Tag: streaming

Comcast’s StreamSaver bundle will put Netflix, Apple TV Plus and Peacock all under the same roof – and for a ‘vastly reduced price’

Is cable TV making a comeback? Well, no, not really as of yet, but streaming services are starting to bundle – and Comcast wants in on the action.    Five days ago, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max were coming together under the same…

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Prime Video movie of the day: Nicolas Cage finds a role to sink his teeth into in Renfield

As we said in a Halloween horror round-up, if you want to know what Renfield is like then “Imagine What We Do In The Shadows with a massive body count and gallons of gore.” Nic Cage is Dracula in a role that sees him chewing necks as well as scenery; Nicholas Hoult…

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Netflix picks up a new animated show with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes – one that Max just cancelled

Despite excellent reviews, the sci-fi animation show Scavengers Reign has been axed by Max – but from the end of this month you’ll be able to stream the entire first season on Netflix. And according to Variety, Netflix is considering greenlighting a second season – but it won’t make its final decision…

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Prime Video movie of the day: The Bad Guys are really good fun in this action-packed animation

If you’re in charge of any small people, you may already know The Bad Guys: they’re the anti-heroes of the best-selling book series of the same name, a series of capers that’ll have you hearing laughter from the kids’ rooms long after lights out. And a movie, available free for…

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Netflix movie of the day: Burt Reynolds is tons of fun in this classic action comedy

Smokey and The Bandit was made in 1977, and there’s a distinct line between it and this year’s The Fall Guy, not least because Smokey was directed by a former stuntman: it’s the kind of film Ryan Gosling’s character would have spent a lot of his career making, a film…

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Peacemaker season 2’s new cast reveal means it’s going to be harder to follow James Gunn’s DC Cinematic Universe

Full spoilers follow for 2021’s The Suicide Squad movie. Peacemaker season 2’s first new cast member has been announced – and the reveal might make it even harder to follow the rebooted DC Cinematic Universe (DCU). Taking to Instagram last Friday (May 10), DCU co-chief James Gunn confirmed that Frank…

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