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.
2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the first installment in Francis Ford Coppola’s magisterial, Shakespearian mafia trilogy The Godfather — which also came back for …
For anyone who’s been keeping track of all the myriad Netflix releases each week over the course of this year, if I asked you to …
For much of 2022, Netflix true-crime releases — including titles like The Tinder Swindler and Bad Vegan — have turned into some of the buzziest …
The Sweden in Netflix’s compulsively bingeable crime drama Snabba Cash is a land of the endless hustle, a place where entrepreneurs fetishize bling and quick …
Increasingly, there’s been a disconnect between the response from critics to new Netflix movie releases — and how those same movies actually perform on the …
Back in 2013, a movie from one of my favorite directors (Sofia Coppola) hit theaters — The Bling Ring, starring Emma Watson, dramatizing the exploits …
A few weeks ago, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke with me about why he thinks the video-sharing app TikTok represents a potential national security threat. …
At this point, we can safely say that the closer we got to the August 21 debut of HBO’s prequel series House of the Dragon, …
As a fan of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, I’m going to be spending a lot more time inside my …
The entertainment press would love to make it so, but the fact of the matter is that two big-budget fantasy prequel TV series in progress …
His sickening murders — of at least 17 people over a 13-year killing spree starting in 1978 — ensured that Jeffrey Dahmer’s name would always …
Netflix, maybe you guys ought to go ahead and just give director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson free rein to do as many movies as she wants, …
In typical Patton Oswalt deadpan, the actor and comedian kicks off his newest and just-released Netflix standup comedy special with some borderline dad humor about …
If, like me, you spend as much time these days deleting unwanted crap from your Gmail inbox as you do actually using it for its …
It’s only been out since Friday, September, yet the just-released second season of the Netflix fantasy series Fate: The Winx Saga is already the #2 …
Critics and audience scores on sites like IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes are certainly an imperfect way to gauge the performance of streaming content like Netflix …
Thank god, it’s finally back. The Great British Baking Show, the streaming equivalent of stress-relieving comfort food, on Friday debuted an all-new collection of amateur …
After the “slap heard around the world” at this year’s Oscars ceremony overshadowed other headlines from the annual Hollywood awards bash — like Apple TV …
Of all the Star Wars movies that followed the beloved original trilogy, I think Gareth Edwards’s 2016 Rogue One might be my favorite. All the …
Within the past week or so, Netflix has achieved an unusual feat — unusual, at least, to those of us who track the performance of …
Hulu shows don’t always get an equivalent amount of attention from the entertainment press, compared to the scrutiny and buzz that constantly surrounds much bigger …
September has been a jam-packed month so far when it comes to new Netflix releases. And this weekend will keep that trend rolling right along …
By way of underscoring the degree to which the just-released Netflix movie Do Revenge takes inspiration from some of the classics of the teen film …
I’m not ashamed to admit it: Ana de Armas is one of those actresses for whom I’ll always press play, even when I have no …
Another biopic about a towering female figure in entertainment is upon us. In December, Sony is bringing to theaters I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a …
Given the volume of content that Netflix churns out on a regular basis, it’s all but impossible for the average subscriber to be aware in …
On paper, a brunette Cuban actress might sound like an odd casting choice for the role of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, one of Netflix’s most …
Most of Netflix’s growth at the moment is coming from outside of its home market, in the United States. That partly explains the extent and …
Video game development studio CD PROJEKT RED must surely be pleased with the reception so far that its new Netflix anime release Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has …
It’s been said the most important piece of real estate in Hollywood is no longer a billboard on Sunset Boulevard. Now, that prominence is unquestionably …
