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How to discover new movies and shows without streaming services? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 month ago by ErsatzCoalButter@beehaw.org to c/entertainment@beehaw.org
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If you are cool like me, you have probably cancelled all mega-corp owned streaming services. While it is really nice managing my own media library like an adult instead of letting corpos decide arbitrarily what I can watch on a given day, that does mean I no longer have their input on new content. So I can obviously pick up on what shows and movies are hugely popular, but that's a very small fraction of what gets released and simply non-representative of what is out there waiting.

Since most search engines are rendered useless by AI spam and SEO chasers, you can't exactly just google "best goofball comedies" or you'll just end up with the same 10-15 lousy suggestions on repeat.

Where do you go to discover shows and movies?

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[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a few movie collectors I follow on youtube and I consider their recommendations and reviews of bluray discs. I've also picked up at least one movie from someone talking about it during one of those wired 'tech' support videos. Following a hashtag like cinemastodon or something can also get you some organic recommendations.

[–] ErsatzCoalButter@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Care to link the tubes?

[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://www.youtube.com/@ElliotCoen for reviews of discs and boutique media, sometimes I want to watch stuff I see Corridor Crew talk about, or cinemastix. Edit: I'm very interested if anyone knows of any women out there doing film reviews or discussions. It's mostly dudes out there.