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Chest-bursting aliens. Time-traveling DeLoreans. Dystopian futures. Galaxies far, far away. Science fiction is full of characters, set pieces, and scenarios that few other genres could ever get away with. Due to its often speculative…

In the game known as the streaming wars, Disney+ came out swinging, bringing with it a massive library of the best movies and TV shows—with new ones being added all the time. Watched everything on Netflix? Disney+ has a seemingly endless…

Netflix may have led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, but the best shows on Hulu are history-making. In 2017, it became the first streamer to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series…

In 2017, Hulu made television history by becoming the first streaming network to win the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy, thanks to the phenomenon that is The Handmaid’s Tale. While that painfully prescient adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s…

May the 4th might only happen once a year, but it’s always a celebration of Star Wars on Disney+ . With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and all Marvel titles, the streaming service isn’t just for kids. It offers plenty of grown-up…

While Netflix is busy pumping out more shows than any one person could watch (probably), Amazon Prime has remained the place to go for a few key pieces of original content. Trouble is, navigating the service’s labyrinthine menus can make…

Over the past year or so, Netflix and Apple TV+ have been duking it out to have the most prestigious film offerings (congrats, CODA!), but that doesn’t mean other streaming services don’t have excellent offerings. Like, for example,…

When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies. But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, Apple TV+ has been a serious contender in the original movie space. Granted, as with any…

Slowly but surely Apple TV+ is finding its feet. The streaming service, which at launch we called “odd, angsty, and horny as hell,” has evolved into a diverse library of dramas, documentaries, and comedies. It’s also fairly cheap…

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch, but it's a real mixed bag. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Fret not, we’re here to help. Below is a list of some of our favorite films currently…