Pity the snap case, pity the jewel box. Pity the shiny silver data disk. Streaming data wants to have its invisible, non-tactile way with you. Even the Criterion Collection, the “film school in a box” that directors don’t have to die for to be included in has taken note of the change in collecting and viewing of movies past, cutting prices by ten bucks on most of their standard editions. Prices are even cheaper on good stuff on the racks at Reckless, and while the selection is serendipitous rather than title-specific, there’s not much choice when the electronics box stores continue to compact their CD and DVD sections to but a small portion of their floor plans.
