Why should a reader care what a movie critic thinks?
There are more than 500 films released a year, which play at the local multiplex, art house theaters and in film festivals. That’s more than 10 a week; the critic serves as a filter on what to select. We encourage readers to not make a determination to see a film based solely on the star rating, but rather to find a critic that tends to often think the way they do, and then scan other reviews, in newspapers or on the Internet. Star ratings are only a starting point, as is the case with reviews of hotels, restaurants, books, etc.
