5 Netflix tips to streamline your streaming

By Joshua Smith Published August 26, 2015

Kicking back and unwinding with a movie or TV show on Netflix is as simple as finding what you want and hitting play, right? Well, sure. But there’s a lot of stuff hidden inside Netflix that most people have no idea exists. We’re talking about ways to bump up the streaming video quality, see who’s watching what on your account, customize the on screen look, and more. Whether you’re binge-watching the latest season of “Orange is the New Black” or pressing play on a classic like “Forrest Gump,” these power tips can make your Netflix experience that much better.

In this video, find out our top five Netflix secrets, all easy enough for anyone to master.

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Street Fighter at 30: Why we love this hilariously bad video game movie

Video game movies didn't have a great track record in the '90s, as exemplified by 1993's live-action Super Mario Bros. movie and the ill-fated Double Dragon film. Those two projects were followed in December 1994 by Street Fighter, an adaptation of Capcom's hit fighting game franchise. The Street Fighter 2 game had revitalized arcades three years earlier, which made this film the second-most prominent video game adaptation to that point. It was also far more successful at the box office than either Double Dragon or Super Mario Bros., with $35 million domestically and $99.4 million worldwide.

Although Street Fighter did well compared to its predecessors, it's also a terrible film that was savaged by critics upon its release. But unlike some other awful movies, Street Fighter is still oddly enjoyable to watch despite its shortcomings... and also because of them. For Street Fighter's 30th anniversary, I'm going to explain why I've come to love this hilariously bad movie before touching upon the future of the franchise.
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10 best Dracula movies, ranked

Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter in "Nosferatu."

Dracula, aka Nosferatu, remains one of the most terrifying and well-known figures in pop culture. Since author Bram Stoker introduced the world to his vampiric vision with his 1897 novel, the character has been adapted into several forms of media over the past 127 years, most recently in Robert Eggers's Nosferatu.

There have been multiple movies across different genres that center around the iconic bloodsucker, and it seems like they won't stop coming anytime soon. While the world continues to embrace the terrors of the legendary vampire, here are the best films centered around Dracula/Nosferatu so far.
10. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
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This meta-horror film stands out for presenting a fictionalized account of the production of 1922's Nosferatu, with F.W. Murnau inadvertently hiring Max Schreck, an actual vampire, to star in his film as Count Orlok.
Such an unconventional remake makes for an excellent satire of the film industry and its vices, with Murnau being the eccentric, demanding director and Schreck the extreme method actor who's too into his character. But like the actual Nosferatu, this film is a dark depiction of obsession and how far one is willing to go to satisfy it.

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Ken Jeong shares his emotional response to the Community movie script

Just over two years ago, Peacock officially ordered a Community movie based upon the fan-favorite sitcom that ran for six seasons between 2009 and 2015. Since then, there's been frustratingly little movement on the project. However, former cast member Ken Jeong -- who played Ben Chang for the show's entire run -- has seen the script for the film, and he loved it.

"It made me emotional and just brought me right back, and that's all I'm legally allowed to say," said Jeong during an interview with TV Insider. "There is a script, there is a plan. We just don't know when [it will happen]. Once that's agreed upon, it'll be magical and real emotional ... I think being on set experiencing that again [will be] so gratifying. Words can't even express."

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