BUY ONE GET ONE FREE: Through July 19, when you sign up for a month of Fox One for $19.99, you’ll get a second month for free. That means you’ll keep $20 in your pocket and get two full months of streaming live sports and beyond.

Watching live sports is one of the most frustrating things about the streaming era. Well, that and how often we see price increases. But Fox One, the direct to consumer streaming service Fox launched last year, has made things a bit easier for sports fans.

For a limited time, you can get a month of the streaming service for free.

Through July 19, when you sign up for a month of Fox One for its usual $19.99 per month, you’ll get a second month for free. That’s two months of streaming for the price of one, saving you $19.99.

If you want to tune into the final matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026, this is the best way to do so in the U.S.

Fox is America’s home for the World Cup, so if you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time. Previously, the only way to watch live Fox channels without cable was through a pay TV provider like YouTube TV or Fubo, which cost upwards of $90 per month. Now, Fox One is the one-stop shop for the entire Fox TV portfolio, allowing you to tune into live local Fox stations, Fox Sports, FS1, and FS2. And $19.99 certainly beats paying $90.

Once the World Cup has wrapped up, you’ll have access to select NFL games (including preseason), live Fox TV shows, Big Ten college football games, local news and weather, and so much more. If you don’t want to stick around after the two-month promo period, be sure to cancel before your subscription auto-renews for the following month.

By Robert Scucci
| Published 50 seconds ago

I’ve never been a fan of the whole Airbnb thing. If I’m throwing down my hard-earned cash to go on vacation, I don’t want to be up-charged by some overbearing property owner because they didn’t like how I touched the thermostat. I’ve also heard a bunch of horror stories from my friends about how they thought they were being recorded with a hidden camera while trying to have an unforgettable weekend. The Rental takes the idea of an overbearing property owner and makes it so believable that you’ll probably start booking hotel rooms again instead of looking for a remote cabin in the middle of nowhere.

Next Time, Just Book A Hotel

The Rental starts out like your typical “cabin in the woods” kind of horror flick but attempts to offer so much more because its tension doesn’t just come from some unknown outside source of terror but also the pair of couples (and their dog) who party just a little too hard during their stay.

When husband and wife, Charlie (Dan Stevens) and Michelle (Alison Brie), decide to bring Charlie’s brother, Josh (Jeremy Allen White), and his girlfriend, Mina (Sheila Vand), along for a weekend getaway, they’re immediately rubbed the wrong way by Taylor (Toby Huss), the property owner.

Taylor is one of those suspicious property owners who show up at inopportune moments, suggesting he’s keeping a close eye on his tenants during their weekend stay. Mina has reason to believe that Taylor will be an unwelcome presence because he enters the rental property to deliver a telescope so they can look at the stars while the group isn’t present.

Getaway Turned Nightmare

After partying while indulging in a healthy amount of recreational drugs, Charlie and Mina have a romantic rendezvous in the shower, which they immediately regret. The next morning, after swearing they’ll never engage in such an unfaithful activity again, we learn what’s truly at stake in The Rental. Mina discovers that there are cameras hidden in the shower heads, and Charlie decides that it’s best if they find and destroy the footage before Michelle and Josh find out.

Josh, on the other hand, is distracted because his dog, Reggie, goes missing on the second day. Josh, who is so hotheaded that he was once in prison for his violent tendencies, plans to confront Taylor because the rental property has a strict no pet policy, and he suspects foul play. Mina also has her own plans to confront Taylor about the cameras, which results in a violent altercation between Taylor and Josh, who is unaware of Mina’s one-night stand with Charlie.

A Must-Watch For Fans Of The Bear

The Rental is an effective horror thriller that will make you think twice about whether booking a place with a hot tub for a weekend getaway is a good idea. If you’re a fan of The Bear, you’ll appreciate Jeremy Allen White’s ability to convincingly portray a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown when tensions run high. Though he later masters the craft of epically melting down in the award-winning FX on Hulu series, his innate ability to convey such raw emotions at the drop of a hat is evident in this film.

But still, The Rental is a film that somehow doesn’t feel whole when you sum up all of the parts that should, in theory, make this an excellent film. While there is a considerable amount of tension throughout its tight 88-minute runtime, I felt like writer and director Dave Franco had the intention of starting a new franchise without first seeing if his directorial debut was a suitable proof of concept in the first place. Given how open-ended the film’s conclusion is, I smell a sequel in the works, but nothing has been officially announced as of yet.

That is to say, if The Rental turns out to be a stand-alone film, you may find yourself wishing there was a little more to it than what it ultimately offers.

Despite its shortcomings, The Rental is well-acted and has great production values. It’s just not enough to make it the memorable film that I wanted it to be. If a potential sequel picks up where it left off, I may have to reassess my feelings, but for now, I’m left wondering how much better this movie could have been if it fully explored its setting and characters.

As of this writing, The Rental is streaming on Hulu.

By Robert Scucci
| Published 20 hours ago

Florida movies are built differently, and after recently watching 2025’s Mermaid I wanted something that occupied the same territory without all the existential weight. My search led me to Matthew McConaughey’s 2019 drug-addled romp, The Beach Bum, which sees our favorite True Detective channeling his inner Dude in the most unhinged way possible. It’s a story about a nomadic poet who’s a slave to his impulses, lives life just for kicks, and meets countless colorful characters along the way.

Oh yeah, and he’s also filthy rich thanks to his wife Minnie (Isla Fisher), who puts up with his antics because he’s a literal literary genius, and the two share an unbreakable bond despite what their multiple affairs would have you believe.

The Beach Bum is a 95-minute fugue state of debauchery, poetry, loss, grief, and never forgetting what life is all about: doing whatever you want, all the time, without any regard for the consequences. It’s a surprisingly disarming film, but it never loses its sense of humor thanks to McConaughey’s commitment to the role.

Moondog Abides

Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) is one of the most fascinating characters I’ve seen in a minute because he’s incredibly selfish and seemingly willing to sacrifice his family’s happiness for his own pleasure without giving it much thought. After you spend some time with him, however, you realize why everybody loves him. His personality is infectious, and even though he’s pretty much half in the bag whenever he’s awake, he brings out the best in people.

His wife Minnie loves him to death, but they don’t really live together, which is probably for the better because she’s having an affair with his best friend, R&B singer Lingerie (Snoop Dogg). Moondog spends most of his time wandering around the Florida Keys, hooking up with women, drinking himself into oblivion, and smoking whatever he can get his hands on, only returning to his wife’s McMansion for special occasions like his daughter Heather’s (Stefania LaVie Owen) wedding.

Here’s the kicker: Moondog’s agent Lewis (Jonah Hill) is fed up that the most brilliant writer on his payroll is squandering his gift instead of sharing it with the world, and Minnie and Heather feel the same way. After Minnie dies in a car accident while partying with Moondog after karaoke one night, he learns that half of her sprawling estate has been left to Heather. He can only access the second half, along with the house, cars, and everything else, if he finishes his next book.

Deep down, Moondog knows she’s right and that he needs to buckle down and finish his masterpiece, but being the free spirit that he is, he has to do it his own way. He does so by trashing the house, getting arrested, being sentenced to rehab, escaping from rehab, going on a crime spree with a pyromaniac named Flicker (Zac Efron), fighting off shark attacks alongside a mysterious, perpetually drunk Vietnam veteran named Captain Wack (Martin Lawrence), and it goes on like this while Moondog lugs his typewriter around as the days blend into weeks.

A Fascinating Fugue State

The one thing I found truly enthralling about The Beach Bum is how strong Moondog’s constitution is despite being an absolute mess. He doesn’t live like anybody else he knows, and he refuses to compromise for anybody. He’ll give you the shirt off his back, but if he’s not having fun while doing it, he’ll push you into the marina and laugh like a maniac. His entire persona is dripping with charisma, and even when he’s robbing an old man in a wheelchair because he needs beer money while on the run, he somehow comes off as likable.

Even better, everybody he encounters just seems on board with his madness because they want to spend time with him. And when the good times are over, Moondog doesn’t cry or get angry. He just moves on to the next thing because that’s how he’s wired.

The Beach Bum is a total fugue state, following one eccentric yet brilliant maniac as he expresses his love for the world in ways that will baffle you, but it all leads somewhere, and it’s one of the most satisfying endings I’ve seen in a hot minute. I found myself letting out deep laughs during the final sequences because it was all so surreal. But after living with these characters for a while, it felt right, and this is one of those feel-good movies I wasn’t expecting to like so much, but will absolutely revisit.

As of this writing, The Beach Bum is streaming for free on Tubi.