Shawshank Redemption star Tim Robbins recently lamented the rise of algorithms being used by streaming services like Netflix to produce new films, saying it leaves him concerned for the future of cinema.
Robbins, who has not starred in a film since 2019’s Dark Waters, criticized Netflix in a recent interview with The Guardian where he reflected on the state of Hollywood.
“You go on Netflix right now, you see what films are coming out and you tell me that that’s the future of cinema? We’re in big trouble,” he commented.
The actor explained that Shawshank Redemption did not get much viewership when it first premiered in 1994 until it started playing on Turner Classic Movies.
“We’re at 30 years now [on from] Shawshank Redemption,” he said. “When it came out it got good reviews, it got nominated for Academy awards, but nobody saw it. It was VHS and [Ted] Turner
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