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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.
This weekend will more than likely see the unusual occurrence of two movies — one starring a husband, and the other his wife — occupying separate positions on Netflix’s Top 10 ranking for the US. The former will come in the form of Spiderhead. That’s the name of a new film starring Chris Hemsworth that …
One is a shocking documentary series that takes viewers inside a religious cult. Another is a Buffy-style vampire story with two high school-age lead characters — one, a vampire hunter. The other, a vampire. Each sets out to kill the other, and then … whoops, falls for the other before that can happen. And then, …
Even though iOS 16 hasn’t been released in widespread form yet to the general public, iPhone users who’ve already downloaded the beta version of Apple’s new mobile operating software have already come to a surprising conclusion about it. Specifically, about the updated Messages app that will let users edit and unsend already-sent messages. Long story …
It’s been a long wait, but Netflix subscribers in the US finally get to enjoy more of the story of the Shelby gang from the Small Heath area of Birmingham in the UK. Three years after the release of the previous set of Peaky Blinders episodes, Season 6 of the series is among the latest …
Hustle, the new basketball movie from Adam Sandler, is currently #1 on the latest ranking of the Top 10 Netflix movies in the US. It’s actually a Netflix original movie, as is another (the poorly received Interceptor) that’s sitting at #5. But those, however, are an exception to the rule. The vast majority of Netflix …
Stranger Things just set another huge — and, honestly, unsurprising — record. The latest global breakdown of the most popular Netflix shows around the world is out today, and it reveals among other things that all four seasons of Stranger Things are among the Top 10 Netflix shows among subscribers. Not exactly a shocker, right? …
At this point, it’s no exaggeration to note that Adam Sandler — the star of Netflix’s new original movie Hustle — basically has whatever the Hollywood equivalent is of the Midas touch. The pattern is quite familiar by now. He releases a new Netflix movie, for example, and it shoots right to the top of …
Bob Dylan’s song Things Have Changed would not have felt out of place amid the soundtrack for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders, now streaming on Netflix. Like the song’s narrator who bemoaned the fact that he’s “Standing on the gallows with my head in a noose / Any minute now, I’m expecting …
US law enforcement officials have shut down a series of websites making $19 million in revenue by selling stolen data. The black market data the websites trafficked in included crucial personal information like stolen Social Security numbers and birthdates. So it’s definitely a big win that this operation was dismantled. The US Justice Department announced …
If you happen to have a BTS fan — more specifically, a member of the BTS “Army” — in your household, then you have probably already gotten an earful about today being a hugely important one for the K-pop superstars. The long-awaited new BTS Proof album is finally here, and as I write these words …
