Roku Bans USTV Now

USTV Now, the service that advertises itself as a way for US Expats to see Major US networks and cable channels no longer has a place on the Roku lineup. It was never an official channel but was available as a private channel. Probably the most popular feature of the channel was not that it…

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Ripping a DVD with Ubuntu

All of my tutorials have been focused on using software to rip DVD’s and Bluray discs on a Windows based computer, but as you may have noticed, I’m a Linux user. Now I have a new Plex Media Server with the new Ryzen CPU. I’ve actually got some horsepower that permits me to rip and…

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Review Netflix’s Game Over Man

Netflix’s new original film Game Over Man is a crazy slacker version of Die Hard. Strike that, it’s one-half slacker Die Hard and one-half Sharknado. The film centers around three childhood friends who have a dozen get rich schemes. Years of childlike brainstorming sessions along with a boatload of other unresolved issues combine to create a…

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Streaming Movie Classic Reviews Treasure Island

The family film that gave us our vision of what a pirate is even today. Released in 1950, “Treasure Island” was a hit with U.S. and U.K. Audiences, and created the image of how a pirate is supposed to sound and look that continues almost 70 years later. Robert Newtons portrayal of Long John Silver…

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New On Crackle For April

March is wrapping up and its time to get ready for April showers. While the rain falls there will be lots of new stuff to check out on Crackle. Coincidently, one of the titles coming to Crackle is Reign Over Me, yeah I know. It’s not the same kind of rain. The film is a tale…

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