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When Hawkins Bought Popcorn: How A Streaming Finale Accidentally Reminded Cinemas Why They Exist

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 3: For years, cinema owners were told—gently, repeatedly, and sometimes smugly—that streaming had won. The couch was king. The algorithm was good. And theatres, poor souls, were merely nostalgic monuments with sticky floors and overpriced nachos. Then Stranger Things ended. And people—millions of them—put on real pants, left their homes, and […]

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The Curtain Never Closed — It Just Learned to Stream

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19: For a while, everyone pretended the hybrid release model was a temporary compromise. A necessary indulgence. A pandemic-era loophole studios would quietly seal once theatres reopened, popcorn machines hummed again, and red carpets stopped doubling as Zoom backdrops. That fantasy has expired. Theatres and streaming platforms are no longer rivals […]

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