You should probably also mention that the Cinerama will have it for a short run starting Thursday night.

I agree this is mostly a good thing. These are two different ways to watch a film, both are good for different reasons.

The head of Netflix's statement regarding "consumers who don’t happen to live near a theater" is pretty funny though—I'll assume he means a theater that hosts limited releases like the two example films. It's pretty difficult to be further than 30 minutes of a movie theater in America.

@1 - Cinerama extended ROMA’s run — they have it Dec 6-9 and 14-17. This deserves the biggest screen you can find; so we’re very lucky indeed.

(Btw, it’s also at the Crest)

@3 & 4... Your idea of soulless streaming giants is a bit far fetched... Streaming outlets like Netflix have terrible content people they've employed. They scour social media for marketing purposes and build off that and nothing else (not to mention they are absolutely abysmal track record of actually promoting movies when they come out to attract an audience)... I agree that with so many services offering streaming is a better option - just like the old cinema vs multiplex debate... However - Netflix content outside of recognizable directors such as Coen's and Cuaron.. may release one or two good shows/movies every 3 months... The cinema offers hope for small independent people to gain word of mouth and a chance to mingle to build off of relationships to provide better content... Not saying the streaming services don't, but with the amount of content now provided due to streaming services it makes it harder and harder for a person to become the next Coen and or Cuaron... Either way, it's still evident that independent cinema is literally keeping these streaming services alive as much as it did with the major Hollywood houses for the past 20 years... And Netflix is horrible - absolutely horrible at marketing films... They have been critiqued as such... In fact, don't envision it getting any better... Maybe smaller streaming services such as Shutter and Filmstruck (RIP) will provide better content instead of scouring social media and applying to that audience specifically.