Netflix, by far the largest streamer, absorbing HBO Max, which is the third largest, really should set off monopoly alarm bells, not to mention what this terrible news could be for movie theaters and physical media.

If this purchase gets approved, it’s a dark moment in film history. Even with horrendous leadership, WB set numerous box office records this year, and is strolling to a Best Picture win. Netflix removing one of the key studios from theatrical distribution is devastating.

Literally killed an over one hundred year old legacy and all just for a little bit more profit…This is exactly what he was brought in to do, why he was always resented, and it’s effectively further pushed us closer towards the end of theatrical and physical media releases.

Netflix is phrasing it like it's a done deal - but confirmation/approval doesn't happen until end of 2026 or early 2027. This is called "manufacturing consent". They want to avoid giving people a chance to process this, and they're pushing a narrative that everything is fine and

i've never had anyone give me a reasonable answer as to why this benefits society at all

groceries? get em delivered. books? buy em on amazon. fuck libraries and bookstores. stop buying cds, vinyls, and dvds, it's all on the cloud! movie theaters? obsolete. subscribe to 10 different platforms instead! stay inside. be afraid of your neighbors. work til you die

am i a piece of shit for thinking that yes i am sorry this happened to a woman who suffers from mental health issues but at the same time the problem here is mostly the fact that WE HAVE ADS ON FUCKING FRIDGES more than the ad itself or apple being "responsible" just because they

Isto está EXATAMENTE ao mesmo nível do "Ferrari para todos" e do "vinho nas torneiras" do CANDIDATO...

Listen, I love this man deeply, but he can’t have it both ways. He did a film for a streaming service (who was the ONLY company willing to give him that budget btw), accepted their short theatrical window which is what the film crowd is attacking Netflix about and then crow that

I’ve got bad news for you man

(Me): What’s that invisible substance all around you? (Goldfish): Oh, water? (Me): You know about water? (Goldfish): Yes, what else would I be swimming through? (Me, nervously): And that invisible surrounding barrier? (Goldfish): You mean my bowl? Which keeps the water in?

When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up. -C.S. Lewis

Cheese salesman says: " in the future...maybe two or three years, 90% of the world's diet will likely be cheese."

Porquê que haveria sequer de ser difícil alguém divorciar-se, Cecília?

Amusing that the main pitch for ChatGPT is telling everyone they are dumb idiots who can't possibly handle tasks on their own that humans have accomplished on their own since the dawn of time.

Amanda Seyfried says “I’m not fucking apologizing” for calling Charlie Kirk “hateful” “I mean, for fuck's sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality, actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I'm free to

we’re just gonna keep loading off the very things that make us human, those beautiful traditions we share with each other that give us joy and bond us together straight to the computer. Cool