Prime Video’s new heist comedy debuts with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score
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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.
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Here’s what to expect from Netflix’s epic new Biblical film about the mother of Christ
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Landman, Yellowstone, and the rest of this week’s biggest streaming TV hits
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One of Hollywood’s most preachy directors goes on a rant against fans of The Beatles
To the millions of fans who’ve enjoyed their music over the past six decades, The Beatles will forever and always be regarded as the greatest …
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If you liked Denzel in Gladiator II, you need to see him in Apple’s version of Macbeth
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4 TV shows with perfect 100% scores on Rotten Tomatoes right now
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If you love Landman on Paramount+, check out this excellent podcast it’s based on
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People are losing their minds over this dumb AI-generated video of a firefighter cat
The past few months have seen AI used to create everything from new trailers for TV shows to a controversial holiday commercial for Coca-Cola as …
This is the Oscar-nominated documentary that inspired Netflix’s A Man on the Inside
It’s been described as the most heartwarming spy movie ever made. TV creator Mike Schur watched it and loved it so much that he adapted …
Feeling let down by Yellowstone Season 5? Try these 3 TV shows instead
Yellowstone fans had to endure quite a long wait before the arrival of the second half of the fifth season, a delay that was exacerbated …
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Yellowstone continues to rank among the biggest TV shows available to stream at the moment, thanks to the long-awaited debut of the second half of …
2 major new Netflix releases that are going to have everyone talking
As we approach the final month of the year, Netflix certainly has some major releases in store for subscribers. We’ve covered many of them here …
Jennifer Lawrence backed this Apple TV+ film celebrating the resilience of women in Afghanistan
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One of Netflix’s best international series, perfect for fans of The Crown, is back for Season 2
Royal drama, lavish period costumes, romance, and palace intrigue — think of Netflix’s The Empress, a dramatization of the story of real-life Bavarian princess turned …
Our first look at Zero Day, Netflix’s terrifying new political thriller about a cyberattack
The last time Netflix released a high-profile thriller about a cyberattack, writer-director Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind, it quickly blew up big-time on the …
Ted Danson’s new Netflix comedy is the feel-good TV show we need right now
The last time I spoke with TV producer and writer Mike Schur — the co-creator of comedy classics like Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, …
The new season of one of Peacock’s funniest original shows has a perfect 100% critics’ score
Peacock is one of those streamers that makes up for not having the extensive library of a rival like Netflix by offering a small but …
Apple TV+ is releasing a documentary about one of the most legendary rock acts of all time
An Apple TV+ subscription already offers music fans a ton of great content to enjoy, including documentaries about artists like The Beastie Boys, Billie Eilish, …
This eye-opening Netflix documentary reveals how corporations turn us into shopaholics
Just in time for the annual Black Friday shopping craze, Netflix is releasing a documentary film about the effects of rampant consumerism — specifically, of …
The best Apple TV+ shows to watch right now
Apple’s streaming service Apple TV+, for better or worse, is a fraction of the size of pretty much all of its rivals and has remained …
The Rock’s new Christmas movie is shaping up to be one of the most divisive releases of 2024
Believe it or not, The Rock’s new holiday-themed action-comedy Red One from Amazon MGM — which is in theaters now and coming to Prime Video …
HBO’s best show of 2024 has a perfect 100% critics’ score for every single episode
HBO’s The Penguin has turned out to be one of the biggest TV hits of 2024, with this spin-off of Matt Reeves’ 2022 movie The …
TV you can’t skip: The 10 hottest shows right now on Paramount, Netflix, Max, Apple TV+, and more
Well, it certainly looks like one of the biggest TV shows of the last several years — Paramount’s Yellowstone, everyone’s favorite soapy Western about a …
The true champion of Netflix’s Tyson-Paul bout? You and me, for enduring all that buffering
Well, that was certainly a bizarre and honestly unsatisfying live boxing match that Netflix gave us tonight, bringing together Jake Paul and Mike Tyson to …
5 of the biggest TV shows coming next week to HBO, Paramount+, Hulu, and Netflix
From stories about an elderly man finding a new purpose in life to the machinations of oil barons as well as a spinoff of the …
Eddie Redmayne talks playing the Jackal in Peacock’s reboot of a classic spy thriller
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Rami Malek’s new movie is basically Mr. Robot meets John Wick
At one point in the new trailer for his upcoming movie The Amateur, Rami Malek earnestly delivers the understatement of the year: “It’s the CIA. …
David Zaslav has turned Max into the home of the dumbest reality show of all time
Tuesday of this week was kind of a head-spinning day for a fan of and subscriber to HBO’s Max streaming service, such as yours truly. …
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Netflix’s hit action-thriller The Night Agent, from creator and showrunner Shawn Ryan, has been such a viewership magnet for the streamer that it’s actually right …
