This doesn ' t always work . I ' ve fatal error ' d while having 4 people in my game before starting . <| sep |> There ' s a projectionist I work with who I ' m always curious what he ' ll like , because he rarely has anything good to say about a film . Good point on how much easier it is to articulate condemnation . DPersonally , I find it far easier and pleasant to analyse a film than criticize its failings , though I will have immediate and visceral reactions to a work and of course can ' t help but judge on a multiplicity of points that will yield a thumbs up or down along all of them . That initial ease of judgement allows me to further refine and cruise a film for its meaning rather than its method , though inevitably you ' ll be doing both , with the latter propping up the former . This means any dislike I have of a piece of work is more to do with my judging its moral failings , than any technical aspect , at least that ' s how I prioritize my thoughts on a flick . I ' ve taken a few film classes IRL , production and history both , but I got the most out of an online history one I did through Coursera . The silent aspect opened my eyes about a ton of technique and how it served narrative functions .