It is quite unfortunate that their reviews have hit a steady decline especially as of late, but one must remember that what they present is their own opinion and everyone is entitled to one no matter how daft it may be and I say unfortunate because there are some who take their reviews as gospel. The folky music, over the top reviews, pointless exercises in camera modification, a chinese bloke speaking in a heavy brit accent, and use of vernacular language makes me see it as one thing and one thing alone.....Entertainment, that's all it is.
In the world of photography there are not a lot of people who can actually entertain you (they can impress you with their photos and skill but not actually entertain) hence the folks at digitalrev have had a cult following like Ken Rockwell who is also very opinionated, skilled, multi awarded, uses vernacular language, and needs your money.
(No offense intended to anyone who are actually big followers of digitalrev or of Ken Rockwell, I personally follow them from time to time but mainly for entertainment purposes as I do find it hard to take them seriously (it's like saying you're fighting for peace or screwing for virginity). I mentioned earlier that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and humbly this is mine)