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The Blockbuster Is Dead, Long Live the Blockbuster
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The Blockbuster Is Dead, Long Live the Blockbuster

Sonny Bunch
Dec 15, 2020
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On this week’s special members-only edition of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss how our conception of what a “blockbuster” is might have to shift in the era of streaming. The $200 million movie is OUT. The massive video game and extended TV epic are IN. Or are they?

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