This is a perfect example of how Netflix is actually helping the film industry. Not that Soderbergh needs help producing and distributing movies. And I have other misgivings about Netflix and streaming in general. But a movie like High Flying Bird doesn’t get made and released in 2019 without a company like Netflix. It’s not the type of movie I see doing well in a theater....

It’s rare for a movie to be both hilarious and also deeply, emotionally affecting. But Blindspotting hits those marks with equal measure. Actor/writer Daveed Diggs has written a script that crackles with wit and humor, and director Carlos Lopez Estrada moves us through this story, and through the city of Oakland, with blazing ferocity and ambition. It’s a joy to watch, rea...