Cinematic credo

I wanted to add the following to my profile on this page but it didn’t fit, so I’ll just read it into the record here, for anyone who might wonder whether we share compatible tastes:
 
I am a cinephile of a bygone generation, back when film could be construed as the preeminent art form of the mid-20^th century, and not just one of the multitudinous ways we are “amusing ourselves to death.”  I attend to cinema for much more than entertainment, though I’m never averse to being entertained.  I am drawn to domestic dramas, relationship comedies, workplace observations; explorations of nature, history, or community; and films of social conscience, especially with a strong documentary component.
 
As a rule, I don’t care for action or fantasy films, horror or sci-fi, and have limited appetite for crime and punishment, mystery and suspense.  I abhor franchises, most “blockbusters,” anything like a theme park ride, and almost anything based on a comic book or video game.
 
My criteria for what to watch jumps off from the MetaCritic rating (usually >70 for film, >80 for tv), followed in turn by director, performers, setting, story, subject, nationality, and sometimes period.  I’m fine with subtitles, and frequently watch with captioning when the English is accented or otherwise hard-to-hear.  I have no problem with B&W films, vintage or new, and I like to watch old films, sometimes for aesthetic and sometimes for historical or personal reasons.
 
Francois Truffaut remains my all-time favorite filmmaker, with Eric Rohmer a close second.  My favorite active American director is Richard Linklater, but there are plenty of others that I follow avidly.  My taste runs to Brits like Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, and lots of foreign language directors – I’d categorize it as high middlebrow.
 
Though I’ve spent uncountable hours of my life watching movies, I have to confess that it’s been almost a decade since I set foot in a theater, so my focus is solely on streaming video, with an occasional DVD from ILL.  So I’m usually talking about films that appeared in theaters six months ago, give or take.  If not six decades ago.
 
My dual aim is to amuse readers and alert them to the best film and television to arrive lately on various streaming channels.  My hope is to guide viewers to programs of quality that might have otherwise escaped their attention.

P.S.  The NYT  just released a poll for "The Best Movies of the 21st Century" and though I've seen all but a small handful, my list would be totally different, so be forewarned that my taste must be quite distant from the generality of viewers.