People today confuse reviews with criticism. The two are not the same. A review is a consumer recommendation, i.e. should you pay to see this movie? Criticism is discussion of a piece of art. Both are inherently subjective.
Second, how many new movies did you watch this year? I'm guessing for most people, it's >10 (data seems to suggest it's even lower). If you are a film critic and you watch 50 movies a year, you're more likely to gravitate towards the less bombastic, crowd-pleasing movies. Same with games. If you've played 50 FPS's, then that indie-platformer is more likely to grab your attention.
Personally, I like guys like Mark Kermode, who can say "this movie was complete and utter nonsense and I had a great time" or "this was a really smart movie, but it just didn't work".
> Personally, I like guys like Mark Kermode, who can say "this movie was complete and utter nonsense and I had a great time" or "this was a really smart movie, but it just didn't work".
People today confuse reviews with criticism. The two are not the same. A review is a consumer recommendation, i.e. should you pay to see this movie? Criticism is discussion of a piece of art. Both are inherently subjective.
Second, how many new movies did you watch this year? I'm guessing for most people, it's >10 (data seems to suggest it's even lower). If you are a film critic and you watch 50 movies a year, you're more likely to gravitate towards the less bombastic, crowd-pleasing movies. Same with games. If you've played 50 FPS's, then that indie-platformer is more likely to grab your attention.
Personally, I like guys like Mark Kermode, who can say "this movie was complete and utter nonsense and I had a great time" or "this was a really smart movie, but it just didn't work".