[Anne Elk]

Granted, I'm a fussy film-watcher most of the time.  But it seems lately that Netflix has really cut back on their streaming offerings - it doesn't matter what category I browse in, they seem to keep suggesting the same number of limited titles.  It's as if they're relying more on their self-produced material (some of which is quite good).  But I finally tapped out; they had nothing I was keen to watch on New Year's eve.  So I cancelled.

Going to stick with Hulu for a while; I signed up for a free month just to see how good (or bad) the re-do of "Black Narcissus" would be.  Now I'm sticking around to binge-watch "Boston Legal".  But on New Year's eve I watched an entertaining old James Bond flick.  With 2020 on the cusp of being gone, I wasn't in the mood for heavy stuff of any kind.  One thing I discovered a few years back is that the Connery era James Bond plots were more interesting; ie,  relied less on "special effects".

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"There are yahoos out there.  It’s why we can’t have nice things."  - Tom Mahood

[IanB]

I've been paying for Amazon, and about a year ago began coasting on a friend's Netflix account.  After comparing them, my impression is that on average, Amazon offers moderately smarter content while Netflix leans a bit more toward empty calories.

Granted, they're plenty of exceptions either way, just a general sense on balance.

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"Forget gaining a little knowledge about a lot and strive to learn a lot about a little."    - Harvey Manning

[neek]

We get Kanopy for free from the Seattle library.  Quite limited selection, but enough for me.  Quality has been bad lately though and I don't think it's my internet.

[Anne Elk]

[Randito]

[treeswarper]

I cancelled Netflix, then reupped to watch something, now I'm off.  I am finding entertainment for my simple mind on YouTube.  There are so many old "film noirs" to be found there.  I do pay for Britbox also, but have run through Hercule Poirot once again so I now remember who The Killer ees.

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[olderthanIusedtobe]

For those using Kanopy, you should probably also be able to sign up for Hoopla using your library account.  10 streams a month, has music in addition to movies and TV shows.

[seawallrunner]

We get Kanopy for free from the Seattle library.

If you are still attached to a university (employee / faculty / student / alum), you might be able to get a larger selection of Kanopy movies. I have two Kanopy accounts - one through the Vancouver Public Library, and the other via a research university where I teach. The university has a film program, and therefore the Kanopy library of offerings is much larger.

[asdf]

It looks like KCLS gets Kanopy as well.  Thanks for the tip, had not known about that.

[zimmertr]

Ya'll need Plex and PassThePopcorn.me

[asdf]