It&#x27;s interesting that you bring up Ebert because I would apply your original comment to him. Ebert is spot on about the redeeming qualities of many films, but in retrospect he focuses a lot on the positives. I don&#x27;t think this is due to him appealing to the &quot;idiot masses&quot;, but rather it&#x27;s a product of how he views film. No matter which review I&#x27;ve read, the only impression of Ebert I&#x27;ve had is of someone who loves film and its ability to convey the human spirit.<p>As for calling Ebert himself an idiot the man had seen pretty much every movie that deserves acclaim so it&#x27;s silly to think he doesn&#x27;t have a huge library to compare to or isn&#x27;t qualified to talk about film. He even kept reviewing after having his lower jaw removed because of cancer. The only reason I&#x27;d call him an &quot;idiot&#x27;s reviewer&quot; is because he never bothered with pretentiousness or overanalysis in his reviews.