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Amazon is upgrading its Amazon Music with Prime streaming service big time. The music service’s catalogue, which had roughly 2 million tunes on it, will soon boast over 100 million songs and tracks completely ad-free for Prime users at no additional cost.
However, there is a catch — users can only play music in shuffle mode.
“Prime members can discover more new music based on their likes; shuffle play any artist, album, or playlist in the catalogue; stream a collection of All-Access playlists tailored to personalized listening preferences on demand and download them for offline listening,” said an Amazon spokesperson.
In addition to songs, Amazon Music with Prime will also offer several podcasts from the likes of NPR, CNN, ESPN, The New York Times, and more, also ad-free.
The only major limitation with the service is that users won’t be able to listen to specific tracks of their choice, and only shuffle music based on an artist, album or playlist, making the service a great option for someone who already has a Prime subscription, but not something on par with the likes of Apple Music and Spotify. Additionally, Amazon Music with Prime only offers songs in standard definition.
To overcome these limitations, users can subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited for $8.99/month and play songs in high-fidelity and Spatial Audio, all while being able to choose specific tracks to play.
Being stuck with the shuffle button isn’t necessarily great, but it’s much better than what Amazon Music with Prime was offering up until yesterday, and considering that the service comes bundled for free with Prime, the average listener would be more than happy to use the service.
Amazon is already promoting its next big discount event, which is Black Friday. This day is when mega discounts happen and we have a feeling this year will see great deals. Black Friday is happening November 25th.
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Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms.
Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column typically focuses on new content from Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are mentioned when relevant. Premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms are also fair game as movies continue to come to digital early amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finally, we’ll highlight shows or movies that are made by Canadian companies, involve notable Canadian cast or crew and/or are filmed in Canada.
Amazon Prime Video
Run Sweetheart Run [Amazon Original]
After dinner with a client, a single mother finds herself hunted by a seemingly unstoppable assailant.
Run Sweetheart Run was co-written and directed by Shana Feste (Boundaries) and stars Ella Balinska (Netflix’s Resident Evil), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Clark Gregg (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Aml Ameen (Sense8).
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: October 28th, 2022 Genre: Horror Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes
Filmed in front of a live audience at Just For Laughs 2021 in Montreal, Brampton, Ontario’s Chris Robinson riffs on puppies, four-year-olds, porn ads and more.
This new season follows the exploits of guests and employees at an exclusive Sicilian resort.
The White Lotus was created by Mike White (Enlightened) and stars F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest), Jennifer Coolidge (returning from the first season), Oakville, Ontario’s Adam DiMarco (The Magicians), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Tom Hollander (Pirates of the Caribbean series).
Crave release date: October 30th, 2022 at 9pm ET (first episode, new episodes every Sunday at 9pm ET) Genre: Comedy-drama Runtime: Seven episodes (around one hour each)
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99/month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Disney+
Barbarian
After staying the night at a double-booked Airbnb, a young woman soon discovers there’s much more to fear than an unexpected house guest. (Note: this movie is best enjoyed knowing as little possible going in, so while I’ve linked the trailer above, I’d recommend not watching it.)
Barbarian was written and directed by Zach Cregger (The Whitest Kids U’Know) and stars Georgina Campbell (Krypton), Bill Skarsgård (It series) and Justin Long (Zack and Miri Make a Porno).
Original theatrical release date: September 9th, 2022
Disney+ Canada release date: October 26th, 2022 Genre: Horror thriller Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes
From The Clone Wars mastermind Dave Filoni comes this anthology series exploring different Jedi during the prequel era, including a young Ashoka Tano and Count Dooku.
The series features the returning Star Wars actors Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka), Corey Burton (Dooku), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan), Matt Lanter (Anakin), Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon) and Ian McDiarmid (Darth Sidious).
Disney+ Canada release date: October 26th, 2022 Genre: Animated sci-fi Runtime: Six episodes (13 to 17 minutes each)
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
Big Mouth (Season 6) [Netflix Original]
The Bridgeton Middle crew deals with secret relatives, a viral quiz and romantic curveballs.
The series was created by Nick Kroll (Kroll Show), Andrew Goldberg (Family Guy), Mark Levin (Earth 2) and Jennifer Flackett (Wimbledon) and features the voices of Kroll, John Mulaney (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Jessi Klein (Inside Amy Schumer), Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?) and Ayo Edebiri (Dickinson).
Netflix Canada release date: October 26th, 2022 Genre: Animated comedy Runtime: 10 episodes (28 to 29 minutes each)
After suspecting that her new colleague has been killing off his patients, a nurse works with investigators to stop him.
Based on Charles Graeber’s true crime book of the same name, The Good Nurse was directed by Tobias Lindholm (Another Round) and stars Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything).
Netflix Canada release date: October 26th, 2022 Genre: Drama Runtime: 2 hours, 3 minutes
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities [Netflix Original]
Oscar winner Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water) presents eight modern horror stories in the tradition of Gothic and Grand Guignol genres.
Some of the actors featured in the series include Tim Blake Nelson (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Toronto-raised David Hewlett (Stargate), F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter series), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) and Winnipeg’s Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
Stream Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities here.
Wendell & Wild [Netflix Original]
Two demons team up with a teen so they can leave the Underworld and fulfill their dreams in the Land of the Living.
Wendell & Wild was directed by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and features the voices of Key & Peele‘s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (the latter of whom co-wrote the film), Angela Bassett (Black Panther) and Lyric Ross (This Is Us).
Sennheiser is having quite a banger of a sale on Amazon Canada today. If you’re in the market for some earbuds or headphones, check out these deals that could save you up to 44 percent.
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As is the case every month, several shows and movies are leaving Netflix Canada, Crave and Prime in November.
It’s worth noting that the streaming services may only be removing certain shows and movies for a specific amount of time.
Highlights this month include White Chicks, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions leaving Netflix, Knocked Up and Milk being removed from Crave, and Tomb Raider ditching Prime Video.
Heading into the colder weather brings discounts on fitness devices, specifically smartwatches. There are a few good deals happening on Amazon from Fossil, Apple, Fitbit and Samsung.
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The economy is in a tailspin and that means manufacturers are doing anything to clear inventory and earn some of your cash. Acer has dropped the prices of select Chromebooks, laptops and desktop computers by up to 35 percent off.
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