Reviews of professor T.J. Volgare

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Volgare had the opportunity to be a very good professor, but ultimately was the worst grader and not clear on his writing assignments. His attendance policy (missing one class and bump half a letter grade) is insane and not explained. Could of been a super easy course, but he assigned reading and writing assignments that were dull.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Don't take this for an easy A. Take this if you love films and want to leave a better film analyst. I didn't mind his rudeness because of how many absolute idiots were there. Pretentious level 100 but interesting lectures. He likes and is willing to help the students who really care. Talk to him after class if you want to be one of those students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Volgare decided it was a good idea to not update his syllabus with the correct final exam time. Also, the amount of dumb papers in this clas is laughable. Dont take him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
TJ is HORRIBLE. I took this class spring semester and it was the biggest pain EVER. Not only is he incredibly rude & condescending, but the level of work for this class is far beyond "intro". His lectures are just his personal vendettas about the world, and he plays favorites based on students who want to be just like him. NEVER responds to emails

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The movies we watched were interesting and varied and TJ is very passionate and knowledgable about film, but I will admit some of his lectures could be long and boring with lots of irrelevant info. We only had to write two essays, but they were long and graded a bit harshly. The exams consist of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short essays.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This guy is a genius and far outweighs any expectation I had for an intro film professor. Anyone complaining or calling him rude are lackluster students who do not want to be challenged .This guy sheds light on the parts of the industry that people refuse to talk about. A proper lad who doesn't like time wasters.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hes obviously passionate about film, but not about teaching. The assignments were written in a convoluted and nebulous manner, and it was hard to know what he wanted. The lectures were long-winded, and full of unimportant info. Take it only if you want a class where you watch movies half the time and/or already know a lot about film.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The topic was interesting, but Volgare made it very hard to enjoy the subject matter. He was extremely unclear on what he wanted done for assignments as well as important information that should have been on the syllabus. On top of this, he had a lot of snarky comments that came off as rude and unhelpful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class itself isn't terribly work heavy, and the work you do have to, usually, is pretty basic. The film journals are easy 100's, however, the essays are graded roughly and the finals can include stuff not gone over in class since Volgare often strays in his lectures and goes off on random tangents.