Kanopy

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Last verified 5 Sep 2026

4.8 149950 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5la vida util

   a movie from uruguay, my home country, and a movie about cinemateca. Cinemateca is a movie club that offers a window of classic and independent movies from around the world in various locations in Montevideo to its members. Thanks to cinemateca i was able to see the world that otherwise i could not due to lack of resources and a fierce dictatorship that hurt, torture and kill thousands of us on the 70’s and 80,s….Cinemateca allowed many of us to see that other world was possible and that for an hour or so we could escape reality and still dream of a different place that took us away from misery, surveillance, and repression…. thanks for bringing this masterpiece that brought back memories of 30 years ago,riding my bycicle, planting the seed that a different world was possible,,,

   antirazzia · 5 Sep 2026

2. 2/5Kanopy is a wonderful app…BUT…

   I am a true believer in the old school way the libraries used to run. You could check out books, VHS tapes, Records (as in LPs) and any other kind of media available. Having said that, I’m pleased with the variety of films, shows and documentaries on culture, music, politics and the like, ESPECIALLY in the African-American Community. HOWEVER, I find something extremely annoying that keeps me off this app. Even more annoying than the fact that some of their titles eat up way too many tickets. That one little annoying thing is: The app will not minimize. You either have it full screen or off completely. Not only does this discourage me from utilizing my 30 tickets per month and enjoying the FULL library experience (like the wonderful memories I had as a child and young adult) it frustrates me because as a writer, I have to be able to look at the screen I’m writing on at the same time a film is playing in the background. PLEASE FIX THIS. You have it where we can cast to another device (which comes in handy) why not make it where we can minimize the player and stay PRODUCTIVE. 2 starts out of 5 because of this “hiccup.” If not for that? I’d give the app a 5-starts out of rating for the selection ALONE.

   @Number1Producer · 5 Sep 2026

3. 5/5Mary Lou Williams

   Mary Lou Williams was a pioneer who navigated a world that constantly tried to box her in—first as a woman in a male-dominated jazz scene, and later as an artist pressured by the commercial demands of the industry. Her "walk away" from music in the 1950s wasn't just a hiatus; it was a spiritual and mental necessity. Seeing her find her way back through her faith and the creation of "Mary Lou's Mass" is one of the most redemptive arcs in music history. Hollywood and the mainstream industry often want a "character" to sell. Mary Lou refused to be a caricature. She chose the quiet, difficult path of evolution over the easy path of repetition. Her transition to writing for the church wasn't a departure from jazz, but an elevation of it. She famously called jazz "the healing force," and she treated her sacred compositions as a way to pray through her fingers. She mentored the greats—Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie all sat at her feet. She was the bridge between the swing era and bebop. A Little Piece of Her Legacy: her transition from the complex, bold sounds of the "Zodiac Suite" to the soulful, liturgical depth of "Black Christ of the Andes" is a perfect way to hear that "price of authenticity" being paid and then rewarded. It’s rare to find an artist who is willing to lose everything just to keep their soul intact. It makes the music she left behind feel much more "weighted" and real. She was much more than a performer—she was a spiritual architect of the genre. Her journey from the smoky jazz clubs of the 1930s to the quiet altars of the church is one of the most remarkable stories in American music.

   Victoire Vision’ · 5 Sep 2026

4. 3/5Amazing content - please fix the platform

   I’ve had Kanopy for several years. Hands down, amazing content, however, its been really clunky with the same problems for all of these years. This: There is zero way to recover if you accidentally press the wrong button while watching a film. The only way to get back to it is to “rent” again. (lose a credit) There’s no option to finish watching it later or tomorrow. Nope. Not without using a credit. Oh and oops, if you accidentally press the wrong button, press play for a movie you don’t want to watch (even for a split second and immediately get out of it) well too bad, you lose a credit. Why not have a simple “do you want to use credit” or similar? There’s no doubt my public library is paying for a service its users are not able to fully utilize. I get 12 credits per month and am fairly tech savvy but I find this issue hugely frustrating. I can imagine it is much more frustrating for first time users, especially if they only are allowed 3 credits per month. What a bummer! I’ve read a lot of other reviews. Every single review that poses a question regarding disappearing credits receives the same response- we’re sorry you’re having this problem, please send an email directly to Kanopy to discuss further, aka …(probably) you don’t have a real solution other than manually crediting to individual accounts. C’mon Kanopy, we’re all fans here, just fix it already.

   NolaLova · 5 Sep 2026

5. 5/5Bloody Sunday

   A superb script, committed cast and crew have taken a low buget indie into the exalted territory of a tutorial masterwork. Empires utilize military terror to enforce ownership rights. Militarized acquisition of assets is capitalism, And covering the ‘violence up is the state media and military domain. Never before have I seen it so clearly defined and articulated. Civil Rights as they’re internationally understood do not exist for the underclass, for “the people” of a nation state. Here the s State’s outlawed freedom of assembly and speech calling it “law and order”. A peaceful demonstration is redefined as a racist/political provocation for a predetermined military violence. The slaughter has sent the message of imperial resolve. Blame the victim, sew disinformation, protect the murderers and the queen decorates the mass murderers & sadist who executed unarmed civilians. Lies if guns, planted bombs, all long used in the U.S. imperial arsenal of frameups. He coverup is called “imperial will”, “bravery and heroism”. As a citizen I’m so familiar with this scenario, it’s played out yearly by empires around the world, including in the U.S. to U.S. citizens (especially of color). But in cinema it’s so rare that a fantastical honest little fills lays out the strategies and implementation from the oligarchs so boldly and clearly. The dead are unmourned, the powerful indemnified, injustice is the coin of the realm. The only surprise it may bring to U.S. viewers is the violence is white on white but the same racial & religious insults are everywhere evident.

   Wombat1996 · 5 Sep 2026

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