A sure sign of being in the midst of a revolution is not knowing how things will turn out. I wish I knew the long-term prospects for the theatrical movie medium I’ve loved all my life, but I don’t, and I don’t know anyone who does. This uncertainty is troubling, exciting and mind-expanding, not necessarily in that order and sometimes simultaneously. The past decade has been transformative for the movies as traditionally defined—large groups of people, mostly strangers to one another, sitting in a dark auditorium and watching...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 17, 2019 17:26 UTC