Everything You Need to Know About The Criterion Channel
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2019
- Is The Criterion Channel the best thing to ever happen to cinephiles or is it even worth your money? Here’s everything you need to know about Criterion’s new streaming service. Plus, some wishlist features I would love to see implemented.
Are you a Criterion Channel subscriber? If so, what do you think of the service so far and what have you been watching? What do you think will make the experience even better? Please join the conversation in the comments below! And if you have any additional tips, thoughts and/or questions, please chime in as well!
(Note: The Criterion Channel is fully owned and operated by the Criterion Collection. There is no "deal" between WarnerMedia and Criterion other than Criterion still has the option to license the streaming rights of certain Warner Bros. films. Thanks to Michael Hutchins for clarifying this point.)
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David Lynch: You’ll never really experience a film on a telephone, get real! Me, watching on my iPhone: 👁👄👁
That clip was shocking. Look up the definition of "bigotry" and you'll realize how horrible his words are. He's literally getting butthurt like a child over the thought of people watching a movie on what is statistically the most color accurate display in an average person's house. Most people don't have an OLED TV, but most people do (for better or for worse, burn in is still a thing) have an OLED phone. That's wild that he's so closed minded that he gets so mad about people wanting to watch on a super crisp, super bright, super color accurate screen just because it's tiny and pocketable. I choose to use older phones for a few reasons, and even I am feeling like "jeez, grandpa, have you not upgraded your phone at all in the past decade"? What does he think smartphones are like? Seriously. And yes, I know the comment I'm responding to is over 3 years old. My comment is written with that context in mind.
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I’ve never seen someone be so enthusiastic about watching Come and See
Haha! I just thought the title worked for that moment. I still need to SEE it.
@@cineflect I just bought the testament of dr. Mabuse and it came with a list of Criterion movies for the year 2004.To date how many movies are in the collection?
Thank you
Yea that was a bit twisted
I discovered this a month and a half ago, and it has helped me a lot to learn about cinema, i'm a senior in highschool and i feel like im having my own film education.
Watching criterion is like learning cinema and I enjoy it
im just getting into highschool and i have been collecting and watching films from the criterion collection. I feel like im learning so much about film and different cultures that are explored in the films.
The actual selection of films is amazing obviously, the app itself is just clunky as hell and most of the films are just hidden away so that you’d have to actively seek them out to find them
They're probably gonna get a suggestion system
I think you hit the head of the nail on this one. It is a fantastic app and long awaited, but the UI does need a lot of work. It has only been a month and I know that Criterion will keep adding updates to make cinephiles addicted to their service. Thanks again for the awesome video.
Thanks so much for your kind words. I’m excited to see this service continually evolve!
Great video! I'm getting a year's subscription for my birthday this month, and can't wait. I found the Harvard Film PhD Narrative Film Recommendations list online, and the hard-to-find movies are all on the Criterion Channel.
This became my favorite online channel during the pandemic. It brightens my 22 year old cinephile heart to see a streaming network for the Criterion Collection.
I love the Criterion Channel! I am especially happy that my husband won't be dropping hundreds of dollars on physical copies!
Well...
Nothing like a physical copy tho .but your right its expensive
Probably won't stop him. Once a physical media collector, always a physical media collector
Netflix: "Come into my kingdom thou cinephiles, feast on my 'made for' movies. Every week we churn out a brand new movie for your enjoyment. We have perfected the cookie cutter method of movie making."
Criterion Channel: "Hold my beer."
Great video and overview of the service, and I agree on pretty much everything you've posted here in concerns to your wishlist, one thing I would hope that CC stays away from is the implementation of a recommendation algorithm. One of the things that I think helps CC stand out from other streaming services is that it relies more on curation via their collections (such as the excellent Columbia Noir collection) and their double features. Algorithms actually deter the user from exploration and instead keeps them on a linear path that doesn't really challenge them to get out of their comfort zone - they create an echo chamber of safe bets (if you liked Hidden Fortress we recommend Seven Samurai). Algorithms have made services like Netflix completely obtuse as I'm never exposed to great swathes of content that I may like, but because I watched and liked a WWII documentary I'm recommended nothing but movies with Nazis (and gods forbid you allow your children to use your profile).
Just my two cents.
Fair point, Jesse. I can see both sides on the inclusion of a recommendation algorithm. I’d like to think that CC subscribers have a more open and veracious appetite for cinema and wouldn’t let that stop them from exploring further, but you never know...
Speaking of profiles, that is another item on my wishlist. I would love to see the option for multiple profiles with separate My Lists, histories, etc.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
this is an amazing video! i was debating whether or not to buy a subscription and your video informed with everything i wanted to know. you deserve much more recognition.
Thank you, Valya :)
I just joined after learning about the channel and purchasing a few titles. Yes the challenge is deciding what to start watching. Great Quality.
Let me know what treasures you find!
I wish they could provide english sub for every film. would be really helpful for the hearing impaired and the non-native speakers
Agree 100%! At launch there were some videos that did not, but I think most do now? I tend to turn subtitles on even with English language films.
Just my two cents. I don’t think the criterion channel has a ratings system because in general most of the movies in their list are generally really good movies and so I don’t see why they would let people rate them because In a way that would be sacrilegious.
Seems they want to let the streaming portion grow organically and I can respect that. I suspect more features will arrive when more subscribers get onboard. Shudder is a great example of a niche service that is slowly growing along with their features & options.
My big question is if one adds all these movies and collections to their Wishlist, and Criterion announces it's pulling it off in a month - what happens then? I'd suspect one would try to watch it before it goes. But if one's into that Zaotichi or Tree Of Life et al, and doesn't want to be distracted, can the movie or collection to be terminated be saved on something for later watching/keeping?
I'm so torn on this one -- I love the Criterion stuff, obviously, but I'm so put off on the price.
Yeah, it's a ton of great content -- but we've now reached the point where cutting the cord and streaming all these different services cost me more than cable (okay, bit of an exaggeration -- but that day is coming, and it's coming soon...)
Have fun with Zatoichi -- I love those films. I'm not only a horror guy, but I did tons of stuff on Asian action cinema and samurai movies back in the day too. Once you're done there, go to Lone Wolf and Cub. :p
I hear you about the price or, rather, combination of streaming prices. If it comes down to it and I have to starting whittling down my subscriptions, I'll be keeping The Criterion Channel, no question.
Wait, are you announcing a spinoff channel, The Chanbara Geek? ;) Yes, very much looking forward to LONE WOLF AND CUB as well! I love me some LADY SNOWBLOOD.
@@cineflect Haha! No spinoff channel plans currently -- although, I've thought that at some point I may want to cover some of the other stuff I love...but yeah, one channel is overwhelming at this point. :p
Have you seen Sword of Doom? That's a must watch.
and Lady Snowblood is classic.
The Horror Geek right, netflix, disney plus, hulu, amazon prime, now this :(
Another great video! 👍
One of the best features added to Criterion: Imogen Sara Smith's intros to the films. Outstanding writer!
I'm late to the party on this video, but I've been watching a lot of Criterion Closet videos, so this was probably a result of the algorithim.
I would LOVE to subscribe to the Criterion Channel. There's so much amazing content on there. But for me, I enjoy watching movies in my living room, on my TV, not from my PC or something. Unfortunately, I only have a PS4 and a Samsung Smart TV, neither of which have the Criterion Channel available on it. I really hope that changes in the future.
If you watch your film on an Xperia 1 ii WH1000XM4 Tidal 3D audio display with it's 120hz 4k OLED display with a 21:9 aspect ratio than you are experiencing the film more than most others, I prefer my movies on a large screen, but I felt that was a good argument against the big screen discussion.
how many screens can stream at the same time?
Really good video. Thank you!
Thanks for watching, Isabela!
I am devastated. As a devoted cineaphile I'd love to have this App/Subscription. Seems like living in Switzerland isn't a great place for a movie lover.
I wish it was available for you! You could consider using a VPN to connect. That's how I've been using it (currently living in China).
@@cineflect If it works for you then it should do I hope, thanks!
Janus ➡ Criterion ➡ finally the movie title show up..
Me: 😍
Agreed! Always a great sign.
Dose the cc app play movies according to my regain and country like mubi and Netflix? Or i will be able to access all of the movies especially the Asian one ? Someone please answer me
Love this
I subscribed foolishly thinking I would have access to ALL Criterion films. But there's a lot unavailable and some movies are dropped at the end of each month. I got the subscription because I'm now teaching Film History in high school. But before classes even started, all the Oscar Michaux movies were removed.
The problem is that the Criterion channel is only available in the USA :( I wish it was available also in the UK and all European countries at least!
Hopefully that happens sooner rather than later, but it's already been two years :/
i was able to download it in my tablet here in the Philippines
My computer is hooked up to my TV via HDMI. Did you say that I would NOT be able to stream the films onto my TV? Not sure I understood that bit.
Yes. Unfortunately, there's a strong chance that it will not work without an additional device that strips the protection. I recommend trying it out first.
My plan is to subscribe to this as soon as I'm done with highschool so I actually have the time to watch the movies
Haha, excellent!
@@cineflect But i live in Denmark and i am not sure it is available here
i am currently a full time letterboxd user , should i start using mubi??
CC is not available in my region! :(
Looking for a Michelangelo Antonioni collection.
This is great for watching criterion from my country where the physical copies are ordered from the us and waiting for months
Excellent! I'm very happy to hear this.
@@cineflect i can finally watch my home country's entry on the criterion collection in hd
Oh! Which film is that if I may ask?
@@cineflect insiang and manila in the claws of light
Very nice. I still need to see both of those films.
I was once in the "Criterion Closet." I got a few goodies!
SO ENVIOUS. I would've raided the place ;)
@@cineflect I was invited to the Criterion Collection offices in NYC back in 2010. I got a tour of every thing and had some time with Peter Becker to talk about movies. At the end, I was brought into the closet and had my way with it. Haha! I left with so much merch!
Fun fact: There are actually two closets. One for Blu-rays/DVD and one for Laserdiscs.
I Love The Criterion Collection and all the #behindthescenes Documentaries I geek over 🤓💯 3filmmaking
They really do spoil us!
I so wish I could get this but I'm in the uk
I'm watching 71 fragments, I just finished Europa
I need to see both of those!
Ando do you know if Criterion Channel will release 4k movies in their platform? Would be so nice
No word yet. They haven't even started doing 4k on their physical releases yet, so it may be a while...
@@cineflect Who determines what movies are added to the Criterion collection? I see films on the collection that i would never think they would be worthy but what do i know haha.
Cheers
If you had to choose between criterion channel and mubi which one would you choose?
Definitely the criterion channel. It has considerably more options and its video player isn't a buggy blurry piece of crap like MUBI's is.
Criterion Channel all the way.
Dear god how many Zatoichi movies did they make?
Not available in Australia. :( HELP!!!
Sorry to hear that. You could try reaching out to Criterion to see if/when they have plans to bring it down under or try your luck with a VPN in the meantime?
I’m gonna start my free trial today just to see if I’ll like it but I’m still very excited to just even watch one film from the channel since there are so many great films I’ve never heard of. Do you know if the criterion channel works on Xbox
Yes, there is an Xbox app. Hope you enjoy! Let me know if you watch anything great.
australian here, this is all i want.
Have you tried using a VPN?
I’d give anything to have the criterion channel in the uk
Hopefully y'all get it soon. In the meantime, have you tried using a VPN?
Woo
😸👍👍🙏 liked & subscribed.
Welcome the the channel :)
@@cineflect Currently watching the Lone Wolf & Cub films for the first time. 2 films in.
Edit - watched the dubbed Shogun Assassins back in the 90s 😸 but these originals feel so much better (now - older, hehe).
What should I do to make it available in my country 😭
You could contact Criterion Channel and see if they have any plans for your country or try your luck with a VPN in the meantime.
Is the Criterion channel available in the UK?
No, closest you'll get is Arrow or Mubi
@@cookieface80 Cheers mate. Channel 4OD always has some brilliant films available. Has had Paris, Texas, Naked and Picnic at Hanging Rock all recently; which are all part of the Criterion Collection.
Film Noir!
I'm really upset about this one because the worst thing is, they only made this for USA and Canada. I cannot subscribe and use it. It's a belssing but only available for America region. There are so many movies that are not from America, I hope they will add more regions because It is a torture. You're talked about pros and cons but I'm still not able to use it...
Bringing the service outside NA is definitely at the top of my wishlist. That said, securing all the streaming rights for international territories is no small feat. If/when the service does come to your country, it will most likely have a different selection of films.
Then again, you don't have to wait if you use a VPN...
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Ultran0L99 yes absolutely it is. Hello to you too.
Cineflect sadly vpn doesn’t works for criterion channel yet and yes the selections would be different like american netflix and other countries’ are different. It would have less choice and would probably disappoint. I don’t expect subtitles, I just want to watch movies. English subtitles would be enough for me. They can just open to world and people who knows english can watch the movies. It’s unfair.
I’ve gotten it in the UK with a VPN, you just need to set it to the US or Canada when you first sign up then after that you don’t need a VPN anymore it should just stream normally
The Roku app is so confusing, how do you fuckin log in?
I am not much of a mainstream lover, I have been to a movie theater twice since 1997, so the CC is better than sex for me now.
"Better than sex." Criterion should definitely adopt that for their new slogan ;)
Okay, you have me *really* curious. What brought you to the theater twice since 1997?
@@cineflect Titanic (of course!) in 97 and Stepford Wives in 05 because I adore Glenn Close.
Is it available in India?
It looks like it's only US, Canada and UK at this point :/
@@cineflect well one can always find torrents. 🤙🏼
@@vishalrana1552 True that.
You can use a VPN on the site to sign up then once you're registered it just lets you use it wherever. There's a way to get the app on a firestick by signing into the US Amazon site too in a similar way, I've had it running on my fire stick outside the US/Canada pretty much since it came out with no issues
My guess people force themselves to like all these movies just because of the criterion name and packaging. “Wow such cinema”
I’ll stick to physical releases
Sometimes i hate living in Italy man
You could always try it out via VPN. (p.s. I LOVE ITALY)
...4 years later...
...my new concern over The Criterion Channel is that it will start moving towards more mainstream films in favor over foreign, arthouse, indie and underrated/undiscovered fare...
...case in point...December 2023...according to many online sources...
..."Josie and the Pussycats" will be shown on The Criterion Channel...Josie and the FUCKING Pussycats...🤦
Ha. Great. I was a yong kid and knew right away to watch for that criterion c on the beginning of a movie
If it’s not Janus or criterion I’m outta there.
Me ( living outside America):
:(
Just canceled the subscription after I don’t have the right TV, which means I can’t screen share from an iPad/iPhone and can’t use an AV adapter. Plus theres no PS4 app. Gonna have to boycott their products until the service is done correctly because Im not wasting more money 🤦♂️
Ok
All righty, then.
They censored French Connection. At 10 mins and 6 seconds into the stream, it jump cuts so Popeye Doyle doesn't say racial slurs. $106 a year for censored films?
Whoa, really?! I expect that kinda BS from Disney, but Criterion? I’m genuinely surprised to hear this.
you need to watch the plague dogs. thank me later
I really do.
Why does everyone love Christopher Nolan? 😴
Streaming sucks.
As someone who is completely done with Netflix's left wing agenda films and shows, this is a breath of fresh air
This youtube page is useless. It is like a 10 minute infomercial that has no useful information. I was expecting something like a manual that shows step by step how to use criterion.
get to the point, in the next life, because I'm outta here right now
😓