![]() I’ve turned down some seriously successful movies. In 2018, a studio movie in which I had invested a year of my life collapsed. ![]() Your life is a series of disappointments. (Somehow, you only see the bad reviews.) The outcome never meets the expectation, possibly because the expectation is rooted in the blind faith necessary to keep hauling yourself out of bed every morning at 5am. ![]() And there’s the S that sits prominently over the bad reviews on opening weekend. Or an E under your pillow when you wake up the morning after the wrap party with a hangover, and the flu that’s been waiting to kick in. You might find a Y in your wet-weather gear pocket on day three when you’re already a full day behind schedule. The thing is, there is no “yes” in movies. Is Netflix a force for good? Are you in favour of the motion or against? Vote yes or no. ![]() I’d only directed films for cinemas, never anything for a streaming platform. As a film-maker, I was pretending to be cool about that fact that I had not been asked to join the party. I have to admit that Netflix terrified me. ![]()
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