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Netflix has shipped some good movies. If we limit movies to non-streaming aren’t we going to get slim pickings and mostly infantile superhero flicks?

• dpark 8y ago
  That’s as short-sighted as believing streaming movies should be excluded. Traditional studios have shipped a lot of quality movies that aren’t superhero flicks. Indeed a very small percentage of traditional studio movies fit that mold.
  • dagw 8y ago
    Traditional studios have shipped a lot of quality movies Sure, but the problem is that unless you live in a large city with a vibrant independent cinema scene and have a lot of free time on your hands chances are you'll never get to see them (unless they show up on a streaming service 6 month later, ironically enough).
    • dpark 8y ago
      I think we’re talking about entirely different things at this point. The topic was Oscar eligibility, not whether the movies should exist or be available to you.
      • wellpast 8y ago
        If Oscars reduce the picks to movies unavailable to the general population, I think that's relevant. Maybe. The Oscars is already an overwhelmingly an absurdly scoped and self-congratulatory event, so maybe it couldn't get any more so.