I went to Manderley again , only it wasn't a dream. Netflix has resurrected the haunted house of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca from the ashes just in time for Halloween . Rebecca -- whether the 1938 novel, the Oscar-winning 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation or this new 2020 version directed by Ben Wheatley -- is a bit of a Rorschach test. Its genre is slippery: Romance? Horror? Coming of age? Even identifying a villain is a deceptively elusive endeavor. Perhaps it's the ghoulish head housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (played here by a shade-throwing Kristin Scott Thomas ) who makes the nameless protagonist's married life hell. Or maybe it's the mercurial Maxim de Winter, a role that seems written for Armie Hammer despite predating his birth by almost 50 years, as a maybe-murderer who's just as inaccessible to his second wife as he is to viewers. It could even be the eponymous Rebecca, Maxim's dead wife whose ghost serves serious " not like other girls " vibes. … [Read more...] about Rebecca review: In 2020 Netflix adaptation, marriage is the real horror
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22 best TV shows to binge-watch on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video has gathered an impressive lineup of original shows to keep you entertained. It's also picked up excellent programs from other countries to stream in the US. Thankfully, those exclusives, like A Very English Scandal and Catastrophe, can be appreciated by a wider audience. Let's round up the best TV shows Amazon has to offer. CNET Culture Entertain your brain with the coolest news from streaming to superheroes, memes to video games. Read more : The 20 best movies to watch on Amazon Prime Video | Everything you need to know to sign up to Amazon Prime Video Informer Amazon Studios This gripping British series is about, yes, an informer, and the murky territory involved in coercing someone to take on the dangerous gig. Paddy Considine (who now has a gig on the Game of Thrones prequel) stars as DS Gabe Waters, a counterterrorism officer tasked with infiltrating a far-right movement in West Yorkshire. Partnered with an excellent … [Read more...] about 22 best TV shows to binge-watch on Amazon Prime Video
Best monitor under $200 you can get for 2021
If you've suddenly found yourself on a tight budget , you can still find a decent screen among our picks for the best monitors under $200. But act fast if you find a cheap monitor you want -- they're going in and out of stock like crazy, thanks to so many people now working from home . When buying a budget monitor, you should absolutely check out the listing of what's in the box. Make sure that it's not missing items that would drive the price above that threshold, like a stand or appropriate cables. The stand might not be an issue if you're planning to use the VESA mount to put it on a wall or arm. But in that case, you should ensure the mount screws on the back of the monitor match yours: The bulk of these have 100-by-100-mm mounts, though in some cases, they don't support a VESA mount at all. Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Got a Mac? If it's an old MacBook Pro and has an HDMI port, … [Read more...] about Best monitor under $200 you can get for 2021
Shadow and Bone’s first trailer teases Netflix’s next big hit
Netflix is constantly looking for its next big franchise hit — a new Stranger Things or The Witcher . And the trailer for Shadow and Bone teases that the upcoming fantasy series could be next. The first trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of the series showcases the series’ main protagonist, Alina, a map maker who discovers that she harbors a special power that can prevent the world from being swallowed up in darkness threatened by a terrifying sea-of-sorts called the Fold. Shadow and Bone is Leigh Bardugo’s fantasy series that has swept readers by storm. The book, which introduces readers to the Grisha universe — a world inhabited by special people who practice a form of spell work known as small sciences — has become immensely popular on sites like Tumblr and TikTok. Fantasy, especially series that focus on teenage and young adult characters, is a genre that every network and streamer is trying to dominate. Whether it’s a Percy Jackson series on Disney Plus … [Read more...] about Shadow and Bone’s first trailer teases Netflix’s next big hit
All the little things that add up to make iPadOS productivity a pain
Rumor has it a new iPad Pro is around the corner, which means Apple is about to make another big pitch for the iPad as a productivity and content-creation device. Further Reading iOS and iPadOS 14 review: iPhone transformation, iPad iteration But while we've found in our iPadOS reviews that Apple has done a marvelous job with the big-picture changes to the OS aimed at making it real-work-friendly, there are still a bunch of minor annoyances or "nope, you can't do that" limitations that sabotage Apple's intentions. For that reason, it makes sense to preempt that upcoming marketing push with a few key caveats—especially since Apple likely won't announce a major iPadOS software update alongside new hardware in March. Significant new OS changes probably won't be discussed until the company's developer conference in June, and said updates probably won't reach the public until September or October. Most of these are tiny problems, but they add up. iPads won't be a real … [Read more...] about All the little things that add up to make iPadOS productivity a pain