Namely, I think it’s important to point out the age discrepancy between most established film critics and most moviegoers, the fact that newspapers and magazines have been losing readership ground, and the fact - or at least I’d say it’s a fact - that big box-office does not necessarily mean either a representation of “film culture” or of the zeitgeist.

Also, perhaps more people would have watched something like “Best of Times” - if only they knew the film existed. Much more often than not, reviews of “smaller” foreign films appear buried on page 182B. Making matters worse, those films get absolutely no U.S. TV coverage. Filmgoers must be quite diligent in order to discover such gems.