He can explain why he likes something and you can come out of the review thinking you won't like it, or why he dislikes something and you can come out of the review thinking you'll like it, and this is the most important skill I want from a movie reviewer.
That said, he's really only good at movie reviews. His attempts to do some sort of long-form movie criticism (like his Really That Good series) were tiresome, and his understanding of politics is... yeesh.
He can explain why he likes something and you can come out of the review thinking you won't like it, or why he dislikes something and you can come out of the review thinking you'll like it, and this is the most important skill I want from a movie reviewer.
That said, he's really only good at movie reviews. His attempts to do some sort of long-form movie criticism (like his Really That Good series) were tiresome, and his understanding of politics is... yeesh.