mpv is what powers smplayer, my absolute favorite movie player app (sooo much better than vlc). By itself, mpv isn't very user-friendly though, it needs to be

mpv is what powers smplayer, my absolute favorite movie player app (sooo much better than vlc). By itself, mpv isn't very user-friendly though, it needs to be wrapped up in a third-party GUI, then its power really shines.