'The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast' highlights the best movies you can stream with no fee

All you need is your library card.
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Seeking cinema that won't break the bank? Want a binge-watch that doesn't demand a monthly fee to finish? Then you should check out Kanopy, the video streaming service that offers over 30,000 titles. All you need to access its vast catalog of movies, TV, documentaries, and shorts is your library card.

Mashable offers watch guides for plenty of streaming services, from Hulu to Netflix, and more. Now Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko is working with Kanopy to bring must-watch recommendations to you with The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast, a Kanopy Originals production helmed by Jason Tyrrell and executive produced by Christian Pierce.

Season 2 of the podcast has just launched, with Kristy and internet film critic Jeff Rauseo as co-hosts. Together they'll offer 10 movie or TV recommendations each episode, so Kanopy users have enthusiastic guides for the service's spectacular selection.

The first episode of Season 2 gives listeners to chance to get to know Kristy and Jeff through five of their favorite movies now streaming on Kanopy. Their lists include quirky comedies, chilling true-crime dramas, campy classics, and a recent Best Picture Winner. You can watch the episode above or on Kanopy. And you can give it a listen by downloading the audio podcasts.

In episode 2, The Film Library explores "Acting in April," celebrating movies and documentaries with phenomenal performances, legendary actors, and plenty of panache. Whether you favor dashing leading men, sassy dames, slapstick legends, or truly iconic divas, Kristy and Jeff have something for you. And there's much more to come!

The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast will deliver new episodes twice a month, bringing new recommendations of hit films, hidden gems, misunderstood movies, and much, much more. Kanopy's catalog includes titles from BBC, Criterion, NEON, Samuel Goldwyn, HISTORY, A&E, The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, A24, and IFC Films. So, there's plenty to pick from whenever you log in!

How to watch: The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast is available on Kanopy, YouTube, and wherever you download podcasts.

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Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.


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