Nico Maestu

CONTFOREIGN · HUMM05 · HISTORYOFCINEMA · HUM04 · HISTCINEMA · FS100 · HUMMO3 · FOREIGNFILM · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 76/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

Take him for foreign film or lighter cinema electives if you will show up and do the weekly work; if you want an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFilm-focused lecturesWeekly movie papersKeeps full class timeObscure hard testsSupportive and clear

Most film courses are straightforward if you , and show effort.
History of Cinema stands out as much harder, with and low grades.
He is widely seen as , and passionate, but rarely lets class out early.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many film classes , but History of as obscure and grade-crushing.

Online FS100 reports full points for effort; most .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Content is mostly watching films and writing short responses, with only some courses feeling dense or boring.

Online FS100 sounds especially simple; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Students repeatedly say he keeps the full period, gives tiny breaks, and you should not miss lectures for .

Evidence is almost entirely from in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students enjoy the films and his clarity, and the hard sections.

Strong online recommendation for FS100; and mixed for cinema history.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, but some cinema tests produce many Ds, Cs, and Fs.

Format shift

Online review reports full points for effort; .

Workload

Light

68/100

Typical work is weekly movie questions or and .

Format shift

Online FS100 is weekly movie questions plus one paper; in-person adds full-length class periods.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and passionate, with a minority saying lectures run long or feel boring.

Format shift

Both formats praise clarity; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and finals that can swing the grade.

Format shift

Online and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person film classes are mostly enjoyable with , but History of and class almost never ends early.

Main concern

and punitive even when he is a nice lecturer.

What students said

“Great teacher! Very .”
CONTFOREIGN

“the tests.. yeah. they're WAY TOO HARD. he asks the most obscure questions that no one would ever know or remember.”
HISTORYOFCINEMA

“the hw is very easy, just write a . he ask u 2 answer and u will get a good grade.”
HUMM05

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One online FS100 review praises very straightforward weekly movie questions, one paper, midterm and and .

Main concern

Only one online review, so and workload details are thinly documented.

What students said

“ and answer questions. 1 paper on a film, midterm and final. Show effort and you get full points.”
FS100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

film classes to extremely hard obscure quizzes in History of Cinema.

Midterm and finalTerminology testsObscure hard questions in cinema historyWeekly papers

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but History of Cinema exams are called way too hard with obscure questions.

Terminology testsObscure hard examsWeekly easy papers

“they're WAY TOO HARD. he asks the most obscure questions that no one would ever know or remember.”
HISTORYOFCINEMA

“Tests were basically terminology and not too hard. The .”
FOREIGNFILM

Online

Online FS100 includes a midterm and final along with weekly movie questions and one paper; .

Midterm and finalWeekly movie questionsOne film paper

“1 paper on a and final. Show effort and .”
FS100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ and answer questions. 1 paper on a film, midterm and final. Show effort and you get full points.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 , and class-time intensity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎬 Film Class Ease

64/100

“Just watch, listen and write. You'll do fine!”

📝

35/100

“the films EVER made in EVERY country.”

👍 Clear and Supportive

74/100

“Nico is a great teacher that is willing to take the help.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he is really interesting and the class isn't too hard as long as you do the work and go to class
if you are into film, he is very knowledgable, and he is pretty interesting and a cool guy
He loves what he does. Take his class!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

the hw is very easy, just write a . he ask u 2 answer and u will get a good grade
would have done better
you'll never get out early. breaks are only about 5-10 mins long

Theme 3

🎥 About Films & Class Time

Some of the films were very hard to watch
way boring class he talks way too much and keeps you in class the whole entire time
Isn't the for

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews span many years with consistent themes on films and , but most comments are old and grade data is thin.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

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Course coverage

FOREIGNFILM6 reviews

CONTFOREIGN1 review

FS1001 review

HISTCINEMA1 review

HISTORYOFCINEMA1 review

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Nico Maestu

Take him for foreign film or lighter cinema electives if you will show up and do the weekly work; x x x x if you want an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎬 Film Class Ease

📝 x x x

👍 Clear and Supportive

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎥 About Films & Class Time

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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Take him for foreign film or lighter cinema electives if you will show up and do the weekly work; if you want an easy A.

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