Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends There’s been a rash of stories of late that declare “streaming” (I’ll explain the quotes shortly) dead because it costs more than cable. You can ignore those stories. And there’s been a bevy of stories in response debunking those stories because contrarianism is sexy, and because bad facts deserve to…
From left, Kate Capshaw, Joaquin Phoenix, Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan, Larry B. Scott, and Kelly Preston in 1986’s “SpaceCamp.” The mid-1980s was a special time for movies. The Star Wars trilogy had wrapped up. We had two films with Indiana Jones. Ghostbusters was huge. Back to the Future. Revenge of the Nerds. Contents Wait, someone…
The Legend of Zelda franchise has left fans wanting to see Link and the titular princess go on an adventure on the big screen. This desire has only been intensified by the popular release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and debunked rumors that Illumination Entertainment was making an animated adaptation. Contents Laputa:…
Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends YouTube and YouTube TV will allow die-hard NFL fans who pony up a few hundred bucks for NFL Sunday Ticket to watch as many games as they want, so long as you’re on your home network. The news came in the form of a couple of tweets from the gold-checkmarked account. That…
If it seems like basically any company that owns any sort of entertainment content is in the FAST game. (That’s free advertising-supported TV.) Fox has Tubi. Paramount has Pluto TV. Amazon has Freevee. (And Freevee has Amazon.) The Roku Channel syndicates a bunch and has its own content. Sling has its own thing. What about…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie fulfilled many fans’ dreams of seeing their favorite video game characters fight it out on the big screen. With heavy hitters like Donkey Kong and Bowser clashing against Mario and Peach, the film gifted viewers with an animated brawl worthy of Super Smash Bros. And so, people can now read…
Netflix is working on a feature that will bring its games to smart TVs and allow players to use their iPhone as a controller, reports from Bloomberg and MacRumors‘ Steve Moser said on Wednesday. The move would take Netflix’s gaming service beyond only smartphones and tablets, giving subscribers more ways to play. And for iPhone owners,…
There are some excellent shows and movies on Hulu, and it’s a fantastic service that offers a lot of varied content, not unlike Netflix. But if you’re not already an active subscriber, you might be looking to give it a try before spending any money. If that describes you, and you’ve been searching for a…
There are some excellent shows and movies on Hulu, and it’s a fantastic service that offers a lot of varied content, not unlike Netflix. But if you’re not already an active subscriber, you might be looking to give it a try before spending any money. If that describes you, and you’ve been searching for a…
With so many streaming services to choose from, it can be hard to figure out where to allocate your hard-earned cash. Netflix is the one most turn to, but there are other options in the streaming service marketplace. Two of the most popular Netflix alternatives are Hulu and Amazon Prime Video. Is Hulu a better…