Forgotten action thriller with three Marvel stars hits Netflix next week
The iPhone was barely a few years in 2010, and President Obama was only halfway through his first term of office. It would be another …
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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Tesla has such a weird attitude toward the press
Tesla’s attitude toward the press has always seemed to me to be a little like the relationship that a Democratic White House expects to have …
This crazy iPhone app will pay you $250/day to livestream crime scenes
The Citizen app is raising eyebrows again. A few months ago, this neighborhood watch-style crime alert app made headlines for a test it was running. …
This gory horror thriller just rocketed to #1 on Netflix
Netflix keeps adding to the bumper crop of new horror movies that have been piling up on the streamer this year. From the Fear Street …
‘Ted Lasso’ fans should check out this unforgettable Jason Sudeikis movie on Netflix
Writer Miles Klee made me laugh on Friday, when he lamented in an exasperated tweet how he wished he could open Twitter without seeing “(expletive) …
A huge ‘Game of Thrones’ star just confirmed she’s joining the MCU
The Mother of Dragons has a major new project lined up. Emilia Clarke, who of course rocketed to fame as Daenerys Targaryen on HBO’s Game …
These 7 ‘Ted Lasso’ quotes prove why the Apple TV+ show is so fantastic
Even though, okay, it’s certainly accurate to point out that the first episode of Ted Lasso Season 2 debuts on Friday, it somehow feels woefully …
This is the riveting new Netflix true crime documentary everyone’s talking about right now
If you had to identify one of the most inhospitable places in the world to a free press, where committing acts of journalism can mean …
Want to get paid $10,000 to take a vacation? Apply for your chance by tonight
As more people continue to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, some aspects of pre-pandemic life are starting to return. Such as an uptick in …
Facebook Messenger just added a fun batch of features – here’s what’s new
On the heels of introducing a new way to communicate inside the Facebook Messenger app last week (in the form of so-called Soundmojis), the social …
HBO might finally have a new show that can rival the popularity of ‘Game of Thrones’
It’s been a little more than two years now since Game of Thrones took its final bow on HBO. An ending, of course, that set …
These epic big-budget fantasy movies are crushing everything else on Netflix
Time was, the Twilight movies represented a kind of apotheosis of vampires and their infiltration of a specific moment in popular culture. Remember? Starting with …
‘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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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, …
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, …
You have to see these fan reactions to Netflix’s terrifying new movie ‘Fear Street’
Horror movies probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when most people think of Netflix, which has put its original streaming efforts on …
