Recommendation engines never seem to capture the dimensions/characteristics that I actually care about. They're useful for the exploratory phase of shopping wh

Recommendation engines never seem to capture the dimensions/characteristics that I actually care about. They're useful for the exploratory phase of shopping when I'm trying to broaden the search and find all my options for, say, a cheap plastic cutlery set for kids. They're completely useless to me for suggesting media to consume, when the problem is narrowing down the near infinity of options to a manageable number. They tend to give unhelpful suggestions because they match items based on superficial qualities (genre, same supporting actor appeared in both, song is in a minor key) rather than the ones that matter to me (character development, pacing, arrangement).