Author: Press Room
I’ve been able to catch good anime movies on Netflix here and there, but Crunchyroll is king, and I especially wanted to watch the top-tier movies I’ve heard so much about. Now that I have a subscription, I’ve been burning the midnight oil just to catch up. What I wasn’t expecting was to get caught up in a wide variety of anime genres, all with heavy emotional journeys. Crunchyroll recommended a couple to me, like King of Thorn and Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, and I’m definitely glad it did. Not only are these movies worth the Crunchyroll subscription,…
I have been using Kodi since 2019, having recently given the platform a new lease of life with my Fire TV Stick. It has been my go-to digital media center for several reasons, including its flexibility, customization options, open-source functionality, and a thriving community of developers creating new add-ons. However, while Kodi ticked most boxes, as a frequent traveller, I wanted the ability to access my media library remotely. It was time to give Plex a try. I was initially skeptical about Plex, as it seemed too polished to be taken seriously. I also had concerns about its limitations compared…
I’ve always had a few different streaming subscriptions on rotation. But with prices creeping up, it’s become hard to justify paying for multiple services, especially when I’m only watching a handful of shows or movies every month. But cutting these subscriptions entirely isn’t exactly an option, either. I like having something to stream, and all those free movie sites have their limitations, while cable remains prohibitively expensive for what it offers. That’s one reason why Roku’s new $3 streaming plan—called Howdy—caught my attention. I’ll be honest, at first glance, I didn’t think much of it. I assumed the platform would…
Summer is finally coming to a close, though you wouldn’t know it with this weather. Still, autumn is upon us, and it’s personally my favorite time of year. Halloween season is the best time of year. From horror films to cozy romantic comedies, this time of year is perfect for many different genres of entertainment. But there are just certain films that really capture that autumn vibe for me, movies that I find myself revisiting year after year. Not just Halloween-centered films, either, but media that feels at least part of the season in some way. The toughest part of…
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things premieres this fall on Netflix. It’s been three long years since season 4 concluded, which would spell doom for a lot of shows. Even popular series like Wednesday, one of the biggest hits in Netflix’s history, had significantly fewer viewers in its second season than in its first, according to Forbes. That pattern holds true for other big genre dramas like House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power, and The Witcher. When shows go multiple years between seasons, how can anyone expect viewers to remain interested? But I can confidently say…
Earlier this week, I went to one of those tech-show-in-a-basement affairs, where journalists are herded into a confined space with no natural light, no mobile signal, and lots of companies eager to show off shiny gadgets. These events always have a strange vibe as you shuffle around, try to snag the attention of reps, and occasionally lock eyes with someone you’ve definitely met before but whose name instantly escapes you. By far the busiest spot of the evening was the Fairphone display, a large chunk of which comprised an artistically dismantled Fairphone 6. It took the better part of an hour before I got…
I have said it before, but it’s worth repeating: science fiction is just one of those genres where it’s possible to make any sort of show or movie you want. While I love some fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi, there’s also something to be said for slowing the pace down a bit. Some of the great sci-fi movies that are underappreciated by audiences fit this definition for me. When it comes to something truly spectacular in the subgenre of sci-fi thriller, I think the best ones are actually the ones that slowly develop. A mystery unfolding, or characters developing, only for that…
The television industry can be a tough one to thrive in. Even if you have the most creative premise of all time and great writing and acting to go along with it, sometimes a show just does not find the ratings it needs to survive. At least not until its natural endpoint. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve fallen in love with a show, only for it to end on an unsatisfying cliffhanger. Even so, some of my most rewatched shows are ones that never really got the proper ending they deserved. Do I still hope for…
There’s another brand rolling into the robot vacuum arms race, quite literally. Dreame has just launched its latest batch of smart home kit in the UK. Most of the buzz is swirling around the Cyber 10 Ultra – Dreame’s first robot vac with a built-in grabbing arm that can move things, reach awkward nooks, and even pick up items weighing up to 500g. Having used robot vacs with arms before, I’m not certain that this is what we need. Rather, my attention is turned towards the mopping models – an area robotic dust-suckers usually struggle with. Yes, robot arms are…
I’ve been using subtitles on movies, TV shows, and video games for my entire life. I grew up using them at home, so it became the default for me. While I thankfully don’t have hearing issues, I prefer having subtitles to make sure I don’t miss any dialogue. That’s especially the case when modern audio mixing can be so poor, among other issues like characters whispering half the time, muttered statements while walking away being hard to understand, and similar. And my household is now multi-lingual, making subtitles even more important. Having used them for so long, there are points…