Re:Are film critics losing sync with audiences?
by rurban on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:21PM
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I used to be a better professional film critic, mostly festival movies.
movie critics do watch the best movies. eg on a festival with 100-250 movies they watch from 30 to 50 typically. from these 30-50 there are about 20 good movies, the best movies of the year. from these regular moviegoers watch 1-2. normal people do not watch the best but the worst with the biggest ad budget.
of course critics don't watch every trash movie which starts every week. from 5-8 filmstarts per week, they watch 1-3. these weeks more, around 3, because now we have the best weeks of the year, with last year's Cannes movies arriving. and then again late fall, with the best Oscar movies being pushed. but eg this year's Oscars had only 2 good movies overall.
movie critics do watch the best movies. eg on a festival with 100-250 movies they watch from 30 to 50 typically. from these 30-50 there are about 20 good movies, the best movies of the year. from these regular moviegoers watch 1-2. normal people do not watch the best but the worst with the biggest ad budget.
of course critics don't watch every trash movie which starts every week. from 5-8 filmstarts per week, they watch 1-3. these weeks more, around 3, because now we have the best weeks of the year, with last year's Cannes movies arriving. and then again late fall, with the best Oscar movies being pushed. but eg this year's Oscars had only 2 good movies overall.
for comparison: my letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/rurban/films/diary/