Tag: streaming
Netflix has made the rom-com flop Failure to Launch a hit even with its 23% Rotten Tomatoes score – here’s why
One of the worst-rated noughties romantic comedies – Failure to Launch – has shot to Netflix’s most watched list, despite its terrible 23% Rotten Tomatoes score. But why has it become a global hit on Netflix 18-years later? Well, the answer is 1) Matthew McConaughey and 2) there’s clearly still…
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The Disney Plus password crackdown is coming in September, and I’m fed up of streaming services taking me for a ride
Well, it’s finally happening. After months of predicting when the Disney Plus password crackdown would begin, we finally know when it will: September 2024. Announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during the entertainment giant’s Q3 2024 earnings call (thanks to The Motley Fool for the transcribed quote below), you’ll no…
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Get ready – Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, and Hulu are all getting more expensive – here’s what you need to know
In what’s becoming a common occurrence with most streaming services, Disney has announced a fresh price increase that will impact its ad-free and with-ads tiers of Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus. You might recall that Disney Plus last raised prices about a year ago, and these new prices will…
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House of the Dragon season 2 ending explained: who sits on the Iron Throne, will there be a season 3, and more questions answered
Full spoilers follow for House of the Dragon season 2’s final episode and ‘Fire and Blood’, the book it’s based on. House of the Dragon season 2‘s finale is out now – and, while it doesn’t have shock factor of its predecessor’s final episode, it’s an engrossing watch that sets…
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Marvel Phase 6: new MCU movies and Disney Plus shows, plus confirmed release dates
Marvel Phase 6 is still 12 months away from starting to bring the comic titan’s Multiverse Saga to a close, but recent movement on the development front has sparked plenty of online discussions. With Marvel firing Kang actor Jonathan Majors in December 2023 over numerous assault allegations, the studio has…
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Everyone’s sleeping on Netflix’s latest crime thriller movie, but I loved its ‘Danish murder mystery in Borneo’ vibe
One arrival that’s gone under the radar so far among the new Netflix movies to arrive in August 2024 is Borderless Fog, a murder thriller set in Borneo, across the Indonesian and Malaysian border – it doesn’t even have enough reviews to have a Rotten Tomatoes score yet. It follows…
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