These epic big-budget fantasy movies are crushing everything else on Netflix
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Andy Meek is a reporter 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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How you can get up to $40,000 in stimulus payments starting right now
The Change.org petition to garner 3 million signatures in support of ensuring $2,000 IRS stimulus payments to Americans for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic …
‘Manifest’ Season 4? It might actually happen, thanks to the show’s passionate fans
Most of us, when a TV show we really love gets cancelled, maybe sulk about it for a bit. Or perhaps write a reproachful tweet. …
More people are about to get a surprise IRS refund soon
New stimulus checks were among the signature elements of the March legislation President Biden signed, a $1.9 trillion bill known unofficially as the “American Rescue …
Here’s how to watch Jeff Bezos blast off into space on Tuesday
“It feels good to be in the flight suit,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos declares, after having zipped himself into his sleek blue getup. The moment …
Netflix’s new nerve-shredding horror movie has viewers jumping out of their seats
Barely ten seconds into the trailer for A Classic Horror Story — one of several new and original horror movies on Netflix to debut in …
These guys will pay you $1,000 to just watch Netflix and Amazon for a month
Here’s something you don’t see every day. A job description, specifically crafted around the kind of zombie-like state that many of us go into when …
You’re about to get a new stimulus check no one else gets if you live in this one state
By now, most people are probably aware that a massive new stimulus check program from the IRS began at the end of last week. The …
Stop what you’re doing and download this amazing shark-tracking app
Here’s the thing: I couldn’t care less about sharks, or the slightly bizarre annual celebration of the ocean’s apex predators known as Shark Week. I …
A stimulus program you didn’t even know about can get you up to $25,000
The federal child tax credit stimulus checks that the IRS started sending out in recent days have attracted significant attention, given how much money they’re …
Netflix’s riveting new true crime docuseries will have everyone glued to their screens
In the opening moments of the new Netflix docuseries Heist, the door handle of a private plane — which appears to be parked at an …
$15 billion in new stimulus checks just went out – here’s who gets paid
On Thursday, the federal government transferred the first of several new massive piles of money from its coffers to the bank accounts of tens of …
New Anthony Bourdain documentary ‘Roadrunner’ deepfakes his voice into the narration
Deepfake technology continues to get scarily good, making huge leaps forward in terms of realism and plausibility. A really good (and high-profile) example of this …
Netflix’s new high-octane action movie has viewers going wild
and Netflix’s new original movie Gunpowder Milkshake, which began streaming Wednesday on the service, is a violent, hyper-kinetic assault on its viewers’ senses. There are …
New stimulus payments arrive today – here’s who gets paid and how much you can get
Today is the day for new stimulus payments. Around four months after the passage of the $1.9 trillion stimulus legislation in March, which already gave …
The IRS is sending out almost 4 million refunds this week
This week was already chock-a-block with stimulus check-related news, before the IRS went ahead and decided to add something more on top of it all. …
Trust me, you’ve never seen anything on TV as weird as this new Netflix dating show
Oh boy, the Manifest people are going to absolutely despise this news. The specific piece of streaming news I’m referring to is the imminent debut …
This terrifying new horror movie just rocketed to #1 on Netflix
Here’s a fun bit of trivia about Fear Street Part Two: 1978, one of the most-watched new movies on Netflix right now. This second installment …
New stimulus checks are coming tomorrow – here’s how you get one
Ready for another wave of new stimulus checks? We noted yesterday that this week has already given us a bevy of updates along these lines, …
Surprise: Even more new stimulus checks are on the way
For anyone waiting on the latest update regarding when more stimulus payments will arrive, this is proving to be the mother of all announcement weeks …
‘Apple Pay Later’ is a new service that will make it much easier to buy things from Apple
Those of you who haven’t yet sprung for an Apple Card might soon be able to get a taste of what it offers. It will …
This must-have app will tell you if your iPhone has been hacked
Too many people operate under the mistaken assumption that there’s some kind of protective force field around their mobile device, and that they’ll never deal …
This Netflix original series finally stole the #1 spot from ‘Manifest’
It was bound to happen eventually. After its extraordinary, nearly month-long streak as the #1 TV show on Netflix, another show has finally booted Manifest …
We’re 2 days away from new stimulus checks – here’s how much you’ll get
The IRS is just days away from updating the stimulus check status for some 36 million families who’ve been waiting on a new payment to …
How to watch Amazon founder Jeff Bezos fly to space next week
Next week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is planning to fulfill a childhood ambition, one made possible by virtue of his status as one of the …
One of Netflix’s biggest surprise hits of 2021 is coming to theaters for one day only
Streaming entertainment is increasingly moving beyond apps, to the real world. Netflix, for example, has opened an immersive pop-up experience in Hollywood, through July 18, …
36 million families are getting a new stimulus payment this week
Millions of Americans — around 36 million, according to the IRS — are getting a gift from Uncle Sam later this week. It will come …
Disney+ is mopping the floor with Netflix right now, thanks to ‘Loki’
There’s one thing that ought to jump out at you right away, when scanning a list of the most watched TV shows right now across …
This high-octane thriller is Netflix’s most exciting original movie of July
Next week, one of the top Netflix movies for the month of July will land on the streamer — an action flick titled Gunpowder Milkshake, …
Stimulus check update: Your next payment is coming in just a few days
The IRS is just days away now from doing something it’s never done before in the post-coronavirus stimulus era. The tax agency, starting July 15, …
