So is ScreenCrush’s Matt Singer — which is why he’s watching things streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, HBO Max YouTube, Criterion, Tubi, and elsewhere, and then writing about what he finds.
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I remembered the film as a sharp satire of the Hollywood studio system, but things that feel timely in one era can look tame in another.
Why I Watched It: The Player was my introduction to Robert Altman, and all through high school and college it was one of my absolute favorite movies.