AI Rate Professor

Film

Matthaeus Szumanski

FILM · CINE007B · CINE025 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Take him for enjoyable film history if you can tolerate messy organization and grades that arrive at the very end.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyEngaging film lecturesLate grading chaosMovie-heavy classLight homeworkMessy Canvas structure
  • Lectures and film picks are widely praised as engaging and knowledgeable
  • and last-minute assignment posting frustrate many
  • Workload is light if you attend, watch films, and

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades lean B to A+ when you attend and complete light discussions, though .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is lecture-plus-movie based with opinion discussions, not heavy technical theory for most sections.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students say films and participation.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Fans love the lectures and chill load; and disorganization.

All evidence is in person; recent CINE reviews split between love and structure complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

, but delayed grades hide standing until the end.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Light

78/100

Main work is watching movies, short discussions, and ; .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Strong classroom lectures and film knowledge are , and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and occasional projects or research essay depending on section.

Format shift

In-person only; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

passionate lectures and , and frequent complaints about late grading and class structure.

Main concern

Grades and ; structure and .

What students said

“He didn't grade a assignments on the fly with no explanation”
CINE025
“He's passionate in his lectures about different eras and waves of cinema.”
CINE007B
“its literally just a and your mid term is a .”
film

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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Exams are traditional midterm and support.

Midterm and finalNot open noteStudy guide sometimesMultiple choice quiz style

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are closed note in some sections; others call midterm a .

Not open note midterm/finalSimple multiple choice quizStudy guide sometimes
“Midterm and !”
CINE007B
“your mid term is a .”
film
“ and need to know.”
film

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Szumanski is easily one of the . ... If you watch the movies he assigned and paid attention in class, you'll be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person , and light load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“His lectures are engaging and very informative.”

⏳

30/100

“he does not post a single grade until after grades are supposed to be due at the end of the year.”

🎬 Chill Course Load

78/100

“ .”

👍 Split Recommendation

55/100

“GET THIS CLASS”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's passionate in his lectures about different eras and waves of cinema.
  • hes not boring at all and .
  • His lectures were good though.

Theme 2

📂 About Organization & Grades

  • the structure of the class is incredibly messy.
  • and waited all the way until midnight of the night grades were due
  • .

Theme 3

🎥 About Class Experience

  • You get to see so many movies, most of them indie/older but they're super duper good.
  • its literally just a
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 recent in-person reviews with consistent split between great lectures and ; sample is solid but not large.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

film8 reviews
CINE007B4 reviews
CINE0252 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3