The streaming TV shows dominating Prime Video, Netflix, Max, Apple TV+ and more this week
To get a sense of just how big a hit Prime Video has on its hands with The Boys, let’s start with the fact that …
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Netflix is adding 40+ new shows and movies next week – I’d stay away from these 3
Netflix is back to its old self next week — at least in terms of the volume of new TV shows and movies that will …
Netflix’s new boy band docuseries uses AI to bring a con man back from the dead
I have certain expectations whenever I sit down to watch a Netflix documentary or docuseries. One of them, and I don’t think it’s all that …
2 new Apple TV+ releases for your watchlist – a drug cartel docuseries, and a Vince Vaughn comedy
Apple TV+ has been in the headlines in recent days for word that it’s apparently going to start cracking down on the eye-popping budgets that …
From the Trump shooting to Kamala’s campaign, AI chatbots struggle to keep up with the news
President Biden is still running for re-election, President Trump hasn’t been shot, and no, Kamala Harris is not a contender for the Democratic Party presidential …
The trailer for Pachinko Season 2 on Apple TV+, like the show itself, will take your breath away
When Apple TV+ fans insist that the streaming service makes up for its small size with top-quality content, Pachinko is the kind of title that …
This episode of The Simpsons supposedly predicted Kamala Harris’ presidential run
There’s a Simpsons episode for everything. In keeping with the popular internet meme about the long-running animated sitcom supposedly predicting the future, the latest instance …
HBO might have found its own Tiger King
Eric Goode has done it again. In HBO’s upcoming docuseries Chimp Crazy, the filmmaker behind Netflix’s Tiger King has found an all-new bizarre exotic animal …
Netflix’s inspirational Simone Biles docuseries debuted with a well-deserved 100% critics’ score
Ahead of star gymnast Simone Biles’ return to the Olympics in Paris, her third such appearance overall in the games, Netflix has a new docuseries …
This isn’t the first time CrowdStrike’s CEO has been involved with a worldwide computer outage
The faulty software update that led to massive outages around the world was so destructive, some cybersecurity experts marveled at how it took down a …
These are the only streaming TV shows that matter right now
Fresh off of its massive haul of Emmy nominations this week, here’s another point in support of an argument I made in a recent post …
Netflix is getting more than a dozen new shows and movies next week – only one is a must-watch
Next week is a lighter week for Netflix as far as new releases go, with only a little more than a dozen new series and …
A Donald Trump docuseries is coming soon, courtesy of one of his biggest supporters
When President Trump was shot by an assassin over the weekend, a cameraman was just a few feet away from the former president. Also present …
Netflix has a star-studded new murder mystery that’s perfect for fans of Knives Out
A beautiful setting, a high-profile and telegenic cast, seduction, suspense, a murder mystery, and a top-tier director — I’ll say this for Netflix’s upcoming The …
Is it just me, or is FX starting to feel like the new HBO?
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos once famously declared, way back in 2013, that Netflix was going to try to become HBO faster than HBO could become Netflix. …
Peacock’s The Killer is an action-packed remake of the John Woo classic from 1989
I have to be honest — the newly released trailer alone for Peacock’s The Killer, the streamer’s upcoming feature film remake of the classic John …
Hillbilly Elegy is one of Netflix’s most-watched movies in the US right now, for an obvious reason
Well, that didn’t take long. Just 24 hours or so after President Trump announced J.D. Vance as his running mate, Netflix’s feature film adaptation of …
This Italian spinoff of Prime Video’s Citadel deserves your attention for two reasons
I’m well aware that many of you who gave Prime Video’s glossy, futuristic spy series Citadel a try were more than a little let down …
The Netflix spy drama that belongs on your watchlist if you loved Killing Eve
2024 is shaping up to be a great year for fans of spy dramas. Already, we’ve gotten shows like FX’s The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss …
Landman: Everything to know about Taylor Sheridan’s brand new Texas-based drama for Paramount+
Taylor Sheridan is one of the most prolific TV creators of the modern era, having perfected a formula built around tough and gritty protagonists that’s …
J.D. Vance, Trump’s pick for Vice President, wrote a memoir that Netflix adapted into a 2020 movie
Now that the 2024 Republican presidential ticket is finalized, with Donald Trump having tapped Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, expect Vance’s 2018 …
This raunchy historical drama might be Netflix’s new Bridgerton
For those of you obsessed with Bridgerton and frustrated at the long wait you’ll now have to endure before the arrival of Season 4, I …
All the streaming TV series people can’t get enough of right now
In terms of the streaming TV series right now that are driving the most viewership, it’s a battle among existing favorites as opposed to new …
Netflix is getting 24 new movies and TV series next week – these 3 are worth your time
Whether or not you’re a fan of the hit Netflix drama Cobra Kai, which is a continuation of the story from the Karate Kid film …
Hallmark is launching its own version of Netflix – Hallmark+, for $8/month
There was a time, a few years ago, when new streamers were popping up like spring daisies every time you turned around. Two of the …
Exploding Kittens is the weirdest Netflix release of 2024
In its relentless scouring of the pop culture landscape for old hits to remake for new viewers, Netflix’s ravenous appetite for existing material has resulted …
One of Netflix’s best-ever historical dramas prepares to say goodbye
Vikings: Valhalla, the Netflix drama set 100 years after the events that take place in the companion History Channel series Vikings, always felt to me …
Spy dramas don’t get much better than this pulse-pounding FX gem starring Jeff Bridges
When it comes to streaming entertainment, I love a quality spy drama more than almost anything else — so much so, for example, that when …
Great Scott! One of the most beloved time travel movies of all time is now streaming on Netflix
Ask a film buff to name their favorite time-travel movie of all time, and many if not most will agree — director Robert Zemeckis’s 1985 …
Joe Rogan, who I actually forgot is a standup comedian, is getting a live Netflix comedy special
Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say the name Joe Rogan? His political opinions? His wildly successful podcast (which …
