Category: Movies & TV

A year after Disney announced plans to create its own streaming video service, that project now has an official name — Disney+. It’s being created to challenge Netflix, Hulu, and similar high-end streamers. Bob Iger, Disney’s chairman and CEO, revealed the name of the service while discussing the company’s fiscal year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results. The service is intended… Continue reading "Disney+: Everything We Know About Disney’s Streaming Service"

Andy Serkis is already well-known for his acclaimed (and arguably, Oscar-worthy) work as a performance-capture actor, but he goes behind the camera for his latest, big-budget feature, an adaptation of The Jungle Book that he directs. Netflix has released the first, full-length trailer for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle ahead of its premiere later this year. Directed by Serkis from a script penned… Continue reading "Netflix Debuts Full Trailer For Andy Serkis’ Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle"

Charlie Brooker’s award-winning sci-fi series Black Mirror is like a new generation’s version of The Twilight Zone (which is also returning to television soon), but with a modern, technology-driven twist. The series’ dark, ominous stories examine what might happen if technological development, and our seemingly innocuous digital habits, were taken too far. Surprise endings or terrifying awakenings are at the core of every… Continue reading "The Best ‘Black Mirror’ Episodes Streaming on Netflix"

Marvel Studios made the entire world shout “Wakanda Forever!” when Black Panther hit theaters in February 2018, kicking off a spectacular run that has made the film one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, with the best reviews of any movie in Marvel’s cinematic universe. Although the studio is playing coy until after the events of the Avengers: Infinity War sequel… Continue reading "Black Panther 2: Everything We Know About The Sequel So Far"

Navigating through the library of Amazon Prime Video offerings can be daunting, particularly when it comes to finding the good stuff. Fortunately, we’ve put together a list of our favorite original projects available on the streaming platform. Most of the shows on our list are true Amazon Originals — produced in-house by Amazon Studios in much the same way as Netflix… Continue reading "The Best Amazon Original Series (November 2018)"

Netflix isn’t just a great place to find high-quality TV shows like Mindhunter, Stranger Things, and Jessica Jones. The popular streaming service also has a treasure trove of excellent and underrated films, some of which have flown under the radar in recent years. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the action-adventure category, a genre built on hair-raising explosions and the harrowing exploits of… Continue reading "The Best Action Movies on Netflix Right Now (November 2018)"