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The Amateur Hits Hulu: Can This Spy Thriller Save the Streamer?

Streaming Wars

Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne looking intense, with 'THE AMATEUR ON hulu' text overlaid, promoting the spy thriller.

TV Rants🤬

The Amateur Hits Hulu: Can This Spy Thriller Save the Streamer?

The Amateur, a new spy thriller starring Rami Malek, hits Hulu July 17th. Can this high-stakes film save Hulu’s struggling content cycle and bring subscribers back from the brink of cancellation?

Audience in a movie theater with 3D glasses looking surprised, with a large '50% OFF' tag overlaid, symbolizing AMC's discount.

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AMC’s 50% Off: A Desperate Plea After the Adpocalypse?

AMC offers 50% off tickets after its 30-min ad warning. Is this a real deal or a desperate attempt to fill seats after insulting moviegoers with endless pre-show ads?

A chaotic illustration of a streaming setup with multiple screens (TV, laptop, tablet, phone) displaying buffering wheels and error messages. Popcorn is spilled, a drink is knocked over, and a clapperboard is broken, all against a distorted yellow background with film strips.

Streaming Wars⚔️

June 2025 Hollywood Offerings: A Glorious Mess of Reboots, Sequels, and Our Diminishing Will to Live. 😩

June 2025: Hollywood’s serving up more sequels & reboots than fresh ideas. Is it nostalgia or just pure chaos? Our unfiltered rant on the upcoming movies & TV! 🍿💥😩

A graphic showing the word "HBO" on the left and "Max" on the right, with a prominent, jagged crack running down the center, visually splitting the two words. The background is dark and indistinct.

Industry Rants🤬

Max to HBO Max: WBD’s Latest Identity Crisis (Again!) 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

MAX: now with less prestige and more question marks. Rebranding done dirty.

Kevin Bacon, as The Bondsman, holds a large chainsaw over his shoulder with a determined expression, looking directly at the viewer. The title "The Bondsman" and tagline "HE'S GONNA CATCH HELL" are visible on the movie poster.

Fallen Relics🏴‍☠️

Cancelled! The Bondsman Gets Evicted From Prime Video (And No One’s Collecting its Bail)🗑️🙄

It wasn’t spooky. It wasn’t fun. It was just… Bacon gone bad.

Hands struggling to hold a tall stack of digital bills with streaming service and news outlet logos like Netflix, HBO Max, NYT, and WSJ, against a background of a cluttered TV screen with app icons and padlocks. A Cinesist grumpy mask logo is in the corner.

Industry Rants🤬

The Golden Age of Streaming is Dead: Your Bill is the New Cable Bill (and We Can’t Even Read the News Anymore)

Congrats. You cut the cord… and tied yourself to seven subscriptions.