4 products in Google’s lineup that are an absolute mess right now
Summary Google’s smart home lineup is seriously outdated, except for a few recent winners, like the Nest Learning Thermostat and Google TV Streamer. Pixel phones are well-made, but with a confusing number of options and some baffling pricing decisions. It’s obvious that Google is sidelining some of its products, such
The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Brings Stanley Kubrick, Fritz Lang, François Truffaut, and Kenneth Lonergan on 4K
Providing two of the most-demanded upgrades while adding a major American filmmaker to their ranks, Criterion has announced July 2025’s lineup. Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon and François Truffaut’s Antoine Doinel series––the former a 2017 release, the latter dating to the start of the second Iraq War––will arrive in fresh 4K
Cannes Film Festival’s ACID Sidebar Unveils 2025 Lineup
The Cannes Film Festival‘s ACID sidebar, run by France’s independent cinemas’ association l’ACID , unveiled its 2025 line-up on Tuesday, with the section kicking off with The Adventura (L’aventura), a French family drama from actor/director Sophie Letourneur, starring Letourneur and Philippe Katerine as the parents of small children who go
The Criterion Channel’s May Lineup Includes The Ghost Writer, Spike Lee, Kathryn Bigelow, Jia Zhangke & More
We’ve always loved setting trends at The Film Stage and are accordingly chuffed that, nine months after we screened a 35mm print at the Roxy, Roman Polanski’s late-career triumph The Ghost Writer comes to the Criterion Channel in next month’s Coastal Thrillers, a series that does what it says on
Sony reveals its 2025 Bravia TV lineup, featuring a jaw-dropping QD-OLED
Summary Sony has introduced its 2025 Bravia TV lineup, including the flagship Bravia 8 II, a 4K QD-OLED TV with advanced technologies. Other new models include the mini-LED Bravia 5 and entry-level LED Bravia 2 II, offering impressive features at varying screen sizes. Sony Bravia TVs are powered by Google
Samsung announces US prices for its 2025 mini-LED TV lineup, and it’s good and bad news
Samsung has announced US pricing and availability for its 2025 mini-LED TV lineup, and the pricing news is mostly good, but it’s also sprinkled in with some less good news for fans of the company’s cutting-edge 8K TVs. The new Samsung Neo QLED TV lineup consists of two 8K series,
AMD’s Gorgon Point APU line-up breaks cover — Allegedly aiming for a 2026 launch
AMD is allegedly planning a successor to its Strix Point lineup of APUs for laptops, codenamed Gorgon Point per JNtechreview (via Harukaze). The reviewer shared several slides on their Naver Cafe channel from the LG Gram X Ryzen launch event that seems to be under embargo, revealing a previously unannounced
MUBI’s April 2025 Lineup Includes A Traveler’s Needs, Grand Tour, Tendaberry & More
MUBI has unveiled its lineup for next month’s streaming offerings, including the trio of Hong Sangsoo’s Isabelle Huppert collaborations, notably their latest A Traveler’s Needs. Also among the lineup is Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour following its theatrical release next week and a film we’ve been hoping would find distribution after
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown highlights March's PS Plus lineup
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the centerpiece of March's PlayStation Plus game catalog entries. The critically acclaimed metroidvania title is accompanied by Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, UFC 5, Arcade Paradise and the, uh, unforgettably titled Bang-on Balls: Chronicles. Meanwhile, you'll need a PS Plus Premium subscription
Apple’s iPad and MacBook lineup just got some nice upgrades
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 74, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry in advance for my terrible TV taste, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about
