Still one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.

Still one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.

I'm a chicken who avoids scary movies as much as possible (though I have seen a few), but what immediately came to mind for scariest movie is Jaws. It shares the shit out of me, more than 40 years later. (Although Silence of the Lambs is pretty damn scary, too.)

I don't think Get Out was a horror movie, either -- if the last 10 minutes had been the last 45, sure. It was also a thriller, IMO.

I want to support them, but can I really justify spending yet another $10 on streaming service??

Yeeessss. I signed up already! Or I will as soon as I find my wallet.

I will be so happy when Game of Thrones is over, so that I'll be able to drop HBO, and consider other streaming service options.

I am torn. I have cable, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime and have so many things to watch already for which I have no time. But this will have so many classic films that are really not available elsewhere (and signing up now will save you $10 per year for as long as you are a member). I want to support them, but can I really justify spending yet another $10 on streaming service?? Aeeeiii.

Yeah, I think it is much harder to justify with cable. I don't have cable but I'm still using the fact that Hulu dropped their prices by $2 to rationalize the new subscription in my mind.

Currently I have subscriptions to Mubi, Netflix, and Hulu, and use Amazon on an ad hoc basis. I also recently got Kanopy but don't use it much because I have to connect my computer to my TV. (This is also true for Criterion, which is the only thing that makes me hesitate about it. I have zero interest in watching movies on either my phone or computer.) Adding Criterion would basically bump my subs up from $20 to $30/month, which in still less than half of what basic cable cost me.

Otherwise I get most of my movies on DVD from either my public or private library, which I prefer really since I pause and/or rewind a lot and that is so much easier with a DVD.

After dithering a bit, I signed up for Criterion Channel earlier today -- paid for the whole year in advance. *hangs head* I'm on the hook for 2 years for FIOS triple play through 2020 (it took me ages to untangle myself from the sticky embrace of Comcast, I tell you) and after that, I might cancel cable. On one hand, monthly subscription for CC is the price of a sushi lunch, but on the other hand, it all adds up. I guess I can compensate for it by cancelling my NYT subscription before the next yearly billing cycle (which is... not until Jan 2020. Shoot. Shoulda cancelled it months ago.)

I also recently got Kanopy but don't use it much because I have to connect my computer to my TV.

I run Kanopy app on my phone and Chromecast it to my TV. It works pretty seamlessly, if you haven't tried it. My Android TV has built-in apps for most things but not for Kanopy for some reason. From what I understand, Android TV will have Criterion Channel app come launch time.

My Android TV has built-in apps for most things but not for Kanopy for some reason.

Both my Smart TV and Sony Blu-Ray run the main streaming apps, just not Kanopy or Criterion. It's why I never subscribed to Filmstruck either. It's not a problem to run it via my iPhone or computer, just an annoying extra step that makes me wonder who is getting shut out of these services for various tech reasons. I hate the assumption that everyone has (or wants to use) an iPhone or [insert any other tech item here].

I'm mean, I'm still bitter about the obsolescence of my Windows phone. Now that I've been forced to use something else I realize how good that phone and its basic apps were (and I actually still keep it plugged in to check the weather).

If I added up all the subscription costs to all the streaming channels I subscribe to, it would probably be more than a basic cable subscription. Which is about $60 here. It's the high-speed Internet that's expensive.