Movies — 3.6

Apocalypse Now in space. Brad Pitt whispers for two hours. It is ponderous, slow, and pretentious. It is also visually flawless and deeply melancholic. If you need explosions, you will hate this. If you need poetry, you will love this. Most people are in the middle: 3.6.

A "solid" write-up—especially in a film context—often refers to the Three-Act Structure 3.6 movies

In the age of Letterboxd, the number has taken on mythic status. It is the hipster barometer. If a blockbuster has a 3.6, it means the "film twitter" elites begrudgingly liked it. If an art house film has a 3.6, it means it is accessible enough to not be boring. Apocalypse Now in space