Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and we’ve rounded up the top ten most wretched TV and movie moms to remind you just how lucky you are. Now tuck your shirt in, comb your hair, and go give Mom a big hug.

• Arrested Development- Lucille Bluth tells her children that vodka goes bad if it isn’t consumed in one sitting. Awful or awesome? A little bit of both. (Netflix)
  
• Mommie Dearest- “No…wire…hangers! EVER!” Joan Crawford is a manic, abusive mother who takes out her own issues on her young daughter. (Amazon Prime)
• The Killing- Detective Linden is so consumed by a case that she neglects her son, leaving him alone in seedy motels while she works day and night. (Netflix)
• Carrie- Carrie’s mom stabs her in the back to “save” her from the devil. Who needs enemies with a mom like Margaret! (Amazon Instant Video)
• Mad Men- A cold and self-involved mother, Betty Draper is more interested in the contents of her closet than her own children. (Netflix & Amazon Instant Video)
• American Pie- Stifler’s mom has zero sexual boundaries and pays more attention to his male friends than she does to her son. (Amazon Instant Video)
• The Goonies- Mama Fratelli imprisons one hapless son in the basement and makes the other two miserable. (Amazon Instant Video)
• The Graduate- The original cougar, Mrs. Robinson seduces a friend’s teenage son and attempts destroy his budding relationship with her daughter. (Netflix)
• Weeds- A reckless suburban drug dealer does not a good mom make. Nuff said. (Netflix)
• Southpark- Liane Cartman sleeps with a football team, the entire town of Southpark AND cyborg Bill Cosby. We don’t know whether to be appalled or impressed! (Netflix, Amazon Instant Video & Hulu Plus)

Which TV and movie moms do you love to hate? Share ‘em in the comments.

Roku and Cinco de Mayo weekend go together like chips and guacamole. Grab the margarita mix and dust off your sombrero – let’s get this streaming party started! As always, if you have suggestions for the perfect lazy Sunday flick, please post ‘em in the comments. Happy streaming!

• Hannibal- The world’s most dapper serial killer returns to America and attempts to make contact with Agent Starling (2001)
• The Addams Family- A big-name cast brings Charles Addams’ beloved macabre cartoon family to life in this creepy, kooky classic (1991)
• Top Gun- Tom Cruise stars as a hotshot flyboy who struggles to balance responsibility and a steamy love affair while competing at the U.S. Navy’s fighter-weapons school (1986)

Hulu Plus New Releases:

• Parks and Recreation: Bus Tour- Leslie goes on a bus tour for the final day of her campaign and is caught off guard when an important Pawnee resident passes away (2012)
• Modern Family: Planes, Trains and Cars- Phil buys a car without consulting Claire (2012)
• Community: Course Listing Unavailable- As the study group comes to terms with the death of a beloved classmate, Jeff easily adjusts and Britta acts as grief counselor (2012)

Crackle New Releases:

• Starship Troopers- A corps of dedicated young soldiers fight to save humankind in the ultimate intergalactic war (1997)
• Rudy- A college footballer proves that size isn’t everything in this classic underdog sports flick (1993)
• Easy Rider- Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper embark on the ultimate road trip, bringing the ‘60s counterculture to the big screen (1969)

Amazon Prime Instant Video New Releases:

• The Man Who Knew Too Little- While visiting his brother in London, Bill Murray takes part in a “virtual reality” theater experience and becomes entangled in a case of mistaken identity and murder (1997)
• Thunderheart- This fascinating murder mystery stars Val Kilmer as a part-Sioux FBI agent who rediscovers his lost heritage (1992)
• Jeremiah Johnson- Robert Redford and his epic mountain man beard put Bear Grylls to shame in the powerful tale of a soldier who rejects civilization and learns a new code of survival in the isolated wilderness (1972)

Amazon Instant Video New Releases:

• The Big Bang Theory: The Launch Acceleration- When NASA reschedules Howard’s mission and puts his wedding plans in jeopardy, he’s forced to face his fears and Bernadette’s dad (2012)
• Haywire- Mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano stars as Mallory Kane, a government black-ops agent who is double-crossed and left for dead by her own agency (2012)
• Predators- A group of elite warriors are hunted on an alien planet in Robert Rodriguez’s take on the popular sci-fi action franchise (2010)

This Mother’s Day, pass on the peonies, skip the chocolate and give Mom the gift of endless entertainment. With instant access to all of her favorite movies, music and TV shows, she’ll be enjoying a Downton Abbey marathon in no time, thanks to you.

This week, take $10 off Roku 2 XD and XS players. We’ll even ship Mom’s new Roku free! We all know a mother’s love is priceless, and now showing you care doesn’t have to break the bank.

Happy Mother’s Day from Roku!

It’s Roku o’clock somewhere! Time to kick back and stream on. Here are some suggestions to get your weekend streamathon started. As always, if you have suggestions for the perfect lazy Sunday flick, please post ‘em in the comments. Happy streaming!

Netflix New Releases:

• War of the Arrows- After his younger sister is abducted from her wedding, Nam Yi, the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save her (2011)
• Albatross- A bookish teenager befriends an aspiring novelist and finds her life turned upside down when her father begins an affair with her new friend (2011)
• The Way- When his estranged son dies while hiking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, a grieving father (Martin Sheen) flies to France to claim the remains and decides to complete the 500-mile trek himself (2010)

Hulu Plus New Releases:

• Parks and Recreation: The Debate- Leslie goes toe-to-toe with Bobby Newport in their big televised debate (2012)
• The Colbert Report- Former White Stripes frontman Jack White performs a song from his debut solo album “Blunderbuss” (2012)
• Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt 23: Parent Trap- On top of a demanding internship and two jobs, June must figure out how to clean up a mess created by one of Chloe’s ill-conceived ideas (2012)

Crackle New Releases:

• Game of Death- Action veteran Wesley Snipes plays a karate-kicking CIA assassin who is forced to take on a group of rogue agents (2010)
• Insanitarium- A gory, zombie-fueled psycho-thriller starring studly Desperate Housewives gardener Jesse Metcalfe (2008)
• Slackers- When the school geek discovers three fellow college students scamming the system, he blackmails them into helping him win over the school’s most popular girl (2002)

Amazon Prime Instant Video New Releases:

• Hobo With A Shotgun- In this gory, gleefully over-the-top revenge fantasy, a bum arrives in a city overrun with violence and takes the law into his own hands (2011)
• Sons of Anarchy Season 2- A notorious outlaw motorcycle club is intent on protecting their sheltered small town against encroaching drug dealers, corporate developers and overzealous law officers (2009)
• Bad Boys- Academy Award winner Sean Penn is Mick O’Brien, a rough Chicago teen torn between petty crime and his girlfriend’s love. When a heist goes tragically wrong, Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage  (1983)

Amazon Instant Video New Releases:

• Mad Men: Far Away Places- Peggy is rattled by a big pitch while Don visits a potential client with Megan (2012)
• The Killing: Ghosts of the Past- Sarah receives a message from the dead that may shed light on the identity of Rosie’s killer (2012)
• Breaking Bad Season 4- Catch up on Walt and Jesse’s  increasingly harrowing meth-making adventures in the New Mexico underworld (2011)

April showers bring… more time to snuggle up and stream! From new episodes of your favorite shows to post-apocalyptic thrillers and classic comedies, we’ve got your weekend entertainment covered. As always, if you have suggestions for the perfect lazy Sunday flick, please post ‘em in the comments. Happy streaming!

Netflix New Releases:

• Punished- This dark Hong Kong crime thriller follows a powerful real estate tycoon who sends an ex-con to slay his daughter’s murderers – and videotape each execution (2011)
• The Pack- After picking up a hitchhiker, a woman suddenly finds herself facing off against a master of the undead in this lively French horror flick (2010)
• Donnie Darko- A mind-bending indie trip starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant sleepwalking, family drama and visions of a menacing 6-foot-tall, doomsday-prophesying rabbit (2001)

Hulu Plus New Releases:

• Parks and Recreation: Live Ammo- Without considering the negative impact on her campaign, Leslie fights City Council against its proposed budget cuts to the Parks department (2012)
• The Office: Angry Andy- Andy’s job – and manhood – are called into question as he returns with Erin to Scranton (2012)
• Private Practice: It Was Inevitable- Charlotte and Cooper try to help Mason accept Erica’s condition (2012)

Crackle New Releases:

• No Good Deed- A kidnapped police detective connects with his attractive captor (2003)
• Homegrown- Three inept laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation take over the operation after their boss is murdered and get in way over their heads (1998)
• Things Are Tough All Over- Cheech and Chong embark on a hilarious misadventure when they are hired to drive to Las Vegas, unaware that five million dollars in dirty money has been stashed in the car (1982)

Amazon Prime Instant Video New Releases:

• Then She Found Me- A New York schoolteacher (Helen Hunt) hits a midlife crisis when her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother shows up to turn her life upside down (2008)
• Half Nelson- Ryan Gosling stars as an inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit who forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret (2006)
• Panic Room- When her home is invaded by armed robbers, a divorced woman (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter hide in their specially designed “panic room” but end up in a deadly cat-and-mouse game anyway (2002)

Amazon Instant Video New Releases:

• The Divide- In this graphic post-apocalyptic thriller, nine strangers escape a nuclear attack by hiding out in a New York apartment building’s bunker-like basement (2012)
• 16-love- When the number one junior tennis player in the country is injured, she begins to discover the teenage life she never got to live – and find the love she never thought she’d have (2012)
• Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol- Agent Ethan Hunt and his elite team uncover a plot to start a nuclear war and must use every high-tech trick in the book to stop it (2011)

Roku is now officially available in Canada, bringing over 100 channels of streaming goodness to the great white north. Canadian streamers can choose from the Roku 2 XD for CAD $89.99 and the Roku 2 XS for CAD $109.99, available now for online pre-order at Amazon.ca and LondonDrugs.com.

Here’s a taste of the entertainment channels you can expect to see at launch:

Movies and shows
Netflix, Crackle, Pub-D-Hub, Classic Westerns

Live and on-demand sports
UFC, MLS Live, NHL, MLB

Music
Rdio, TuneIn Radio

Photos and videos
Facebook, Flickr, Shutterfly

News and weather
CNBC, the Wall Street Journal

Local media support
Plex

Cooking videos and restaurant advice
Chow

Children’s programming
Ameba, BabyFirstTV

Casual games
Angry Birds, Wheel of Fortune, YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, Jeopardy

We will continue to add more major content channels at a steady pace—stay tuned, Canucks! 

It’s Friday the 13th! Avoid prowling black cats and suspicious ladders by staying in with your favorite little black box today. While you’re at it, turn your luck around and head on over to our Facebook page for a chance to win a brand new Roku 2 XS! As always, if you have suggestions for the perfect lazy Sunday flick, please post ‘em in the comments. Happy streaming!

Netflix New Releases:

• Melancholia- Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage as a planet careens toward Earth in this apocalyptic psychodrama (2011)
• The Conspirator- Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life (2011)
• Risky Business- A pair of briefs, a Bob Seeger tune and some passionate lip-syncing catapulted Tom Cruise to stardom in this classic teen comedy (1983)

Hulu Plus New Releases:

• The Office: Welcome Party- As Erin and Andy plot how he should break up with Jessica, Robert California orders the office to throw a welcome party for Nellie (2012)
• Modern Family: Election Day- On Election Day, the family does some last-minute campaigning for Claire (2012)
• Community: Origins of Vampire Mythology- When Britta’s old flame Blade returns to town with the traveling carnival, the group goes to elaborate lengths to keep Britta away from him (2012)

Crackle New Releases:

• The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus- An extraordinary traveling show gives unsuspecting audience members much more than they bargain for (2009)
• Stranger Than Fiction- Will Farrell stars as an IRS auditor who suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear (2006)
• The Three Stooges- Popular favorites and cult classics including all the slapstick, sight gags, and spot-on spoofs you’d expect from Larry, Curly and Moe (1941)

Amazon Prime Instant Video New Releases:

• Foolproof- Three people form a group to plan theoretical heists, but they become a target for blackmail when their latest plans are stolen and carried out (2003)
• A Knight’s Tale- Heath Ledger stars in a crowd-pleasing modern medieval adventure tale loosely inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (2001)
• Three Kings- George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube conspire to steal a huge cache of gold hidden near their desert base (1999)

Amazon Instant Video New Releases:

• Mad Men: Mystery Date- Don runs into someone from his past while Joan makes a decision (2012)
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Gary Oldman plays a retired secret agent who is pulled back into the game to ferret out a Soviet agent in MI6 in this adaptation of John Le Carre’s thrilling Cold War-era spy novel (2011)
• The Sitter- A 21-year-old guy has a night to remember when he babysits two boys and a wild eight-year-old girl (2011)