I've always seen the critics role as being someone that of a great leveller.
I'd rather discover something through reading a review than discover something through advertising.
Some companies have multi million budgets for advertising so it's nice to have something listed somewhere which cuts through all that and tells you if it's actually any good or not.
Also on the other side of it. a small company putting something out with hardly any budget, that review might be the only mainstream exposure they get.
That's what I think a critics role should be, taking a multi million dollar movie/album or some low budget indie job and tell people what they are like from a level playing field.
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