But these days, just as people are watching more, they’re paying for streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus. Added together, those six cost at least $52 a month. Or you could be getting your TV and movies free — legally — from a swarm of Netflix-like services whose names are much less familiar. Recent blockbusters are scarce, and the catalogs are usually padded with direct-to-video, not-exactly-Oscar-bait efforts like “Frankenfish” and “Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin’ With the Godmother.”Still, there’s a world of watch-worthy stuff on these services, all of it free. They’re available on the web, or if you who prefer watching on a TV, most work with an AppleTV, a Roku box or an Amazon Fire Stick.

Source: New York Times June 30, 2020 17:03 UTC