Reviews for The Criterion Channel

The Criterion Channel has an INCREDIBLE selection, it's almost worth the subscription alone. But man, they have to make it easier to use. For a service that claims to be "a movie lovers dream" it's an absolute nightmare to try and watch this on the biggest screen I have. The website does not allow HDMI, so I have to access the app via Chromebook to get around that, which is very inconvenient. And if I try to Chromecast either from my phone or Chromecast it constantly buffers.

Love this service (long live Criterion!) but I'd be remiss not to mention that the mobile app and TV app have significantly reduced functionality when compared to the desktop web app. Specifically, I would love to be able to sort by decade and country while browsing on mobile or TV. unless you know what your specifically looking for, it's very difficult to browse the collection on app. But the service in general is definitely worth subscribing to.

A beatiful and wide selection of movies. I like how they revamped theor search feature for suggwstions. My real problem is that it doesn't work half the time. It might just be my cruddy J7 but every time I open this app my phone freezes and I can't do a manual restart. i have to take out the battery, restart, play the same game again and hope the app loads. If it does, then it's all about waiting to see if any of the movies play which they don't 50% of the time.

I absolutely love the content, and the "collections" format that groups together similar films and related bonus features is great. However, right now the offline library (downloaded videos) leaves a lot to be desired. For one, you cannot select where the videos are downloaded to, so you can't make use of an external SD card. Also, the app must remain open and the phone unlocked in order for videos to download, which requires you to babysit your phone while not using it for anything else.

Test results look great! Some FYIs: I did have ro remove the caps from my email address to log into the app. It wasn't recognizing the way I registered it. When searching for the app my keywords were "Criterion Channel," and it was about 8th down the list. I researched it adding "The" and it was at the top of the list. I downloaded a movie on my Pixel phone and it worked perfectly. i went offline and was able to watch it with no problem. I love that I can download movies to watch offline.

The selection is fantastic but there are still a few features missing that are present in most modern streaming services. For instance it would be nice to have a "continue watching" section that remebered where you left off; a way to sort by genre, year, director, country, etc.; and a more forgiving search function to name a few. However, the service still supersedes other services like Netflix just for the selection alone.

I am really happy that there is finally a decent streaming platform. Tons of content and totally worth it. Only complaint is the search functions are a littlw inconvenient. For example, it would be nice to search by genre, country, decade, etc., like you can on the criterion website. Sometimes this makes it difficult to find new films that are not suggested on the main page. Other than that I am happy. If the app was just a teeny bit more versatile it would be a perfect platform.

The mobile app is pretty good, though as many others have said, it could use some improvements. My biggest sticking point is the lack of captions. I would ask that Criterion take care when implementing this feature; many times, on other streaming services, when you have a movie with burned in subtitles, the captions will block the subtitles, making the whole affair pointless. Otherwise, I really dig it, and the service, especially downloading for offline viewing. Excellent films.

Criterion Channel brings me joy!! The app can be buggy at times, but it's worth it in the end because of the content. Glad I can download movies to view when without internet. I had one that wouldn't play, so had to redownload. I think a strong connection helps ensure an effective download. All in all I love Criterion. The app is not bothersome enough to really interfere with my experience. No app is perfect anyway. Don't think you'd regret getting this!

I really oove the app for the most part, but why I can't pull up a program's description without launching the movie is crazy! Also, on a lot of programs I watch on the app or througg my Roku stream fine until 3 minutes left in the movie or program and then I get a generic error code I can't clear off my screen without stopping the program and stwrting over. Very annoying!