The week’s top Netflix news: Big movie debuts, new show highlights, and the latest ratings
The arrival of the weekend, for many people, always heralds the same question when the workweek is over and you’re ready to plop down on …
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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Netflix’s new Ryan Reynolds sci-fi thriller is out – here’s what people are saying
It was just my luck to bury a family member and then have Netflix come along with an offer to screen its new original feature …
Netflix’s new Korean action movie has everyone glued to their screens
If you want to get a sense of Netflix’s growth trajectory, one easy way you can do that is to simply look at where it’s …
Yellowstone fans, this new Amazon show with Josh Brolin might be perfect for you
Josh Brolin gives off some serious John Dutton vibes in the just-released trailer for Outer Range, the very Yellowstone-esque Prime Video series that hits Amazon’s …
Netflix users around the world can’t get enough of this thrilling new historical series
Hands-down, one of the hottest Netflix shows is a spin-off of sorts, of a series from a completely different source that the streamer decided to …
Redditors reveal their favorite secret websites full of free stuff
One thing will never change, no matter how advanced we get as a society. People will always love getting free stuff — whether by finding …
This Roku Original series looks perfect for news junkies – watch the trailer right here
Gone are the days when Netflix was the more or less unchallenged king of the streaming hill, with so many options for quality streaming fare …
Best Fire TV Stick apps to stream TV and movies
Not that pay-TV and cable providers needed any more bad news, but a new industry report points to grim new findings for the industry. To …
The final season of this epic Netflix fantasy series has everyone glued to their screens
Stories about Vikings, knights, Medieval history and the like are proving especially popular on Netflix at the moment. The streamer, for example, just released the …
GasBuddy: Download this app right now to find the lowest gas prices near you
For the first time — I think, possibly, ever — the trend of record-high gas prices has caused me to pay above $4 per gallon. …
Netflix just got a Keanu Reeves movie you’ve never even heard of
Over the past few years, a cinematic phenomenon known as the “Keanaissance” has touched one major motion picture after another — from Toy Story 4 …
Careful, these 2 popular groceries have been pulled from supermarket shelves
Companies recall products all the time, for reasons that range from after-the-fact safety issues discovered to problems that happened during the manufacturing process. When it …
Taco Bell is bringing back a fan-favorite to the menu this week
Taco Bell is doing that thing again. The whole kill off a popular item, then temporarily bring it back and whip loyalists into a frenzy …
Netflix’s Kanye docuseries finale has people breaking down crying
It’s hard to put a summation of rapper Kanye West’s career into a bite-sized capsule. It’s woefully incomplete to describe him as a rapper who’s …
Netflix’s #1 movie right now is trash, according to critics and viewers
When a TV show — or, in this case, a movie like the new release The Weekend Away — rockets up the Netflix charts quickly …
Netflix suspending its service in Russia will have no impact on Putin’s war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that his country’s invasion of and war with Ukraine will continue, so long as the much smaller nation …
This new Netflix reality series looks like the Love is Blind spinoff no one asked for
Love is Blind — the Netflix reality series where contestants try to build a romantic connection without physically seeing each other first — has been …
Avoid these 3 groceries that are being pulled from store shelves
One of the unfortunate aspects of the grocery store experience that often accompanies the products we fill our shopping carts with is that some percentage …
This is the new Netflix crime series everyone will be talking about
Not everyone was blown away by Karin Slaughter’s 2019 novel Pieces of Her, with some of the novelist’s fans taking to Amazon’s review section to …
Netflix’s new superhero show might be the weirdest thing you ever watch
People have no definitive idea what to make of Netflix’s newly released superhero series, The Guardians of Justice. That’s the only conclusion I can draw …
More proof that signing Shonda Rhimes was one of the best deals Netflix ever made
Following her massive TV success with hits like Grey’s Anatomy — and then getting signed to Netflix for a production deal in 2017 that she …
Netflix and Jerry Seinfeld are making a movie about Pop-Tarts, because why not
One of my all-time favorite Jerry Seinfeld bits involves the comedian riffing on how much he loved Pop-Tarts as a kid. “How did they know …
McDonald’s broken ice cream machine saga just took another insane turn
There are, famously, only two certainties in life. We’ve all heard them a million times by now, via that old maxim about death and taxes. …
The Roku Channel is adding 33 free movies in March – here’s the full list
Roku has increasingly positioned itself as a source of quality streaming entertainment, with tons of third-party content as well as Roku Originals, to complement Roku …
People have watched an insane amount of Vikings: Valhalla on Netflix so far
For the week ending February 27, Netflix subscribers spent almost 81 million hours globally watching the newly released Vikings: Valhalla, easily making it one of …
Think your roommate is bad? This insane new Netflix docuseries will prove you wrong
The true-crime content has been coming at Netflix subscribers fast and furious this year, following the recent success of past hits for the streamer (Tiger …
People actually screamed at the TV over this insane Wheel of Fortune moment on Tuesday
This Wheel of Fortune puzzle during Tuesday’s episode of the popular game show was ridiculously e-a-s-y. We’ve covered crazy game show moments in the past, …
If you love The Beatles, you need to listen to this album right now on Apple Music
It will never cease to be truly amazing how, more than 50 years after the band broke up, The Beatles are still as relevant as …
Natalie Portman’s most controversial movie is back on Netflix
March is going to be another huge month for streaming fans, with loads of new TV shows and movies on Netflix to enjoy. Some of …
Visa and Mastercard have started blocking access to sanctioned Russian banks
The global financial system is continuing to throttle essentially every aspect of the Russian economy, in an attempt to help bring the country’s invasion of …
