Not long ago, critics’ opinions had the power to shape culture. They were serious figures – cut-throat and often unashamedly pretentious – personified in the body of ‘gonzo’ style journalists like Lester Bangs, the politically-defiant Ellen Willis, or the harsh, formidable Anton Ego (the antagonist from Disney’s Ratatouille). Critics could shut down a restaurant or ruin a musician’s career in a matter of words, their columns offering the definitivehellip;read more raquo;