Question: has this anti-RT/film critic sentiment always existed, or has it just recently developed in these circles? I've been going to this website regularly for the past decade and it feels like this all just started back when MoS got a mixed reception.
I think it's more a case of studios trying to blame something to justify why they aren't getting the returns they use to get. The reality is there's a generation of people who are growing up with the internet being their primary source of entertainment. Cinemas would have been first a good 15-20 years ago, now that there's so many options available online peoples habits are changing. RT is an easy target, but it's not the correct one.