For movies, which is the most important form of entertainment in my life (I have nothing else really), I use IMDb. It took my a while to find IMDb, but it fits my movie style almost perfectly.
For Video Games I use GameSpot, nothing else is more accurate at rating games to my taste.
For music I use my ear, just because no one else knows what they are talking about.
I use straightdope for books. You guys seem intelligent enough to be reading some good books.
There is no one I trust for TV shows.
GameSpot’s alright. Why they usually get the score in the general ballpark, but they’re far from a home run. I’ve also found their grading system to be ridicilous. Reviewing games relative to games only on the same console, whole decent on paper, is horribile in execusion. Their “tilt” category, also, serves to only complicate matters.
/Rant
For Video Games, I trust EGM. No superfluous bullshit, just straight and to the point, plus you get the opinion of three people.
For movies, there’s no critic I trust, though I often find myself agreeing with the IGN DVD guy when he reviews a movie DVD.
*GameSpot’s alright. While they usually get the score in the general ballpark, they’re far from a home run. I’ve also found their grading system to be ridicilous. Reviewing games relative to games only on the same console, while decent on paper, is horribile in execusion. Their “tilt” category, also, serves to only complicate matters.
Films: Jonothan Ross.
For games, supercritical message board nerds are the best answer. Professional web-based game reviewers almost always miss or gloss over those bugs and flaws you notice after the “new, shiny” has worn off. Seeing as they write to really tight schedules and keeping the game is a large proportion of their recompense, I can see why too.