Netflix has launched a curated collection of content to highlight "powerful and complex narratives" about the black experience.

Today, The Criterion Channel goes live. For those who were bummed when FilmStruck shut down last year, The Criterion Channel comes roaring back as a way to see classic, independent, and foreign language movies that aren’t available anywhere else. Additionally, rather than relying on algorithms to try and guess what the viewer should watch next, Criterion Channel uses real people and their film expertise to curate lineups. What a concept! I had the pleasure of speaking to programmer Penelope Bartlett last week about The Criterion Channel. During our discussion, we talked about what goes into programming a lineup, working …