The latest in our series in which writers highlight lesser-known films available to stream is a forward-thinking social drama with a violent edge
For anyone seeking a primer on classic cinema in the digital media era, the so-called “big three” of streaming – Netflix, Amazon and Hulu – might not be the ideal place to start. Take Netflix as an example: of the roughly 6,000 titles currently available on the platform, fewer than 20 are feature films that were released before 1970. Netflix’s interest in auteurs, meanwhile, has so far largely been confined to contemporary Hollywood (think David Fincher, Noah Baumbach, heck even Adam Sandler if you’re generous). As streaming services go, it’s the equivalent of a library with nothing but murder mystery novels – some good, some bad, but whodunnits all the same – and one dusty shelf at the back for everything else.
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