This essay focuses on video entertainment. Netflix spends billions each year making its own original scripted and unscripted series, dozens of stand-up comedy specials, and a yearly slate of theatrical-quality feature films bigger than any of the major movie studios.
or buy the film or book you will review. Read the plot summary of the film or novel, and possible reviews, before choosing it as your topic so that you know what to expect from it. You can easily find synopses and reviews of these books and films online by searching the title and media type (ex., “Sin Nombre film,” “Waiting for Snow in Havana book”). You may borrow the book or film from your local library.
Check your local library’s website or WorldCat.orgopens in a new window to see if a book or film is available in a library near you. Many libraries have excellent film collections are often able to acquire items through interlibrary loan. If you are viewing a film, check your preferred video rental or streaming service (such as Netflix, Amazon, etc.) to see if the film is available. You may also buy the book or film from your preferred vendor. Used copies may be available from independent bookstores and online vendors.
The everything store of original video entertainment is to streaming what Kleenex is to tissue. That is a brand so powerful it’s become synonymous with the category. Netflix spends billions each year making its own original scripted and unscripted series, dozens of stand-up comedy specials. Also a yearly slate of theatrical-quality feature films bigger than any of the major movie studios. Basically, Netflix’s goal is to recreate a cable TV package in one place, offering enough highbrow. Also and lowbrow programming to fill a couple dozen very different networks. Its library of older shows and movies has shrunk somewhat in recent years as Disney, NBCUniversal, and other competitors have reclaimed their intellectual property