Here is an explanation:

Column (1) Subject:  Is what the row is all about.  These categories are explained below as the new review format has sections corresponding to these categories. The star rating becomes a simple calculation from the total rating number.

Column (2) Weight: The categories listed are not considered equal in value.  So this is a weighting applied to that particular category. (Note: the Weight does not vary between movies, only the points do.)

Column (3) Points: This is my numerical evaluation of how well the movie did in regard to that category.  All movies start at a 5 and are then adjusted up or down between 0 and 10.  A point value of either 0 or 10 is difficult to achieve in my book.

Column (4) Rating: A simple calculation taking the weight times the points.

Column (5) Comments: A brief statement as to why the points in that category was given.  More detailed discussion will be available in the written review.

Row Subtotal: A sum of all the ratings in the first five rows.

Row Bonus Points: Sometimes a movie presents issues or features that aren’t effectively captured in the listed subjects.  This is a place where I can add points based on these extraordinary items.  Every movie starts with 25 points to begin with and then I can add more if the movie deserves it.

Row TOTAL: The sum of the Rows Subtotal and Bonus Points, which yields the basic score for the movie.

Row Rating (0-5) Stars: A calculated field that converts the TOTAL  rating to 1-5 stars.

After the Movie Scoresheet will be the substance of my review which will amplify and explain each of the rows in the Rating Sheet.  Many of these concepts are borrowed from a similar scaled system by M. G. Jasper in an on-line post.

• Michael’s Moments: My major review section where I summarize the highlights and failures of the film and things I found especially noteworthy.   My intention is to keep this brief and pithy because I suspect most readers won’t make it beyond this section. 
• The Story and Tone: This section will address the critical elements of the script and the overall direction of the movie.  It is the writing and direction that determines what the Story is really all about and what kind of emotions the filmmakers are trying to evoke.   This criteria is all about the basics of the movie, what effect it is trying to achieve in the viewer and how successful it is in doing that.
• The Storytellers: This is all about the characters in the movie (in almost all cases, they are human beings).  We engage with the story from the characters in the movie.  They must be engaging, credible, and people we can somehow identify with.  While the scripted dialogue is important in defining a character, it is these actor who actually embodies it.  And so, in an important sense, this factor is how well the actors embodied the story and created its meaning for the viewer. 
• Cinematic Arts: Multiple artistic forms use the notion of storytellers telling a story and setting a tone – television, stage, and even literature make use of these elements.  What separates movies from most of the other art forms are the elements of cinematography, visual effects, and film editing.  Of course, television also employs these elements to greater or lesser effect as does photography.  But the creative use of visual and special effects, appropriate camera techniques (angles, lighting, coloring, aspect ratios, coloring) all influence how the story is told and what the viewer is supposed to feel in response.  Perhaps the most important element that makes cinema a different art is the editing.  Hundreds, and maybe thousands, of hours of film are produced in production and it is the editing that cuts out the extraneous stuff and stitches the rest together in a seamless manner.  These elements are hard to see and define, but they are at the core of the cinematic process. 
• World Building: To different degrees, movies seek to create a unique world in which the characters live and the story evolves.  This is a purely visual and spatial experience and involves things like the characters’ costume, makeup, and hairstyling.  It also involves what we call Production Design which is the selection of settings or the creation of sets which define the physical environment in which the characters engage.  The better the World Building, the more effective is the movie.
• Sound & Music: Although we mostly think of movies as a visual experience, the auditory component can’t be ignored.  If you can’t understand what the characters are saying, then you might as well give up on the movie.  But the use of diegetic sounds (incorporating the sounds the characters might be hearing, like bird whistles, or footsteps) adds immensely to the understanding of the characters experience and, therefore, of our empathetic response.  And, finally, there is the musical soundtrack which, usually, the characters don’t hear, but we do.  And the music succeeds, or not, in adding to our experience of the movie.

Each of the above sections will highlight where particular cast or crew members have made contributions, what previous movies they have been involved with, and, of course, anything the movie was nominated for in the Oscar race.  It will also include any related movies that have received Oscar attention.

• What Others Think: Here I will present the measurements I have on how three important groups view the movie.  The Academy is represented by my Oscar Quality Index (OQI) which assigns a number to each movie based on the number and type of Oscar nominations the movie earned.  (This is described in detail in a previous post.). The viewing public and the opinion of professional critics is measured differently according to several different rating numbers available.  (These numbers and the initial rankings of the movies can be found in two earlier posts which describe these ratings and rankings in more detail for General Interest and Special Interest movies.  The numbers are presented in a table that looks like this and then there is a brief discussion of any salient points.