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Mods just delete this if it's not allowed, I couldn't find any rules for or against on the page.

I'm just a guy who likes logging films and reading reviews on letterboxd. Some of my favorite follows are strangers I find via different reddit subs. If you use LBd and want to share your account here, I'd love to give you a follow. I will follow everyone who comments their name here.

Mine is @coolstevenn or you can go here: https://boxd.it/rqVd

Thank you and enjoy the film!

PS, if it helps legitimatize this post, the least 3 movies I watched on criterion channel were RASHOMON, MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS, and HIGH NOON.

I’ll probably finish watching evil cat later I’ve gotten really into that one

Reminds me how one of the first movies I watched on the channel was encounters of the spooky kind

This screenshot is from my Letterboxd list of movies that I randomly stumbled across on the Criterion Channel over the last 5 or so years and ended up absolutely loving. A lot of these feel like genuinely underseen gems that I probably never would’ve found otherwise.

What are some underseen gems you’ve discovered through streaming services? Tell me in the replies — I’m always looking for more.

Is Lizzie Borden's Born in Flames. This was talked about on The Davids with Seeing Faces In Movies host Felicia Maroni.

For those who haven’t seen, Criterion is sponsoring this tour for the 25th anniversary of “Hedwig and the angry inch” which will feature in person appearances from star writer and Director John Cameron Mitchell.

Trying to veer from the promo titles and take advantage of the vast CC streaming library. And I know people have watched films that they rarely get a chance to share. So, tell us!

Which two films that share a common subject, actor, director or whatever tickles your fancy do you think would make a great double bill this weekend?

I know those of us who live in The States are just pulling out of winter, but I can watch skiing movies any time (bummed that Downhill Racer isn’t on the channel), so I’m taking a chance on White Rock and Wolf's Hole. Haven't seen either. But James Coburn’s narration and a (reportedly) awesome soundtrack is the draw for the first movie, and "a subversive take on teen-horror" is the intrigue for the second film.

What two deep dives would you put together for a weekend watch? Really love to hear some good ones (especially ones you've seen). And, as always, thanks in advance! 😊

Hey everyone!

I’ve been busy, and have some good stuff for you this week. But first, to catch people up:

Criteria is a (very unofficial) companion site to the Criterion Channel featuring the search and browse features that I wish the service had, so I’m just going ahead and building them myself. You can create an account if you want to mark things as favorites, rate films, and create custom lists - but the search and browse features are available without an account. While I use AI tools to create the site, none of the content is AI generated.

Ok, now for this week’s updates:

1. Data cleanup! A good chunk of time was spent overhauling the ingestion process and creating reports on data issues. The accuracy should be much better now, and I’m continuing to clean up wrong and missing data, but you might still find some (occasionally hilarious) errors. For example, today I noticed that the French film The Beast was identified as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which is sadly not available on the channel. Progress - not perfection

2. Canada!: As an early present for Victoria Day, Canadian users can set their country preference in their user profile. So results will now reflect availability for our friends in the great North

3. Collections!: I honestly doubted if I would be able to pull collection data reliably, but thanks to rpeters on Letterboxd, who is truly doing the lords work, we have collection browse available, with each linking back to the list on Letterboxd as well as the landing page on the channel. So far I’ve loaded the last couple of years worth, and hope to have the full set available over the next week or so. You can also favorite collections with an account

Up next, I’m planning to create topic tags for the collections to make them easier to filter and navigate

As always, thanks for your suggestions and feedback. Let me know if you see any issues, and enjoy!

https://www.search-criteria.com

Tim