MUBI: Curated Cinema

Update: the website has been brought down to the app's level (missing features). UI is okay is not the worst but easier to use external websites to check what's on MUBI. Few exclusives. You still can't turn off teaser trailers. I have had a Mubi subscription since 2014 and I finally cancelled this year. I miss what it once was but I was struggling to justify it, Mubi was once essential but after the price increases and no loyalty offers I've given up. Other better options exist nowadays.

Great idea, but really struggles to buffer even basic video. If the YouTube, Netflix and whatever other apps can do it on my phone, there's no reason MUBI can't. Presumably it tries to nonsensically stream in 8K to a regular phone, but adjusting the quality can only be done on a computer.

Great film catalogue. But very, very poor UX. For no reason at all, Mubi have made it as difficult as possible to find films - there's no A-Z of films available to watch and I'm sure there used to be. There's also no feature to filter by category, so I can't browse all the, say, horror films without browsing the entire app. This makes it a chore to look for a film to watch and I find myself getting tired and turning on Netflix instead. I'm less likely to resubscribe.