As someone who can't stand bodily horror films I am appalled by every aspect of this article. There's a cross purpose on the fact that as far as I know, neither Anora nor the Apprentice have been in anything resembling wide release and somehow Terrifier 3 is. Megalopolis is a different story but I'll level with you that was going to be an incredibly difficult sell even for Coppola fans; I'm not sure I would have seen in the theater myself.

I really wish there was a better way to phrase your argument - whcih is sound - rather then seem to be calling the public ignorant or refusing to see what you like. I understand the logic, I spent a lot of time dealing it with myself when it came to television. The sad truth is, Hollywood is and has always been a business designed for the sole purpose of making money. Art is and will always be a secondary consideration at the very best. I'm not shocked there's so little of it; I'm astonisheed there's any at all.

The sad part is critics - and I include myself in this group - have never truly been able to accept that fact. In the minds of the Critics for the tIMES the only reason every movie out of Hollywood is not Chinatown or Schindler's List or Fargo is because they don't WANT too, not because the public has made it very clear that they'd rather see Deadpool Vs. Wolverine instead. (Of course the New Yorker Critics take it a step further and believe that if you can see a movie in any theater at all, it is unworthy of viewing and they consider Scorsese, Spielberg and Tarentino overrated hacks compared to obscure Frecnh film directors who made movies you can onyl see in screenings at the Metropoliation on a weekend afternoon. No I'm not exaggerating) I'd further argue Hollywood is the most successful business of all time because it's existed for a century and creating several other idndustries that exist around it who are committed to the idea that it is NOT a business first. That's honestly a twist that no screenwriter could ever manage to put in a script.

I've made peace with this, for the record. It hasn't affected my individual critical judgment. If anything I appreciate great films and TV shows more. These days when I see a movie that I love or a TV show, I think: Can you believe a show this good or a film this wonderful got made in an industry that could care less about art? It's kind of freeing that way and I actually reccmend it. The bad fillms you can justify now as: Well, they needed to make some quick cash and this sequel was the easiest way to do so. I mean, who doesn't take shortcuts at work?