The journey to become a true cinephile requires a lot of dedication and time. Everyone has their interest in watching movies. I used to enjoy watching them along with my friends but since the younger age I wanted to take my love for it to another level. So, I decided to start watching all time classic movies like “Casablanca”, “Gone with the Wind”, and “Godfather”.
But that was not it. As I was exploring these movies, I came to the realization that I need to learn more about the direction, storyline and cinematography. Then I started engaging myself in discussion with other movie lovers, and attended many movie festivals around the world as my love for movies and traveling goes hand in hand.
Being a traveler also helped me in getting knowledge about cinema. I traveled to attend movie festivals in Paris as well where I met with the movie lovers like me, but besides this what helped me the most in extracting and discovering cinema are the apps available to watch movies. Personally, I love the BFI player as it’s more handy and has a wide collection for movies.
So one day while I was traveling and enjoying my movies on BFI player, I had to travel to NY where i realized I can’t have access to it, as BFI player outside UK isn’t available, and I didn’t want to lose my track about the film that too when I had reached a crucial turning point in the film! Thank God that there are VPNs. I immediately switched to my ExpressVPN, here’s a bonus tip for you guys! If u ever face the same situation, don’t settle for anything just use VPN and boom! Happy binge watching!
Let’s get back to the story of how I became a cinephile. The other essential thing is to choose the right movie apps. And it’s necessary to select those who can cater the need for classic movies. There are a number of popular movie apps such as BFI (which I told you how i cling on to this app), there are other options too. Like Criterion Channel and TCM, Curzon home cinema and Kanopy. They are great options to increase your knowledge about cinemas as they have a huge collection of movies of all time.
So, let’s dive into some handy movie apps which I recommend for all the cinephiles like me.
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BFI Player
BFI player is one of the best online streaming apps as it offers a variety of contemporary films and has a wide range of movies that are otherwise not available on other streaming platforms.so it’s a treasure for all cinephiles out there.
Other than that, another reason why i love this app is that it also supports independent filmmakers, who on other hand don’t get much recognition but with BFI player it showcases it to wide audience,
BFI player is also user-friendly and has simple curated features that sorts out all genres of movies that you can have interest in. This incredible service is easily available on smart TVs, smartphones and on tablets too.
BFI player also has a separate collection of movies sorted in themes like “Black British Cinema” and “Women in Film”, making it easy to find your interests. Also, it offers its viewer bonus content like behind the scenes and interviews of your favorite filmmakers.
It also provides you with other interesting features like rating and reviews about the films so that you can check the statistics beforehand and select a movie.it keeps you updated about upcoming films too and gives you information about film festivals happening around the world.
And the most amazing thing which i am thrilled to share and i know you guys will love it too, it offers discounts on movie tickets too! Isn’t it amazing?
All in all, this app has all the features which makes it my favorite.
Curzon Home Cinema
Curzon home cinema is another great app that is a must have for all the movie lovers. It offers a wide variety of movies whether they are contemporary or classic. You’re going to find all your interests in this single app.
It also features the movies of independent filmmakers too as they have excellent content but don’t have a wider audience to entertain.
Its app is available on multiple platforms like IOS, Android, Amazon fire TV, Roku and smartphones and smart TVs. Letting you enjoy it and have a quality time with your family and pals.
Moreover, it also provides discounts on movie tickets and grants you access to exclusive events. The streaming quality is also good as it has movies in HD as well as in 4k quality.
The Criterion Channel
Here is another useful app that will cater your needs. The Criterion Channel is a streaming point where you can watch all the old classics and new thrilling movies. It is user-friendly and helps you navigate through the vast collection of movies, not only that it also suggests to you all the movies that you may have interest in.
It has a carefully curated collection of movies in a theme like “Film Noir” and “New Korean Cinema”. That can help you to easily scroll through a variety of interesting movies.
This app also publishes articles about movies along with the reviews and rating of them. It is also available on many platforms, letting us have a quality time with our families while watching movies.
Kanopy
Kanopy is well known for its commitment toward cinephiles as the service partners with libraries and universities, providing them the free quality content which otherwise would have been difficult for them to access.
The kanopy app also provides audio-description and captions to the movies and documentaries making it easy for people with disabilities to enjoy the content. It also generates automatic movie suggestions based on your watch history with great HD quality.
Not only that it also has articles and reviews and behind the scenes of the movies. Interviews with your favorite filmmaker are also there. Whether you’re a movie buff or just looking for some fascinating stuff to see, Kanopy is at your disposal.
Wrapping Up
Becoming a cinephile is something that needs your time and your willingness to learn eagerly about cinema, appreciating its cinematography, engaging with people, attending festivals and there’s a lot to it. So brace yourself and make a list of movies to watch and get access to the above listed app. All the best to my fellow cinephiles on your journey then.
