The Blu-Ray-naissance Is Here. Sort of.

The downsides of the streaming era are coming into focus for movie fans—uncontrollable, changing libraries; lower fidelity; lack of extras and features. Can all of these be solved with a return to physical media? 

Guest: Ash Nelson, journalist and author of “The Lost Art of the DVD Extra” for Slate. 

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