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Netflix has added a feature called “My List” that lets you save the stuff you want to watch later on your streaming account. It’s basically a smarter Instant Queue that automatically updates your picks on a row or in a gallery, and magically sorts these titles based on which ones you are most likely to…

Starting in 2016 Netflix streaming subscribers will have first dibs at Weinstein Company flicks released that year. [AP]

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

It’s been exactly 25 years since the world lost one of its greatest artists. Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat passed away from a drug overdose at 27 on August 12, 1988. The Brooklyn born artist started in the streets and meteorically rose through the art scene to collaborate with Andy Warhol and is still seemingly referenced in…

The Algorithm That Tells Netflix Which Movies You Really Want to Watch

Ah, Netflix—a haven for antisocial escapists and the blight of anything even mildly productive. No matter who you are, there’s a good chance that at some point in your life, Netflix has suggested a movie that brought you hours of entertainment and seemed to come straight from the very darkest shadows of obscurity. So how…

A Near-Comprehensive Guide to Every Video Streaming App

Back in the dark ages of the internet, if you wanted streaming video you had to deal with too few options and too many janky browser interfaces. But we’ve entered a golden era of streaming; almost every major provider has tablet and phone-friendly apps, meaning you never have to suffer through the malaise of being…

Netflix User Profiles Are Finally Here, This Is How They Work

Today, Netflix started rolling out the user profiles we’ve been hearing about. Huzzah, you can finally share an account with your roommate without your feed getting carpet-bombed by episodes of Jericho. The new feature lets you setup a maximum of five profiles per account. Each account can also be connected to Facebook so that you…

The Netflix Cropping Worst Case Scenario

You may not have noticed Netflix cropping your movies, and you may not care (although you should!). But at least we can all agree that at some point, it’s a problem. And who better than Conan O’Brien to show us just how bad things could get? And yes, his example is fake and funny and…

Netflix for Giant Arcade Consoles Is So Crazy It Just Might Work

Buying an old-school arcade console is a big investment. Ms. Pac-Man bragging rights don’t just cost a lot of money—you pay the price in real estate. That whole corner of your living room gone for just one measly game. A new service called All You Can Arcade sort of makes this proposition worthwhile. For $75…

Why Cropping Movies to Fit Your Screen Really Sucks

Yesterday, much ado was made about the apparent cropping of movies streamed on Netflix. While some were outraged, others spoke up to say: It’s not that big of a difference, who cares? It is. You should. Here’s why. First off, what exactly is happening when a movie is cropped, or letterboxed, or what-have-you? Every movie…

Netflix’s House of Cards Got an Emmy Nomination

Hey now! This year’s Emmy nominations were just announced, and House of Cards is up for Best Drama. Which is fairly good news for everyone hoping for streamed, original shows take off. Especially with all the hype around Orange Is the New Black, this legitimizes original online content just a little bit further. Kevin Spacey…

Netflix has responded to allegations of cropping movies, claiming “we do not crop” and suggesting that the issue is aresult of movies arriving in awkward aspect ratios. “When we discover this error, we work to replace that title as soon as possible,” the company claims. Just, you know, slowly enough for someone to Tumblr them.

You Won’t Believe How Much Netflix Crops Your Movies

Did you know that Netflix is cropping the hell out of movies? I didn’t. But even if you had noticed, it’s unlikely you realize just how bad it gets. A semi-new Tumblr called What Netflix Does has pointed out the extent of the trimming. And it’s atrocious. If you were born before, let’s say, 2000,…

Netflix Might Give Us Another Season of Arrested Development

Though some people weren’t as fanatical about Netflix’s Season 4 of Arrested Development, I loved it (especially once it got rolling). So I’m ecstatic that Netflix is currently in talks to do another season of Arrested Development. As awesome as a movie has sounded in the past, more episodic puzzles in the name of Arrested…

The 16 Best Movies Disappearing From Amazon Prime Tomorrow

Not all of us turn to Netflix for our streaming fix; there are plenty of Amazon Prime members out there who lean on Instant Video instead. And if you’re one of them, you might want to fill up your Watchlist with these classics. They’ll be gone come Monday. And come to think of it, most…

Netflix Max: A New Recommendation Engine That Talks Back

Well, this is out of left field. Today Netflix is rolling out a new recommendation system for PlayStation 3 owners called Max. He’ll help “you find something great to watch in a fun, conversational way.” So, PlayStation 3 owners will receive suggestions from Max in one of three (maybe four) ways. The first of which…

A Netflix for the NSA’s Private Info Would Make the Spying Worth It

Do you ever get the feeling that there just isn’t enough stuff to watch on Netflix? You’re going through the catalog every night and the same movies keep popping up. That’s why we should all sign up for the fake NSA Flix. Official Comedy imagined a streaming service that holds all the information the NSA…

Witness Ragnarok Tonight on Netflix

The world hasn’t ended yet, contrary to John Hodgman’s predictions. But because the coming global superpocalypse hasn’t happened, we can all experience Ragnarok. No not that Ragnarök. This one is just a John Hodgman special, streaming exclusively on Netflix as of today. The hour-long “film” is taken from Hodgman’s national book tour promoting his utterly…

Netflix Just Staked Out New Ground in Fight for Your Kids’ Eyeballs

Starting next year, Netflix will begin showing exclusive shows starring characters your children are already intimately familiar with. The collection will include nearly 300 hours of programming, and it could end up being a more important chip than a dozen Arrested Developments. The collaboration is with Dreamworks, vendor of kid-friendly franchises like Shrek and Kung…

Multiple User Profiles on the Same Account Coming to Netflix

If you share one Netflix account within your household—be it with friends, family or whoever else—chances are you all share different tastes. Soon, you won’t have to worry about getting a weird set of recommendations thanks to their viewing habits, though—because you’ll soon be able set up multiple user accounts on a single Netflix account.…

Is Your Network Speed Getting Faster?

For whatever reason, Netflix has been publishing the average ISP speeds for every provider in the US for several months now. And while the top rankings haven’t fluctuated all that much in the last few months, Netflix did point out today that the overall average speeds for the top five have seen an a slight…