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Free streaming video apps for non TV addicts Part 4

Continued from Free streaming video apps for non-TV addicts Part 3

Popcornflix on the Surface Pro 4 

Popcornflix is one of the few free video streaming apps on the Microsoft Store. Popcornflix distinguishes itself from other video streaming apps by offering largely unknown Hollywood B movies from yesteryear alongside somewhat better known movies such as Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).

The Popcornflix app on Windows 10.

Popcornflix, to its credit, offers some rare content such as the Japanese mini series, Shokuzai / (??) / Penance, a disturbing drama/thriller mini-series which features a sterling cast (Yu Aoi) and directory/writer Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Surprisingly, the English subtitles for Shokuzai on Popcornflix are actually accurate and definitely superior to the random rubbish provided with most Japanese imports.

Note:  Shokuzai / (??) is a good example of a Japanese series that retains the uniqueness of Japanese norms and culture. The frighteningly real episodes, that dont pander to typical Western TV and movie formulas, affected me badly and reminded me of the dangers of relationships, marriage, and the vulnerability of youth. I dont recommend it for people who are close-minded, prejudiced, and ignorant of Asian urban realities.

Shokuzai on Popcornflix. Penance is a short anthology series linked by a singular event on the first episode.

Its extremely hard to recommend Popcornflix because among all the video streaming apps Ive tested on Android and Windows 10, it has the most number of ads. For a 40-minute video, you get an average of 25 ads, broken up by five ads every video segment. On a personal note, I hate the emphasis on war-oriented mobile games, and worst, idiotic Christian advertisements. The local ads on Crunchyroll and Viki by Rakuten were of poor quality, but was nowhere as badly selected as those found on Popcornflix.

Moronic religious ads are the worst type of commercials anywhere online.

The DVD-quality streaming isnt unusual (many free services do the same), but the formatting is inconsistent and some videos are positioned and resized improperly in the app.

Some DVD videos on the Popcornflix app is offset on one side of the screen.

Popcornflix would have some value for those looking for that rare B movie they watched as a child. However, for higher-quality video and a better selection of titles, better alternatives are available elsewhere.

Continued in Free streaming video apps for non-TV addicts Part 5


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