Review bombing is the online phenomenon in which a group of people contrives to skew a show or movie's ratings - often before they've even seen it“The characters are unrelatable” is perhaps the laziest criticism of a film I’ve come across. Yet it is becoming so commonplace in popular culture that it places too much value on crowd-sourced intelligence.
Frankly, it’s become typical “dude-bro” nonsense since television and film portrayals became a little more diverse than they were, even five or 10 years ago. The result is “review bombing”, or what I call “little-dick energy at its finest”...You’ve always trusted us to help you navigate the world. Support the Sunday Times by becoming a premium member for only R80 and keep the conversation going. You can cancel anytime.