i, too, usually appreciate david stratton's reviews and have found:
- if he is reviewing "art house" movies I usually take note
- but lately (last year or so) for action/blockbuster movies I have started to heed them less.
i think he is, perhaps, getting jaded.
i turn to Rotten Tomatoes and still use IMDB, where anything over 7/10 is probably worth a look see.