Sentences with phrase «striped of its international cinema»

Striped of its international cinema release by Paramount Studios due to worries that it was too cerebral for audiences, Annihilation (based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer) comes to Netflix on more of a positive wave of critical reaction than the two sci - fi streaming flicks before it, two films which have done a great detriment to Netflix's standing as a major film studio competitor, only enforcing the notion that the streaming service is becoming a dumping ground for doomed movies.