I usually base it on the movie&#x27;s stars, theme or genre, then read up its synopsis (short movie description on imdb or theater&#x27;s website), and if it&#x27;s less likely to have some kind of twist or I don&#x27;t mind spoilers at the time, then I&#x27;ll watch the trailer.<p>I&#x27;m also not really picky, so don&#x27;t mind giving a movie a try without knowing anything about it in advance (Dancer In The Dark, Oldboy, and Snowpiercer come to mind as wonderful surprises, for example).