THB #279: It Was A Very Good Year

Oh my lord, if you read some of the industry writers out there, the sky is falling at the same time that hell is freezing over and it’s like they are imagining a world in which Will Smith would be arrogant and self-destructive enough to release an awards wannabe less than a year after he assaulted Chris Rock on stage without even so much as apologizing in a way that suggests he takes any responsibility.

HA! Like that could happen!

I was originally planning on this being a Top 10 list… but my schedule loaded up and I mixed in some of the things happening together. If I am feeling it, I will do more of these in the weeks to come. But for now, these three…

Netflix Gets Whacked

On November 11, 2021, Netflix was trading at an insane $691 a share. Two months later, $525. Two months later, $340. Then, the big drop, falling below $200 a share for the first time since December 2017… $188 on April 26.

Of course, the stock has recovered since. $290 a share as of this writing. Many are still living…