Interesting article that shows via data that yes, critics are losing sync with audiences. Not that they were ever in sync? Although the data suggests that actua

Interesting article that shows via data that yes, critics are losing sync with audiences. Not that they were ever in sync? Although the data suggests that actually they are not that far off. For me, I've always attributed a big difference of critics vs the general population is that critics have seen 10x the movies and so movies an audience finds interesting are often "been there, done that, and better" to a critic. Other things I see which I'm not sure the cause and effect are movies that seem (to me) to be highly rated by critics for their message, direct or indirect, and not for whether they are actually good movies. An example to me (I know it's mistake to list one but I'm going to do it anyway), is Moonlight (2016). I'm not saying it's a bad movie but movie of the year? I saw it and other than remembering that it's about gay black men I remember absolutely nothing about the movie. It had zero impact for me. My feeling is it was chosen for its messages. That black men can be gay too. That black actors should be given more diversity in roles. That there should be more diverse movies with black leads. All of which I agree with. But the movie itself, while definitely a well made movie, had zero impact on me as a movie. I don't remember it. Conversely say, Women in the Dunes (1964), that movie will stick with me for the rest of my life. Another random personal observation is it seems like "they" (the creators), have, at least for documentaries, figured out the formula for always making them crowd pleasers. They're the highest rated category both by my own experience looking up movies, and by the article. For me though, I've pretty much decided not to watch documentaries anymore because I see the formula and because I see they are super manipulative. Following the formula they can make you believe almost any conclusion about their topic.