That's the point, trusted curators have been drifting further and further from what the majority of people find good for a long time.
What critics find good and what the target audience finds good are not the same: https://youtu.be/eFRWDZBH8Dc?t=745
I find the easiest way to do that is to generally read reviews, and when you go see the thing/buy the thing that got reviewed, think back to which reviewers closest aligned to your reaction, then read more of them, and eventually you'll find a small group of reviewers who you trust.
I admit that I haven't found "my" TV reviewer yet, since it seems the world of TV critics is afraid to offer any significant criticism of the shows they're reviewing. I'm not sure if that's an industry thing or if I've just been looking in the wrong places.