"If before the pandemic Netflix, and streaming in general, was already an indispensable force in the cinematic landscape, the last couple of years have only accelerated the inevitable; there is now a clear (and seemingly irreversible) divide between movies that are made for theater and those that can only find life in streaming services.
For better or worse, adult-oriented filmmaking has migrated almost exclusively to these new financing and distribution outlets and Netflix, despite facing ever more heavy competition, still reins supreme in the realm of original films. 2021 in particular was a great year for them, with their usual fare of awards competitors (most of which are actually very good) and some excellent obscure genre offerings."
