AI Rate Professor

Cinema, Television & Radio

Samuel Sloves

MES140 · CTVR5 · CTVR40 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are a dedicated film writer who can handle harsh, shifting critiques and heavy group work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderUnclear expectationsDisorganized onlineGroup projectsThick skin required
  • Majority of reviews, , and a .
  • Passionate film students with thick skin sometimes thrive and improve as writers.
  • ; online organization and shifting criteria are the top complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, partial-point nitpicks, and effort.

Online is especially harsh; a thick skin.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Beginner film and script classes feel much harder than expected due to writing load and picky standards.

Online reviews stress chaos and difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many online and some in-person reviews mark attendance or skip-class-you-wont-pass style expectations.

, but and skip-class warnings.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 30% would take again; most warn and .

; in-person has more conditional recommends for film lovers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students report constant partial deductions and hard-to-please critiques.

Format shift

Harshness is strongest online; .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Writing-heavy work, group projects, weekly summaries, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats are writing intensive; .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A minority find him inspirational and helpful; , and poor organization.

Format shift

; online is mostly poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

42/100

Scripts, summaries, group paragraphs, and participation drive grades more than a .

Format shift

Online emphasizes group posts and quizzes; in-person emphasizes writing and participation.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and growth-oriented for students who get his sarcasm and want honest film feedback, but one .

Main concern

Harsh honesty and uneven fairness still appear even when class is enjoyable.

What students said

“Honestly, this class was so much fun. I took him in person in 2021, and I looked forward to it every week.”
CTVR40
“He is an unfair grader. ”
CTVR5

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections are widely called disorganized with , and many drops.

Main concern

and inconsistent grading.

What students said

“ . You will not have a .”
CTVR40
“his tendency to add random caveats after you post the assignment makes the class frustrating”
CTVR5
“The ”
CTVR5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments feel strict because criteria shift, quizzes are picky, and critiques are hard to satisfy.

Pop quizzesInconsistent quiz answersWriting critiquesGroup submissions

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews ; no clear open-book or lockdown details.

Honest writing critiquesParticipation
“He will be very honest with you about what he thinks of your work, so have thick skin.”
CTVR40

Online

Online students report pop quizzes, lectures that do not match quiz answers, and .

Pop quizzesUnclear rubricsGroup work grading
“ but answers are graded differently making it near impossible to know what is correct.”
CTVR5
“There are weekly quizzes on lectures but in lectures.”
CTVR5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He doesn't give you any idea of what he actually wants. He will give you instructions, and after you do it put caveats on it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (16 online, 4 in person), highlighting unclear . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“the level of incompetence is crazy and his tendency to add random caveats after you post the assignment makes the class frustrating”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“I HIGHLY discourage taking him.”

⚖️

18/100

“Literally too hard to please.”

🎬 Thick-Skin Upside

70/100

“I came out of this class a much better and much more confident writer”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Clarity & Organization

  • . You will not have a .
  • Professor lacks details in what he wants in his assignments
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • By far the hardest teacher and class in my college career.
  • So unnecessarily difficult for a beginners film course.
  • You wont Pass.

Theme 3

🎥 About Film Passion Fit

  • if you are passionate about film. For a beginner scriptwriting class, he pushes .
  • It's all about writing - if you don't like writing, or just aren't .
  • Just go along with it and you'll have a good time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

20 reviews across 2017-2025 with rich detail and a stable majority pattern of .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 512

Course coverage

CTVR512 reviews
CTVR406 reviews
MES1402 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Rather not say 1