The torch has been passed: FX’s Shogun is the new Game of Thrones
Ever since Game of Thrones took its final bow, it feels like every major network and streamer has tried to recreate some of that same …
Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming.
Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
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The best Prime Video hidden gems and underrated titles streaming right now
Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service doesn’t always get the same level of attention from critics and consumers that its rivals like Netflix and HBO Max …
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin: What to know about Apple’s wickedly funny comedy
I’ve always felt like Noel Fielding’s brand of comedy is the kind of thing that takes some getting used to, sort of like an American …
Netflix will make its Broadway debut by producing a play about Putin from the creator of The Crown
Two weeks from now, Netflix will release the nine-part docuseries Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, in which Vladimir Putin and his brutal …
Another Netflix price increase is coming this year, analysts forecast
While Netflix was busy rolling out paid account-sharing options last year, the streaming giant also scaled back the price increases it would have liked to …
AI-powered search engine Perplexity launches an AI-generated daily news podcast
Perplexity, a still relatively new AI-based Google Search rival, is on a tear. For a start, the company raised over $70 million in January from …
Mea Culpa, the #1 Netflix movie right now, is getting trashed by critics and viewers
Another day, another Netflix film that’s shot to #1 on the platform in the US despite falling flat with critics and viewers. This time, the …
Social justice activism has made Google Gemini into a laughingstock
If Google CEO Sundar Pichai is serious about his company maintaining any kind of position at the vanguard of the AI revolution, it’s going to …
Netflix new releases: In Spaceman, Adam Sandler shows us, once again, he can act when he wants to
Netflix is on a tear lately when it comes to books that have been adapted into big, splashy productions. Days ago, for example, we got …
3 streaming TV shows with perfect 100% scores on Rotten Tomatoes
February has proven to be a great month for TV, all things considered, with exciting and critically acclaimed new series pretty much across the streaming …
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War is an urgent, must-watch docuseries from Netflix
In the wake of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s death in an arctic penal colony — the questionable circumstances of which have raised suspicions it was …
Google Gemini product lead’s resurfaced tweets may explain the chatbot’s ‘forced diversity’
Google’s AI chatbot Gemini has been under fire for the past day or so, thanks to its tendency to generate images that are politically correct …
AI is going to make an already-mediocre Google Search so much worse
Back in 2022, Google made a significant announcement related to Google Search, its now 25-year-old search engine that remains an ad-based revenue powerhouse for the …
Avoid Netflix’s new rom-com Players and watch these instead
I love Gina Rodriguez. She’s an actress of immense natural charm, charisma, and talent — and even when she’s not doing much of anything in …
Put Apple’s new sci-fi thriller Constellation on your watchlist if you loved Inception
Apple’s new sci-fi thriller Constellation — starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, and which hits the streamer on Feb. 21 — has been described in …
4 of the biggest and best Netflix new releases you need to watch, like Avatar: The Last Airbender
People are really underestimating how big Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is going to be. That’s not my assessment, by the way. …
Thanks to OpenAI, it’s never been clearer that Sundar Pichai is Google’s Steve Ballmer
A poll earlier this month on the jobs site Blind asked users to click yes or no in response to the following statement: “Sundar Pichai …
The Sympathizer, a super-stylish spy drama from HBO and A24, debuts in April
When it comes to my streaming tastes, I’m a simple man. Spy dramas of almost any kind are my sweet spot, and there are so …
Netflix’s House of Ninjas imagines how a clan of the legendary fighters might be active today
From hits like Alice in Borderland to a reality gem along the lines of Love Village, Netflix boasts a Japan slate that’s more formidable than …
9 shows like Bridgerton to watch while waiting for Season 3
Netflix on Valentine’s Day released a new clip from the highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton, one of the streamer’s biggest shows of all time …
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend is now a film producer thanks to green tax credits Biden signed into law
When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law back in 2022 — ostensibly, to curb price increases that were exploding at a rate …
Facebook users, here’s how to turn off that super-annoying chirping sound in the mobile app
If any of you have found yourself using the Facebook mobile app this week and noticed it seeming to “chirp” at you — multiple times, …
Peacock and Prime Video beat Netflix to the punch with a Chinese adaptation of Three-Body Problem
One of the most highly anticipated Netflix releases of the year so far is the streamer’s adaptation of 3 Body Problem, the first post-Game of …
Jon Stewart basically says he returned to The Daily Show because Apple censored him
We apparently have Apple TV+ to thank for Jon Stewart’s much anticipated return to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, with tonight marking the first time …
Lover, Stalker, Killer: This chilling new Netflix true-crime doc has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
True-crime stories on Netflix don’t get much more shocking — and, at least from the viewer’s perspective, spellbinding — than Lover, Stalker, Killer, a newly …
There’s a big problem with Instagram and Threads no longer amplifying political content
Much of tech journalism these days amounts to the rewriting of press releases and corporate blog posts. A good example of this came on Friday, …
Sunderland ‘Til I Die, back for Season 3, is a Netflix release that celebrates the underdog spirit
After watching and covering what feels like an endless amount of Netflix original content over the years, I feel hard-pressed to come up with a …
Beatles fans, watch this fab Hulu movie on the 60th anniversary of the band’s arrival in the US
Sixty years ago this month, when The Beatles first touched down at JFK Airport, so many screaming fans had gathered to await the band’s Pan …
Orion and the Dark: Charlie Kaufman’s animated Netflix movie is putting up some impressive numbers
I love Charlie Kaufman movies. His classics like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are fantastical, mind-bending wonders — weird and …
9 romantic Netflix shows and movies that are perfect to watch with your partner
From swoon-worthy Korean series to heartbreaking tear-jerkers, romance-filled reality shows, and endearingly sweet movies and series about relationships, Netflix has no shortage of content to …
