MaryAnn Johanson (she/her)Absolutely love getting emails with links for a press screener that doesn't mention the actual title of the film anywhere: not in the subject line, not in the body of the email, not in the URL for the screener. Nowhere. Such fun! So easy to find in my in-box. #FilmCriticProblems
So, @Vimeo just asked me for age verification. (I'm 56, BTW.) This is gonna fuck with a LOT of filmmakers, PRs, and studios sharing their films with critics for review. #EverythingIsBroken #FuckThisShit #FilmCriticProblems
Why do movie-studio press sites have some of the worst UX of anything online? #FilmCriticProblems
New #FilmCriticProblems annoyance unlocked: A press-screener platform that only gives you screener-expiration info *after* the fact. You can only know in retrospect how long you had to watch it, and how close you are to having missed that window. Feels kinda Orwellian, TBH...
Hello, Hollywood studios? If your awards screener apps are gonna buffer every 30 seconds no matter how fast one's Internet speeds are, it's tough to consider your film for the awards I can vote in.
I'm wasting my limited screener views trying to make this work.
My email address plastered across a digital press screener just obscured something important onscreen, so that’s fun. #FilmCriticProblems
Can't watch @Vimeo screeners on my smart TV anymore.
Suddenly hitting the spacebar on my laptop while watching Vimeo screeners mutes sound, doesn't pause.
Now this "Player error."
Any distribs using Vimeo for their press screeners might wanna reconsider...
Okay, I’m just gonna say it: the @AppleTV press screening platform is absolute shit to navigate. #FilmCriticProblems
Why can't I get away from turning every movie review into something epic?! I used to be able to write short, snappy capsules. What is wrong with me? 😩 #FilmCriticProblems
I am not traveling an hour on COVID-infested mass transit for a screening of a short film. I'm... just... not. Sorry. #FilmCriticProblems