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Broadway shows live or die based on critics. A NEW YORK TIMES pan and you're closed by Saturday. At one time, certain movie critics wielded a lot of power. Pauline Kael in THE NEW YORKER was a force to be reckoned with, as were several others. Siskel & Ebert held a lot of sway with their movie review television show. Long thoughtful analysis was replaced by thumbs pointing in different directions. Still, th…