Is Netflix Finally Ready to Play Ball with Critics?

For years, Netflix has set itself up as the cultural opposite of the traditional vanguards of the entertainment industry and gatekeepers of “good taste.”  First, they provided a means of getting around painful late fees and limited brick-and-mortar movie selection.  Then, they provided a means of jaded filmmakers to produce the kinds of content they wanted to without having to go through the maddening studio system that has oftentimes restricted them for years.  And most recently, they have elbowed their way into the awards circuit traditionally closed off to non-insiders to the industry, winning more and larger awards before Roma

Is Netflix Finally Ready to Play Ball with Critics?