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To be fair, ColeSlaw isn't the only "movie critic" that writes this kind of crap. A good movie review is supposed to be a fairly unbiased review of the quality/entertainment value of the movie, while a good reviewer shouldn't be bringing his political views into play, nor should his review consist of a blow-by-blow summary of the plot points. However, too many reviewers want to make their reviews about *them*, rather than about the movie.
Back in 2008, when Roger Ebert was in the hospital, his editor/webmaster took over his reviewing duties for a couple of weeks. This guy wrote a review of "Iron Man" that was so bad (http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/iron-man), Roger needed to write his own review when he returned. Just like ColeSlaw, this guy used a movie review as a platform to discuss his political beliefs and to show off his cinematic knowledge rather than as, y'know, a conversation on a movie about a guy in a metal suit.
Wow, that was pretty bad. He even uses the term "military industrial complex" unironically.