
Rory Mellon
Rory is a Senior Entertainment Editor at Tom’s Guide based in the UK. He covers a wide range of topics but with a particular focus on gaming and streaming. When he’s not reviewing the latest games, searching for hidden gems on Netflix, or writing hot takes on new gaming hardware, TV shows and movies, he can be found attending music festivals and getting far too emotionally invested in his favorite football team.
Latest articles by Rory Mellon

Netflix just got one of the most gripping thrillers I’ve ever watched — and it’s 98% on Rotten Tomatoes
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix just added one of the best prison-set thriller movies ever made. Here's why you need to stream "Cell 211" ASAP.

I’ve seen all 96 Best Picture winners — here’s the 5 best and 5 worst Oscar movies of all time
By Rory Mellon published
Over the years 96 movies have won Best Picture at the Oscars, and after watching them all, I'm selecting my picks for the very best and the worst.

My most anticipated Netflix movie of 2025 just got its first trailer — and I need to stream this action-thriller right now
By Rory Mellon last updated
I've been waiting for "Havoc" for almost four years, and we finally have a first trailer for this Netflix action-thriller starring Tom Hardy.

Netflix's new action thriller is a heart-pounding watch — and perfect for ‘John Wick’ fans
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix jut added "Demon City", a revenge thriller that sees hitman on a quest to avenge the death of his family. Here's all the details you need.

My favorite movie of 2025 so far is now streaming — and it’s a unique supernatural thriller
By Rory Mellon published
"Presence" is a haunting supernatural thriller which takes place from a unique perspective, and it's now available to stream at home. Here's why it's worth at least a rental.

Prime Video just dropped first trailer for Nicole Kidman’s new thriller movie — and it looks like a wild ride
By Rory Mellon last updated
"Holland" is a new Prime Video thriller that sees Nicole Kidman uncover the dark side of suburbia and you can watch the first trailer right now.

Netflix’s best sports docuseries is back for its new season — and ‘Drive to Survive’ fans will love ‘Full Swing’
By Rory Mellon published
"Full Swing" just returned for season 3 on Netflix, and it remains the streaming service's very best sport documentary.

Netflix just got one of the darkest psychological thriller movies I’ve ever seen — and it’ll stay with you for weeks
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix just added "Watcher" and this psychological thriller has lodged itself in my brain for weeks. Here's why you need to stream it now.

7 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Max and more (Feb. 25-March 3)
By Rory Mellon published
There's plenty of top new movies arriving across the best streaming service this week including "A Complete Unknown," "September 5" and more.

My most anticipated Netflix show of 2025 just got a first trailer — this crime drama looks incredible
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix's just dropped the first trailer for "Adolescence" and it's quickly become my most anticipated streaming show of 2025.

Max just got a new sci-fi action-thriller movie — and it's already No. 1
By Rory Mellon last updated
"Elevation" is a new sci-fi action-thriller on Max that sees Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin square off against monstrous creatures known as Reapers. Here's all the details you need.

I just found the one movie to stream after watching ‘The Monkey’ — and it’s a gripping psychological nightmare
By Rory Mellon published
"The Blackcoat's Daughter" is the perfect stream after catching Osgood Perkins' new movie "The Monkey" in theaters this weekend.

5 Netflix movies you need to watch now before they leave this month
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix has confirmed the slate of movies being removed from it's library this week. Here's the five you need to watch while you still can this month.

Prime Video is about to lose this gripping apocalyptic thriller — and it’s one of Margot Robbie’s most overlooked movies
By Rory Mellon published
‘Z for Zachariah’ is absorbing but very unfaithful to the book

I’ve seen every 2025 Oscar movie — here’s the 7 you need to watch
By Rory Mellon published
The 97th Academy Awards are just around the corner, and these are the 2025 Oscar movies you need to watch as well as where you can stream them right now.

Netflix just added an overlooked spy thriller — and it’s based on an unbelievable true story
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix just added "Rogue Agent," a British spy thriller about a con artist and the woman who seeks to reveal his lies to the whole world.

Netflix’s latest true crime show just went straight to No. 1 — and it’s guaranteed to shock you
By Rory Mellon published
"American Murder: Gabby Petito" is Netflix's latest exploration of a brutal crime that shocked the U.S. public, and subscribers are already lapping it up.

Netflix just added a crime thriller you (probably) haven’t seen — and it’s packed with mystery
By Rory Mellon published
Netflix just added a crime thriller movie that you likely haven't streamed yet, and it centers a police manhunt following a lethal shooting spree.

This new to Netflix mystery thriller just crashed the top 10 — and viewers disagree with critics
By Rory Mellon last updated
"Don't Let Go" just landed on Netflix, and this sci-fi thriller has split opinions with professional critics and regular viewers.

Netflix’s new war doc is its best series of 2025 so far — and it’s 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
By Rory Mellon published
"Surviving Black Hawk Down" is a dramatic new original docuseries that chronicles 1993's Battle of Mogadishu from both sides of the conflict.

One of the most twisted sci-fi thrillers I’ve ever seen is streaming free on Prime Video — and you’ll never guess the ending
By Rory Mellon published
"Vivarium" is a oddly compelling sci-fi thriller with a strong surreal streak, and you can stream it for free thanks to Amazon Prime Video.

7 top new movies to stream this week on Max, Hulu and more (Feb 18-24)
By Rory Mellon published
There's plenty of top new movies available to stream this week including "The Brutalist," "Mufasa: The Lion King," "Grand Theft Hamlet" and more.

Netflix just got an emotional biographical drama movie — and it’s already crashed the top 10
By Rory Mellon last updated
"Trial by Fire" is a 2018 biographical drama chronicling the harrowing true story of Cameron Todd Willingham and it's now streaming on Netflix.
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