[ghaff]

>A similar observation I've been finding lately is that if something is highly rated by critics and lowly rated by audiences, it probably sucks

Perhaps there is less skew today given that film critics are probably less a high-brow big city newspaper thing overall. But certainly I wouldn't expect the average Friday night young cinema-goer to have the same tastes as the film critic for the New York Times.

[bluefirebrand]

I would expect the New York Times film reviewer to be able to deliver a review that would give the average Friday night young cinema goer a good idea if a film is worth their time, even if they aren't a film snob

From my readings of many film reviews lately, a lot of them really talk down towards people who are not as into cinema as they are