Will you step in line or release the glitch?

[sovay]

As a reminder to myself of the value of random film trivia, I seem to have convinced a kid to seek out Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) after he complimented me on my name and deprecated his own which I told him was a lovely name, the name of a river, the name of a psychopomp, and he perked up and asked if the movie was available in this region and I could tell him there was even a Criterion disc, since off the top of my head I had no idea where it was streaming, although the answer turns out to be all over the place. I hope he enjoys it. Comes with a free Edward Everett Horton. I have spent way too much of the day on the phone.

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[viggorlijah]

Hey if you wanted to watch movies would you go with mubi or criterion? My kid really enjoyed the art film we watched and while I can torrent, a lot of the weirder older stuff isn’t easy to get. I’d like to replace my Disney account with one of those or is there a better third option?

[sovay]

I’d like to replace my Disney account with one of those or is there a better third option?

My primary sources for weirder older films that I can't get for free on the internet are the Criterion Channel and TCM. Criterion leans much more international, but I have gotten more windfalls of B-movies out of TCM. I have never actually had an account with Mubi! I saw their restoration of Tarsem Singh's The Fall (2006) last year thanks to a one-time pass from a friend and have otherwise not interacted with them beyond occasionally remembering to read their blog.

(I'm glad your kid enjoyed the art film! What was it?)

[viggorlijah]

Flow which is not an obscure film any longer thanks to the oscar, but decidedly an art film. Hmm, I will try Criterion for three months then!

[sovay]

Flow which is not an obscure film any longer thanks to the oscar, but decidedly an art film. Hmm, I will try Criterion for three months then!

Good luck! Here is the current list of films available on Criterion to give an idea of its range.