Two new books about Twitter and Netflix to add to your Black Friday shopping list
The National Retail Federation is predicting that Americans will spend as much as $966.6 billion this holiday season, with Black Friday shopping helping drive at …
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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3 great movies about the dark side of AI
Since Friday, the hottest AI company in Silicon Valley has been caught in a death spiral — imploding like a dying star. That company, OpenAI, …
OpenAI’s new CEO Emmett Shear: AI is so dangerous, ‘it should cause you to s–t your pants’
As someone who works in one of the many industries that AI looks set to decimate, it’s probably no surprise that I find myself constantly …
Berlin on Netflix: Everything to know about the highly anticipated Money Heist prequel
Of the 10 most-watched non-English TV shows of all time, the Spanish-language crime drama Money Heist accounts for three of the slots on that list. …
OpenAI CEO drama: Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear will replace Mira Murati, who replaced Sam Altman
Here’s just one of several key facts to know about Mira Murati, the newly appointed CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI: She might very well find …
A light week for Netflix new releases is saved by Squid Game: The Challenge
Barring a couple of exceptions, next week represents quite a dry patch in terms of new Netflix releases worth getting excited about — which is …
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Everything is both old and new in Netflix’s anime adaptation
Now that I’ve finished watching press screeners for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, I’ve decided that the first thing I’m going to do is … to …
Netflix docuseries are dominating the streamer in the US right now
Open your Netflix app today, and in the row of content that includes the most-watched TV releases in the US, there’s one commonality that should …
Meta Horizon Worlds will host BTS’ Jungkook for a VR concert experience
You’ve got to hand it to Jungkook, the “golden maknae” of BTS, who you could argue is basically the King of Pop right now. According …
Netflix thriller Nowhere is now one of the streamer’s most-watched movies of all time
In the Spanish-language Netflix movie Nowhere, a survival drama that takes place mostly at sea, a pregnant mother hides in a cargo container while fleeing …
Hulu’s must-see series Black Cake has a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes
In Charmaine Wilkerson’s engrossing family saga Black Cake, the novel she published in February of 2022, two siblings estranged from each other investigate their mother’s …
7 Netflix movies to keep you entertained on your next flight
Ever since we’ve come out of the pandemic, I’ve found myself pretty much back to my normal travel routines — which means, among other things, …
Parish on AMC: Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul fans, this is your next must-watch crime drama
Giancarlo Esposito’s performance as cartel distributor Gustavo Fring was just one of so many reasons why Breaking Bad and its prequel spinoff Better Call Saul …
FX’s A Murder at the End of the World is one of the best new shows of 2023
It’s easy to forget that Brit Marling was an economics major and valedictorian at Georgetown University who went on to work for Goldman Sachs before …
3 more Netflix movies about professional assassins to watch after The Killer
David Fincher’s latest film The Killer is so chillingly good, it’s currently #1 on Netflix in the US and is drawing rave reviews from audiences …
Zack Snyder’s first full Rebel Moon trailer teases an epic, action-packed revenge saga
Days before tickets go on sale for the limited theatrical run of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Netflix decided to close out its Geeked Week 2023 …
Netflix new releases: Five of the biggest titles coming next week
Confession time: I’ve read the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, at this point, too many times to count. I also thought director …
The Last Repair Shop gets my vote as the best documentary of 2023
The concept of longevity, of physical things that are built to endure, can sometimes feel like an anachronism in a consumer culture with far more …
The Marvels cast includes beloved K-drama star Park Seo-joon, making his Hollywood debut
Nia DaCosta rediscovered her love of Korean dramas during the Covid pandemic, picking back up with a TV genre that she’d especially been a fan …
Colin From Accounts, with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, is my newest Paramount+ obsession
Paramount+ is only a little more than two years old at this point, making it one of the newest kids on the streaming block, but …
These are the worst movies of all time, according to Rotten Tomatoes
In covering the streaming space, as well as movies and TV shows more generally, I spend a lot of my time writing about new releases …
5 December Netflix premiere dates to mark on your calendar
The release schedules for streamers like Netflix have already started taking shape for the final weeks of 2023, giving us a good idea of the …
Now and Then might not be the final Beatles song after all, according to Peter Jackson
Goodbyes are rarely final when it comes to legacy rock stars. The genre, for example, has a long tradition of fake encores in concerts. As …
The hottest TV shows coming this month, as ranked by Rotten Tomatoes users
I don’t know about you, but I can already tell what I’m going to be spending most of November doing: Finding the time to stream …
Netflix new releases: A closer look at the titles you don’t want to miss next week
When Grauman’s Egyptian Theater opened its doors during the silent film era in 1922, it was the first venue to host a splashy Hollywood premiere …
The hottest movies coming in November, as ranked by Rotten Tomatoes users
The marquees at cinemas around the country make a curious fact about Hollywood abundantly clear: Streamers like Netflix and Apple TV+ are increasingly responsible for some of the most …
Jinny’s Kitchen: I can’t get enough of this Prime Video gem starring Park Seo-joon and V of BTS
Popular South Korean actor Park Seo-joon and his friend Kim Tae-hyung (aka V) of BTS are each fabulously wealthy global superstars in their respective fields, …
All the Light We Cannot See might be the biggest Netflix disappointment of 2023
Shawn Levy came to a single conclusion after first reading Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See back in 2014: “I …
The Beatles release their final song, Now and Then – and we have AI to thank
Beatles fans around the world have been holding their breath for a week now, anxiously awaiting the moment when the Fab Four — which is …
4 more mind-bending Netflix shows to watch after you finish Bodies
I don’t think I’ve ever seen as original a murder mystery drama as Bodies on Netflix before. The new series, from creator Paul Tomalin, follows …
