OPINION: Don’t put down great movies just because they’re from Netflix

Steven Spielberg’s recent efforts to restrict Oscar eligibility of films released through Netflix and Hulu undermines the value of streaming services to disseminate information.

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‘High Flying Bird’: How a new era in sports created a new era in sports movies

A few weeks ago, NBA agent Rich Paul announced that his client, superstar Anthony Davis was demanding a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Davis news shattered the world of sports for two reasons. First, the idea of a generational talent like Davis joining

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Dear white people: You don’t have to pretend to like this show

You could have replaced my brainstem with a celery stick last summer and not have noticed an appreciable difference in my behavior. Stuck in a weird kind of stasis, I wasn’t doing much aside from eating my mom’s leftovers and mindlessly slaughtering Bokoblins in “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of

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‘Roma’: The best film of the year, that no one will see in theaters

I saw “Roma” in a sold out 3:20 p.m. showing at the IFC Theater in New York City and was floored by the film. However, most of those who see writer/director Alfonso Cuarón’s newest masterpiece will not see it in a theater, but instead stream it on Netflix. Why was

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