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Criterion

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A streaming service offering classic and contemporary films with a free two-week trial, where The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is available.

Mentions (17)
"All my old punk friends are dying or desperate, except the handful who live in LA and NYC and make lists of their taste for Criterion and Spotify."
My life is really lovely · u/GlitteringCar7253 · ↑576 · 2025-03-24
"A few years from now, the only blu-rays available will be Criterion releases and major blockbusters, and a small stock at that."
"That's when I realized he used WORD FOR WORD an article from Criterion's website 'The Raw and The Cooked' by Phillip Lopate!!!! Then while reading the Wikipedia plot line for 'Bookie' I noticed he again, word for word, used the Wikipedia plot summary in the first half of his episode!!"
🚨 I have uncovered a podcast fraudster! 🕵️‍♀️ · u/violet_turner_ · ↑155 · 2023-04-13
"Ok so as some of you may know, I uncovered an absolute dirty cheat by the name of Max Baril who hosts "Classic Movie Musts", who stole 2 articles I had found off of Criterion's website and passed off as his own!"
Update on the podcast fraudster! 🕵️‍♀️ · u/violet_turner_ · ↑125 · 2023-04-17
"In the article I have linked from Criterion, Mr. Sophistication is described as 'belongs to that tribe Dostoy­evsky called "the insulted and the injured. He oozes affronted, buffoonish humiliation"' which is so fitting."
RS Movie Club Discussion · u/violet_turner_ · ↑117 · 2023-04-16
"Lola, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1981 Available on Criterion, HBO Max"
RS Movie Club for June: ✨✨The Gays ✨✨!! · u/violet_turner_ · ↑91 · 2023-05-19
"Now too drunk I decided to hop off and finish Come And See on my Criterion sub."
An evening · u/MonRed · ↑73 · 2021-04-15
"it's really well curated and i always see interesting movies on there"
"From Criterion: "Wings of Desire is one of cinema's loveliest city symphonies.""
Wings of Desire (1987) Wim Wenders · u/lovestork · ↑57 · 2023-04-21
"Available on: Criterion (they do a free two week trial) HBO Max AppleTV for $3.99"
"i know nothing about movies and just wanted to watch Mulholland Drive. someone who would make better use of this - hit me up or recommend some movies. i like lust and surrealism"
i accidentally bought a year subscription to Criterion · u/baaadooo · ↑43 · 2023-04-28
"Im overwhelmed by the selection and dunno where to begin"
Must see films on criterion & mubi · u/Athousandlashes · ↑41 · 2022-08-10
"But the markers of it are so rigid: beanie, mustache, carhartt, realtree, Love's hat, letterboxd and criterion, ironic shrek humor, flash tattoos, boygenius if you're a girl or an other and viagra boys if you're a guy."
Has "alt" culture always been so codified? · u/dude_fuck_dude · ↑37 · 2024-01-24
"As an old millennial, we grew up with gatekeeping. Record store clerks, Criterion jerk-offs, the older heads down at the skate park. It was a way to keep the posers out and was pretty effective (if occasionally a little scarring)."
Gatekeeping is actually fine · u/weird_short_hornyguy · ↑36 · 2023-08-08
"Already saw the Card Counter. I have Netflix HBO and Criterion."
movie recs for the weekend · u/delancey212 · ↑27 · 2022-07-09
"Record store clerks, Criterion jerk-offs, the older heads down at the skate park. It was a way to keep the posers out and was pretty effective"
Gatekeeping is actually fine · u/weird_short_hornyguy · ↑36 · 2023-08-08
"Thankfully there's no shortage of excellent boutique releases from companies like Criterion, Vinegar Syndrome, Severin, Arrow, etc. to spoil me with proven (cult) classics."
Modern movies suck now · u/sisyphus_shrugged · ↑31 · 2025-07-13
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