This doesn't sound like a realistic solution. Firstly, few people are fortunate to have local friends with the same tastes – high culture is infamously a niche

This doesn't sound like a realistic solution. Firstly, few people are fortunate to have local friends with the same tastes – high culture is infamously a niche thing. Secondly, one might want to rewatch certain great films every 5-10 years of one’s life (because our own life experiences can deepen our appreciation of great art), but 1) is one still going to be friends with the same exact cinephiles decade after decade, when people naturally lose touch with friends as the years go by, and 2) is one even still going to have a functional player for physical releases?