Alex, not only did I agree with you but I got the pleasure while I read your post of hearing it in my father's voice along with the snorting and newspaper rattling that used to accompany the reading of twaddle.
It seems that Mr. Gabler writes with blinkers on. I should imagine that far more people read about the Olympic ice dance voting scandal than watched the event but the Olympics are still around. Same with the Baseball betting scandals of the past.
Perhaps what we need is better plots. Or at least some kind of plot.
As for the prow of culture I wouldn't likely quote sex lives of the rich and infamous to impress a job interviewer.


PS were movies supposed to "matter".