If you read my previous blog post, the one that I literally published a few days ago, you are aware that writing has been difficult for me for a while. The soul (wink!) purpose of this blog has been to practice discernment in the way I consume media. Since the pandemic hit, I consumed a high volume of media but failed to talk about it. Well, let me elaborate… I have over five or six word documents in my desktop that consist of point-form notes about the films and series I watched. I simply left them hanging over there. I know, not cool. While I have zero motivation to review them all for you, I will write about an exceptional series, BBC’s Sherlock (2010-2017) and try to give you the full list of my media consumption with vague ratings down below.
Hazal’s Film/TV Rating Point System
Smooth Writing and Transitions 2 points
Quality of Cinematography 2 points
Satisfactory Ending 2 points
Acting 2 points
On Screen Representation 0.5 points
Genre Compatibility 0.5 points
Soundtrack 0.5 points
Realism/CGI Effects (if applicable) 0.5
Now that you get the idea of how I rank media, you can have a look at my extensive consumption of film and tv productions as well as a few lonely books at the end of the list.
R* – stands for “re-watch”, a.k.a. seeing a production that I’ve seen before
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