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1. crmd+b82[view] [source] 2023-09-07 15:48:50
>>tortil+(OP)
In the old days I trusted Siskel and Ebert for movie reviews the way I now trust guys like Project Farm and Jeff Geerling for product reviews.

We are born with pretty good 1:1 bullshit detectors, and exceptionally credible people easily earn my trust. Aggregated review platforms like rotten tomatoes and Amazon are just garbage.

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2. hoppyh+4c2[view] [source] 2023-09-07 16:02:49
>>crmd+b82
https://rogerebert.com is still up and running and their staff is still writing reviews for new films. It's one of my go-to sources for film reviews.
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3. abruzz+Hp3[view] [source] 2023-09-07 21:14:19
>>hoppyh+4c2
to me the trick is finding one or two reviewers that you understand (not necessarily agree with.) Then if the person says they dislike something and why, you can compare their history with your history of agreeing or disagreeing with them. When Ebert was alive, I had read (and saw) enough of his reviews to have that kind of reaction. For example, I knew Ebert hated David Lynch, and I understood (to an extent) why and I knew that I disagreed on the reasons, so I could filter his reviews. Other people writing on Eberts site don't give me that.

That's something you don't get with aggregators.

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