Since UFC 222 in March 2018, Amazon Prime has hosted every UFC pay-per-view event. The lightweight championship bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor promises to be the biggest event yet. Here’s how to watch Khabib vs McGregor on Amazon Prime. How to watch Khabib vs McGregor on Amazon Prime Cost: $54.99 (for standard definition) or $64.99 (HD) … Read more
If you were looking for a real-life incarnation of Hulu hit The Handmaid’s Tale, the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday might have been the perfect parallel. The Handmaid’s Tale, based on the 1985 novel of the same name, is a dystopian tale in which women’s rights have disappeared into a haze and where … Read more
A French YouTube agent has been found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, and on Monday, he was sentenced to 20 months in prison, according to Dexerto. Described by BuzzFeed as “a jack-of-all-trades manager” for YouTubers, 33-year-old Benjamin Lemaire was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor under 15 years old, corruption of 10 minors, and possession and … Read more
After weeks of anticipation, YouTube star Shane Dawson unveiled the first episode of his eight-part documentary series on Jake Paul. And Dawson has one major question: Is Paul a sociopath? Dawson—who has already produced well-received YouTube documentaries on Jeffree Star and Tana Mongeau—set his sights on Paul earlier this year. The episode opens with Dawson listening to a voice message from Paul … Read more
If Bradley Cooper‘s A Star is Born is anything like its predecessors, it’s going to do well come awards season. The original 1937 film (in which the female lead wanted to be an actress, not a singer) was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won for best writing. The 1954 Judy Garland musical was nominated for six, and although it … Read more
CBS All Access on Thursday released the first teaser for Star Trek: Short Treks, the series of 10 to 15-minute episodes that will each focus on a different Star Trek: Discovery character. The trailer reveals that the episodes will debut much sooner than originally expected. The first Short Trek episode will premiere on CBS All … Read more
The Music Modernization Act was unanimously passed by the Senate this week. The legislation, renamed the Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act in honor of the Utah senator, is composed of three main parts aiming to adapt the world of music to the streaming era. As the era of streaming renders CDs obsolete, the goal is to adapt … Read more
This Iron Fist season 2 review is spoiler-free. Congratulations to Iron Fist, which just leveled up from unwatchably bad to merely boring. Thanks to new showrunner Raven Metzner (Sleepy Hollow), Marvel’s worst Netflix show now features competent writing, decent action scenes, and a hint of actual personality. It may not measure up to the panache of Luke Cage or Jessica Jones, but at least watching it … Read more
For cord-cutters, the Apple TV has proven a miraculous device. With Apple TV apps, you can access almost anything you’d get through a cable or satellite subscription—although in some cases, you may need to “borrow” a friend or family member’s cable credentials. Using it is easy and intuitive, for the most part, although its uber-minimal remote control can … Read more
Director Mateo Gil (Blackthorn, Realive) makes a brainy, but an ultimately unfulfilling Spanish-language romantic comedy in Netflix‘s The Laws of Thermodynamics, which plots along notions that the permanent universal laws dictate our emotional behaviors as much as our physical lives. Though playful and occasionally bright, the high concept’s never taken into the deep end of … Read more