For anyone of a certain age—that is, anyone born before the launch of the Disney Renaissance, ushered into being with the 1989 feature The Little Mermaid—the opening of the Disney vault may seem like a cause for celebration. It’s probably insane by today’s standards, with the legendary studio releasing brand-new big-budget blockbuster features every year […]
Screenshot: David Murphy I spent a decent chunk of the weekend putting a dent into my Disney+ queue—thanks, 4K Dolby Atmos Star Wars movies—but my enjoyment of Disney’s cheap streaming service is slightly dampened by the various films that are still bound to Netflix. However, you can start getting your queue ready for titles like […]
Photo: Shutterstock As much as we love a night in on the couch watching whatever is next in our Netflix queue, there’s something great about putting on outside pants and being part of a live audience. Whether it’s a concert, movie or sporting event, sometimes it’s worth the hassle to experience something surrounded by other […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is just days away, bringing a promised end to the nine-episode Skywalker saga on December 20th. But if you want to catch up on the earlier movies, you can pick up digital copies of Episodes 1 through 6 for the lowest price they’ve ever been: $42.99 over at the […]
In March 2018, an eerie portrait created by an artificial intelligence program sold at Christie’s Auction House for almost half a million dollars. A few months later, a movie written and directed by an AI algorithm was released amid much hype. And this March, a record company signed an AI artist for the first time. […]
Good day! Welcome to the post-Turkey edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s culture news roundup. We know at least one movie that had a better Thanksgiving than expected. What else happened over the last few days in the world of entertainment? We’ve got your answers here. Knives Out Had a Good Thanksgiving Unsurprisingly, Disney’s Frozen 2 […]
As The Washington Post noted, the company’s decision not to censor those titles was met with both praise and criticism. (You won’t find the notorious Song of the South, criticized for glorifying plantation life and slavery, on the service, though.) Some think that Disney is taking accountability for its past by showing those titles as […]
Photo: Netflix This is one of those months where Netflix loses a lot of great older movies, and replaces them with some great originals. Watch The Last Jedi before it leaves Netflix on Christmas. Also leaving this month: About a Boy, Frasier, Billy Elliot, Fear and Loathing, Pulp Fiction, Thor: Ragnarok, the Rocky series, The […]
Everything happens for a reason. Watch the new trailer for #Ghostbusters: Afterlife in theaters next summer. From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection […]
Screenshot: David Murphy (Plex) Plex launched a new, free, ad-supported streaming service for movies and TV shows today, and here’s the kicker: There’s no way to not view ads. Even if you’re a Plex Pass subscriber, Plex’s premium offering, you’re still going to see ads when you watch anything on its streaming service. Are these […]