The OG reading app just got a big update
The OG reading app just got a big update

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy August, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about microwave sounds and Meta glasses and Alex vs. Alix, testing the […]

A love letter to Gillian Anderson: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is everything the girls have ever wanted — and we’ll thank you for the new horror movie forever
A love letter to Gillian Anderson: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is everything the girls have ever wanted — and we’ll thank you for the new horror movie forever

Thanks to director Jane Schoenbrun at her very best, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma has changed me for the better… and that begins with Gillian Anderson.

7 new horror movies on Netflix, Paramount+, Shudder, and more in August 2026

August is packed full of great horror movies — here are seven recommendations to keep you entertained this month.

What is the release date for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 7?
What is the release date for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 7?

Is House of the Dragon season 3’s next episode finally going to show us the much-anticipated Battle of Tumbleton?

Lioness season 3 is Taylor Sheridan’s most scathing, brutal, and AI-wary outing yet — but the new Paramount+ series is still making sure that the Yellowstone creator is the action hero of the hour
Lioness season 3 is Taylor Sheridan’s most scathing, brutal, and AI-wary outing yet — but the new Paramount+ series is still making sure that the Yellowstone creator is the action hero of the hour

Lioness season 3 is pushing Joe to more vulnerable and brutal limits than she’s ever had to endure — but somehow, Taylor Sheridan himself feels like the biggest star of the bunch.

7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (July 31)

With three terrific new movies and four absorbing TV shows to choose from, this week’s streaming round-up is a doozy.

Disney+ just lost 4K and all HDR support in parts of Europe, so you have to ask what the point of a Premium subscription is — and this is exactly why physical media is on the rise

Disney+ has stopped streaming in 4K and HDR to some European subscribers, most likely because of a streaming patent dispute. Premium customers are going to be very unhappy, but there’s no word on compensation yet.

Apple TV’s Cape Fear remake turns it into a paranoid tech thriller
Apple TV’s Cape Fear remake turns it into a paranoid tech thriller

Cape Fear has always been a thriller about paranoia. And in 2026 there are few things less trustworthy than technology. Apple TV’s recent remake of Cape Fear is “inspired” by the 1991 film of the same name (Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg even returned as executive producers on the project), which itself is a remake […]