There is a view that has been expressed several times in HN when this topic is touched: "Netflix has enough current or future material (Netflix Originals) so that I can see it for the rest of my life, I do not really care if the quality is 10/10, I only use it as a form of light entertainment."
However, for other people, like me, the quality of art is essential, and we do want to see the best that has been produced this year and the past 100 years. Where is this material? How can I consume good European cinema from the 50s and 60s? Where can I consume the best Latin American cinema from the 80s? etc.
Maybe people don't want to watch exclusively Netflix's originals. I personally wish there was a UI feature to just hide all of Netflix's own crap and show me what else they have. Of course that feature will never exist.
By and large, you probably have to just buy a lot of it assuming it ever made it to DVD. Some is probably available for Netflix DVD rental although their back catalog has been rotting. Unfortunately, a lot of content that isn't available for streaming/digital purchase increasingly doesn't really exist, especially if you're not willing to just purchase physical media.
>However, for other people, like me, the quality of art is essential, and we do want to see the best that has been produced this year and the past 100 years. Where is this material? How can I consume good European cinema from the 50s and 60s? Where can I consume the best Latin American cinema from the 80s? etc.
Mubi is the best service I've seen for this, but their catalog is generally quite limited at any given time, as it consists of a constantly rotating collection of films.
However, for other people, like me, the quality of art is essential, and we do want to see the best that has been produced this year and the past 100 years. Where is this material? How can I consume good European cinema from the 50s and 60s? Where can I consume the best Latin American cinema from the 80s? etc.