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litter41 on July 15, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The new literalism plaguing today’s movies

oh wow, Covid really spell the death of movie theaters, and it's never going to recover.

IAmBroom on July 15, 2025 [–]

ONLY because of streaming services. The industry exploded after the 1918 flu.

ghssds on July 15, 2025 | [–]

Was it because of the flu of because of the war?

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