> Why can't I just like a bad movie and not have to catch shit for it? I don't know anything about movies, but I know a thing about wine, food and spirits. A

> Why can't I just like a bad movie and not have to catch shit for it? I don't know anything about movies, but I know a thing about wine, food and spirits. A thing most people don't understand is that liking a thing != the thing is actually good and vice versa. A good critic always says enjoy what you like, and their job is aiding your way to find it. Often there are objective-ish criteria to judge a thing (e.g. balance or complexity in a wine). But nobody knows what you personally enjoy. If you enjoy the taste of burned meat, a medium rare steak may not be what you like, but you can't say it's not good. Same is probably true for movies as well. Just because a movie is bad, you can still like it. And you can dislike a good movie as well. Those two things are not the same.