They are if you're talking about journalistic film criticism (vs. academic film criticism): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_criticism
> Personally, I like guys like Mark Kermode, who can say "this movie was complete and utter nonsense and I had a great time" or "this was a really smart movie, but it just didn't work".
I think you're implying that Mark isn't a film critic, but that's what he calls himself (his bio: https://www.markkermode.co.uk/). Also, movie critics recommend "bad" movies (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/speed-2-cruise-control-19...) and dump on "beloved" movies (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-usual-suspects-1995) all the time.
They are if you're talking about journalistic film criticism (vs. academic film criticism): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_criticism
> Personally, I like guys like Mark Kermode, who can say "this movie was complete and utter nonsense and I had a great time" or "this was a really smart movie, but it just didn't work".
I think you're implying that Mark isn't a film critic, but that's what he calls himself (his bio: https://www.markkermode.co.uk/). Also, movie critics recommend "bad" movies (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/speed-2-cruise-control-19...) and dump on "beloved" movies (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-usual-suspects-1995) all the time.