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Admit it: Spielberg isn't the only one who thinks Netflix is trying to take over the world

When I read headlines that Steven Spielberg was "at war" with Netflix, I literally burst out laughing.

First of all, that "war" appears to consist of Spielberg planning to suggest that any film Netflix produces or distributes have a four-week theatrical release before being considered for an Oscar. He's not circulating a petition among his friends to Never Work for Netflix or demanding the streamer release its viewership numbers or tax returns.

Netflix slapped back, suggesting it is a populist institution that

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