.”
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“Professor Stinson is nothing less than amazing. He really cares about his students and it shows.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Finals and papers are described as easy and flexible, with sparse hard testing.

Easy finalWrite about anythingWeekly short papersFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and papers are easy and open-ended, with weekly short movie write-ups as the main ongoing work.

Easy finalOpen-ended final paperWeekly 500-word papers
“ you want.”
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“ A on.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Want an Easy A with no effort? this class is for you but it's a waste of time and money.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting Easy A , and light film-writing workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Reality

93/100

“Easy A just go to class and .”

❤️

60/100

“He really cares about his students and it shows. , and he offers a lot of resources when you need help.”

📚

40/100

“ , so learning feels pointless.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was the EASIEST class I've ever taken.
  • I never bought a book or put a lot of effort in and got an A.
  • didnt do a single one until the last week and turned in and got full credit

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • A very fun teacher who enjoys teaching film.
  • long lectures that drag but are mostly interesting.
  • Stinson knows film but is a shit teacher.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Passionate, experienced teacher, very understanding and flexible.
  • He takes every student seriously, is very supportive, and very patient!

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed in-person reviews spanning 2014-2025 with consistent Easy A themes, but two near-duplicate low ratings and one older outlier reduce perfect confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
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1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 5 · A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1