WATCH TCM Reviews

I’m pretty furious right now, because, 1: can’t reach app support; 2: can’t find information anywhere that tells me how to upgrade or even if that is an option; 3: when I try to upgrade through App Store, I’m told my plan does not include films I want to watch (period) but I can’t buy a plan; 4: can’t find my account on WATCHTCM ; 5: as per usual, a team of 12 year old boys (girls, at any age, could not create a mess like this) must have done your UI/UX design b/c there’s absolutely no way to navigate to any page with anything of substance or instruction or … perhaps your supervisors or their supervisors are 12 year old boys who made the decision to create an app without any navigation to anything of import; 6: I am not. I repeat, I AM NOT writing an email l, to then wait for a non answer. I am NEVER writing an email. THIS IS AN APP! Make it function as an app. If there is no way to buy a TCM streaming service, just say so. How stupid are you? I’m chucking the whole bloody thing and NEVER LOOKING FOR A TCM AGAIN.

App for AppleTV no longer works and just opens to a blank black screen regardless of how many times I delete and reinstall WATCHTCM , reboot WATCHTCM , reboot my new and up to date (tvOS 17.2) AppleTV 4K with an active Xfinity cable subscription to TCM. I’ve reached out to TCM support and developers multiple times to report the problem and ask for assistance and I get the circular first tier “Are you logged in? Have you rebooted? Do you have a TCM subscription?” And other unhelpful questions that just repeat and clearly show they haven’t read or comprehend the issue or read the history of my problem and won’t take ownership of looking for or escalating a solution. The fact that the developer support link here goes to a customer service contact center and not actual technical support is clear that resolving app issues is not their goal. Supremely disappointing considering that WATCHTCM is the only way I am able to access TCM as I have cut the cord and my Xfinity subscription is app based only so when channel apps like TCM’s don’t work, the $10 extra I pay for the package it is in is something I am now throwing away since I can no longer use it.

this app has been the only thing I’ve truly had to look forward to since I started quarantining over 2 months ago. I’ve always loved classic films and I’ve grown that love affair during this time, watching at least 1 film a day but often more. I use WATCHTCM on my phone so that I can walk from my bedroom to my office to the kitchen without pausing. WATCHTCM is the only thing marring my TCM experience. It crashes frequently if I pause a movie to answer a text or check an email, and most of the time clicking “resume” is pointless - I’m forced to drag the status bar to wherever I last remember I was in the movie because it won’t actually resume. God forbid I’m logged out for some reason; tonight my captions weren’t showing up (I keep captions on all the time) so I killed WATCHTCM and restarted. Same problem. Thinking I needed an update, I came to WATCHTCM Store to update. Of course then I was logged out and I have yet to be able to log in. The entire thing seems to be lagging and won’t let me sign in with my cable provider. I have excellent WiFi and I haven’t experienced this with any other app, streaming or otherwise. I come to this app for vintage films, not a disappointing and antiquated technological experience.

Can't access anything because app says cable provider (DirecTV) doesn't allow access. Odd, because it did up until a few days ago, and nothing has changed on my end. None of the usual fixes work. Hopefully someone at TCM will read this and respond for the sake of all of us having the same problem again. Update: that problem went away through no apparent intervention by tcm or myself.

Now a new problem: no updates to “watch tcm” catalog for almost a week. I got a generic “thanks, we're doing our best to deal with your problem” email from tech. I see they told another reviewer to look for a fix to the zoom problem in a future update. Since the last update was 11 months (and who knows how many iOS updates) ago, I expect that eventually all the other movies will expire and we will be left to choose between “Cleopatra Jones” and a perverted Roger Daltrey disaster.

Having read some articles about David Zaslav, including ones ABOUT the GQ article he had taken down, I suspect he is behind this, and there will not be a fix for this or any other TCM app problem.

This is the worst app on the planet! There is always something wrong with it. Now it won’t work after only one movie plays! You have to delete WATCHTCM , add WATCHTCM back in, then sign back in again and then it will play one movie only AGAIN! OVER & OVER!! It keeps popping up with, “your subscription does not support WATCHTCM”. But yes it does! Ever since they made it “more convenient” for all of us users by keeping us signed in through our TV service on our phone this has been happening. And it’s worse with the iPhones than it is with the androids. I own both kinds of phone and the iPhone has all kinds of problems all the time with WATCHTCM. And I really don’t understand why TCM doesn’t even care about WATCHTCM either? I have tons of movie apps and not one of them has a problem streaming movies. This is the only app that ALWAYS seems to have some kind of a problem CONSISTENTLY! And it never gets fixed and nobody at TCM seems to care! WHY???!!!

I enjoy the ability to watch on demand, and added information. However, the deleting of schedule of movies, with or without information re: cast, tidbits , reviews when released, is sorely missed . It has decreased my time watching a film with my family, and isolated watching alone thru iPad, iPhone etc... when time permits. The schedule allowed our family and friends to discuss and plan movie viewing, rather than depending on movies on demand. We enjoyed the movies scheduled by actor, theme, etc... there must be someway to do both. And for my parents friends, who prefer a schedule in order to watch on television, you have taken golden memories away from them. It is either hit or miss for them by watching on TV. They did enjoy looking forward to a film scheduled at ... it gave them something else to look forward to doing that day as their world physically becomes smaller. Good luck with future upgrades.

Let me stress that TCM is fantastic. By far the best thing that happened to television, whether cable, broadcast, premium, streaming or otherwise. But a few major quibbles with WATCHTCM : the removal of the schedule, and the elimination of access to film and cast information. Often I have needed to go back to the schedule to look up the title of a movie I had recently watched, and of course the ability to look at upcoming titles was invaluable. In addition, the inclusion of movie information, trivia and capsule reviews was wonderful. Why oh why would you remove these features? Now a few minor annoyances: Could you possibly scale back the incessant flogging of the TCM Wine Club. The British woman and the brother and sister team from Philadelphia wear thin after a while. I’m not sure why the TCM Wine Club has become such a major focus of the network, but it has become a major distraction and is jarringly out of place.

Not impressed. Unless you provide a schedule of upcoming movies that will add some coherence to the disarray of features you haven’t improved much of anything. Movies need to be listed chronologically or alphabetically. Not in the random fashion shown. Films feature only gives the movie just shown or now playing. What is that!? The settings is really no settings at all. There’s nothing to set. Now this doesn’t mean I’ll stop watching TCM, but this new mumbo jumbo arrangement is too much work to use. Requires too much searching. You have to provide a schedule and not just a bunch of movies to watch. A feature I’d like to see added is a anytime search of actors that will include their personal history and filmography without having to wait for a movie to be shown with that actor in it. If a movie with that actor isn’t in films or watch list or whatever, I have to use google. Rather have that feature right at my fingertips using tcm. Soooooooo. The long and short of it is to put back the “schedule”feature and I’ll try to dig through the rest. And good luck in your never ending search for a Robert Osborne replacement. And by the way, why do you believe a movie would be better if the person watching is a little tipsy from wine? I know you’re trying to sell wine here, but do you really think people are that dumb? Drinking a wine with three different grapes isn’t going to make me laugh any harder while watching a Marx brothers movie.

Whenever I watch a movie, I like to watch it on the big screen. Since I had an Apple TV, I thought it would be a good idea to try and mirror my phone with the tv, but the quality and frame rate and the audio sync is just awful. See the video HUD is a lot different than the apple video HUD. When I airplay with the Apple video hard but there are no issues with frame rate or anything like that. But when I airplay with the TCM video HUD then frame rate drops the quality is bad, And the audio sync is bad. Now there’s only us trail when I am using Verizon as my cable provider. But as far as I’m concerned that has nothing to do with the quality of the video and it really angers me that I have to do this even when I look at the TV and when I look at the screen on my phone, my phone is normal and it’s all good and acts like it’s all normal and and there’s no issues. But when I look at my TV screen, everything is bad it’s all bad it’s all glitchy it’s terrible.

Great channel, great content, great everything except.......right now when mirroring from iPhone/iPad only audio signal is working, no video is handed off to the TV and you’re looking at a blank screen. Have tested this with a few others folks and the result is the same. So while the programming content is usually about “old” films they keep that line of reasoning with their app. Have a pretty good amount of bandwidth here and when it does work it is prone to stuttering. The layout is good, but the buffering and the on again off again inability to mirror is disappointing. They seem to be the only media streaming app left that hasn’t updated to AirPlay. Hope it’s updated soon as everything about TCM is awesome excluding WATCHTCM.

I love this station . I have for a number of years. When I was a kid I would stay up late nights with my mom and we would watch these black and whites while at the same time forming some good memories of movies made in the 60's and 70's . Its great to see these action packed adventures that still keep my heart racing. When one of my friends asked me why I watch them over and over again , I sarcastically say I want to see if the ending has changed .Thank you so much for giving me happy endings ,love that's rare and good comedies . TCM ROCKS!!!!! I wrote this message one year ago and I am still in love with TCM. I JUST WISH I COULD RATE IT WITH 100 Stars. Oh no I forgot that's how many different Stars they show in their movies each day .love it love it love it

I truly love TCM. In fact TCM is the only reason I watch TV at all.
I have learned so much about history through watching the films TCM airs. While viewing a film from another era I am graced to see what people were exposed to in the past. These films have colored in so much of my particular historical blank spots. History is no longer flat nor boring. It has come alive with TCM.
I also now know and appreciate different directors and genres of film making. I do miss Robert Osborne. He was such a memorable host for a long time. The new hosting format is starting to grow on me but I still miss Robert.
My kids tease me about what seems to them my obsession with TCM. They just don't get it! TCM continues to enrich my life and world view and I look forward to tuning in for years to come.

TCM has great movies including Classics that are family friendly and a wide selection and genre range I have been a fan for many years. If you are a classic movie lover and want a great app at your fingertips this is it. Watch a movie before you drift off to sleep and pick it up the next night where you left off, you can. Log into to your cable subscriber when traveling because your hotel has a lousy channel line-up but wi-if..this TMC app has you covered. Watch what is currently playing or pick from their constantly changing movie play list...go for it. Plus..reminders and more. And.....it's free as long as you have a TV cable subscription with TCM, even if you are out of town as long as you have a Wi-fi connection. Try it!

I watch TCM almost constantly and exclusively!!! I love the old movies, particularly the ones from the thirties, forties and fifties, many of which I am seeing for the first time!! Absolutely wonderful!! I also enjoy the shorts, travel logs, even the occasional old commercials (which are the ONLY commercials I'll watch). LOVE the background information (wish you added for EVERY movie)!! And getting to know & recognize the wonderful character actors plus getting to see the superstars as they grew in their craft. Really miss Robert Osborne but Ben Mankiewicz is getting better and better! Jury still out on Vasquez, but she is improving. My only complaint is that you run the monthly calendar & wine commercial ad nauseum. We don't need it that frequently!! Sorry to see the monthly magazine go. Otherwise...THANK YOU for a wonderful service, which provides so many enjoyable hours of clean entertainment without foul language & blatant sexual displays--amazing how Hollywood has forgotten that people can be entertained without being bombarded with the least desirable traits of mankind. Yes, the Golden Age will not be found again (at least until God does housecleaning again). For we who are disabled and have little opportunity for outside activities, thank you for bringing it back to us so that television is not solely a vehicle for trash and misinformation!!!

I have been watching TCM for years and it is the best channel on TV. You may watch movies on other channels, but where can you get the history of the movies you are watching on any other channel? You won't find it. I miss Robert Osborne's introductions, but Ben Mankowitz is doing an excellent job introducing them. Alex Baldwin learned his lessons well from Mr. Osborne and he continues the tradition on "The Essentials," on Saturday nights with new guest programmers. The programming is excellent. I love "The Star of the Month." When a star passes away, I love the way they honor them with a film montage. "Thirty Days of Oscar," is wonderful and I love the August line up when they dedicate each day to a different star. But they also honor the directors, screen writers, composers and designers. And don't forget the silent films. It is like having a film festival in your home. There isn't any channel in TV that comes close to TCM.

TCM is my favorite channel of all time!! Which makes WATCHTCM my favorite too. I hate commercials and love black and white films. I love Noir films. I remember watching most of these movies stars since the 1960's. These are the real movie stars in my opinion and I do not consider modern stars even close. All my favorites are almost all gone like Eastwood. It is sad to see them age but on the other hand it has been enjoyable to watch people like Robert Duvall, Jeff Bridges, Diane Keaton grow into the great performers they are. These and a few others are the last of the great Movie Stars. I'm so grateful of TCM to be able to watch such good movies without sex, violence, swearing, and most of all commercials. The old movies weren't allowed to use the modern recipe of movie making and left a lot to the imagination telling a better story and performance. If I could only have one channel and app, it would be TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES!!

When I was a child I lived in a very difficult situation and my only escape were movies. I developed the ability to lose myself in films and actually feel a part of them. But back then we had only 3 channels and your favorite films were on maybe once a year.
Thanks to TCM, I can now watch my favorites and have discovered so many other great films along the way. WATCHTCM lets me take my movies wherever I go which is a godsend at times. I constantly search TCMs schedule for upcoming films and set them to record . The shows hosts are the best, they provide so much backstory, insight & their own personal experiences with their films. TCM is always looking for ways to improve the channel & enhance their viewers experiences. To be a guest host would be a dream & I'm hoping to be able to cruise with them one of these years. Thank you so much Robert & Ben, you are two of the finest gentlemen ever.

After being a film lover especially from an artistic stand point I've seen everything. I fell in love with mostly independent and foreign films after noticing how dark regular movies had become. Independent and foreign films soon followed. One day in February I watched TCM and it happened to be the month of Oscar Films. I absolutely fell in love. I've watched this channel exclusively since and the joy it brings into my life is unexplainable. I'm an old soul and stand for morals and love. These two things have been lost in films but not in classic films.
I won't watch anything but TCM and I can't say enough about this channel. They give us a glimpse into history and what the world was like in my grandmother's time. These films are the best I've ever seen and the acting as well as the plots are absolutely the most rewarding I've ever seen. It's funny to realize how many films have been turned into remakes but they never do justice to the originals.
They have impacted my life in such a positive way and I can thank TCM enough for giving us the opportunity to watch these great masterpieces!!

This is the only channel I watch. It's like a history lesson with every movie. I don't even like current movies any longer, no morality, nothing about faith in them. In Many classics they were not ashamed to mention God, pray, love their country and be proud to live and die for our country. So many wonderfully beautiful love stories respectfully done. And I can't forget the dramas and comedies. I watch 24-7. My family knows not to ask to change the channel. I love the fact that I can take TCM with me wherever I travel and can watch on my phone or tablet!!!!!!! Love you TCM 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
I want to be a "guest "programer before I die 😃
WATCHTCM is excellent. I only wish the movies could stay longer on demand 😟 I missed one the other day and tried to watch it and it has already been removed. Other than this, I am very satisfied with app.

This is just some constructive criticism regarding changes to WATCHTCM ; when WATCHTCM was revamped, you took away the ability to rewind a few seconds and viewing the movie schedule, I was very annoyed. Now with this latest update, you eliminated the ability to view in full screen. Please correct those areas for watching in WATCHTCM . I would greatly appreciate it. 😊🙏🏽

There is nothing on TV that compares to the A list presentation of TCM. Being a movie buff brought up on black and white movies at a young age, it gets no better than with TCM. Crystal clear HD makes the b/w pristine and the color pop like never before. I look forward every year, the dedication of Memorial Day marathon tribute to the heroes and sorrows of the war, where we can see countless actors give such passionate performances. I look forward to the month of October when the nights are filled with horror movies, leading up to Halloween. Seeing my hometown favorite, Vincent Price every autumn, is something I will never tire of. Of course Christmas time, what else can you say. Thank you for the regular rotation of Hitch, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Errol Flynn, Kirk Douglas........ Love you TCM!!!

Tom Effinger
St. Louis, Mo