Reviews of professor Martin Johnson

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Doc Film is kinda boring but Professor Johnson does his best to make it interesting. There's 3 letters, two +10 papers (one being the take-home midterm), and a written final. Take as a fun elective but be prepared to put in the work.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really enjoyed Professor Johnson's class! He chose a diverse array of films to show and we could choose which films to write about. The lectures were very interesting and engaging, but I wish we had more opportunities for participation in the live classes. There are lots of readings but you could get away with only reading parts of them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Johnson is genuinely such a nice person. Very understanding if you communicate about any problems you're having. Class was just a lecture, plus online quizzes at the end. Grades also were 4 papers (lowest dropped), attendance, recitation, midterm, and attending film screenings outside of class. Show up, do the work, and you'll be totally fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I honestly really enjoyed Queer Cinema with Prof. Johnson. I did end up using the Zoom option for class last semester, but I still thought his lectures were really interesting and he was clearly very passionate and knowledgable. Grade contracts and extra credit (which lets you have shorter midterm and final papers) made it difficult not to get an A

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is my second class I've taken w/ Professor Johnson for my major and I'm not disappointed. He's a nice guy, sometimes a little confusing to understand, but he means well. This class had a grading contract, so you had to fulfill a certain criteria to receive an A, but after that was done, there's no incentive to come to class in all honesty...

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Kind of boring but you can definitely get an A if you try minimally. The movies he makes you watch are all pretty good

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Assistant Professor Johnson was terrible. I say this because he always gave very vague instructions for assignments and would take points off papers for very specific reasons that were never mentioned in his instructions. He also gave terrible feedback in class, making it hard to for us to understand what was expected in our papers.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Above average professor. Lectures are mostly good but are nothing special. The class is about movies so it is fun. A good amount of work but it is not hard and my TA was forgiving with grades. All you need to do is pay attention and do the work and an A should be easy to get. Take this class.