Tag: Black Mirror
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‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 Makes This Unexpected Change
After watching the sixth season of Black Mirror that was released on the 15th of June, it’s abundantly clear that the series is moving in a completely new direction. This season departs from its integral premise of delving into a technological dystopian future, but it retains its sense of psychological horror and iconic mind-bending sequences.…
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Every ‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 Episode, Ranked
Black Mirror has recently returned to help make your 2023 more paranoid, with a sixth season recently dropping on Netflix. It’s a show that began in 2011, and started to receive worldwide attention around 2016 (the first time it had a season produced by Netflix), so most surely know what the deal is with the…
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‘Black Mirror’ Season 6: All the Franchise Easter Eggs Hidden in Streamberry
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Season 6 of Black Mirror.Though not mainly known for it, Netflix’s Black Mirror is quite a self-referential show. From gadgets and songs that tie whole seasons together to that “15 Million Merits” comic book in Season 4’s “Black Museum”, the show is full of nods to both its…
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‘Black Mirror’ Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be Anymore
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for all five episodes of “Black Mirror” Season 6.]For a moment, it looked like “Black Mirror” Season 6 was going to douse its Trojan Horse in gasoline and drop a match. The first episode of the anthology series’ new, long-gestating batch puts Netflix in its sights from the…
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‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 Review: Not as Sharp, But Still Has a Lot to Say
For the entirety of its run to date, Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror has played host to some of the boldest sci-fi storytelling ever to grace the small screen. Over the past five seasons, the underlying theme has always revolved around technology to some degree — its rising influence in human lives, its addictive and potent…
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The Best British Shows on Netflix (June 2023)
It’s easier than ever to be an Anglophile these days, largely thanks to streaming services like Netflix, which have brought a wider variety of titles than ever across the pond and right to our doors Love period pieces? You can now pick your preferred timeframe — from gangsters in the 1920s (Peaky Blinders) to the…
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‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Tried Using ChatGPT to Write an Episode: It Was ‘Sh*t’
“Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker opted to use a screenwriter’s worst nightmare to generate an episode of the psychological thriller anthology series.Brooker revealed to Empire that he attempted to use A.I. bot ChatGPT to write an episode of the upcoming sixth season. The rise of A.I. in the writers’ room is one contention of the…
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‘Black Mirror’ Creator Attempted To Write Season 6 Script With A.I. But The Result Was “Sh*t”
When we talk about the future of the world when it comes to technology and, specifically, the rise of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), you can’t help but think that we are perhaps living in a real episode of “Black Mirror.” And wouldn’t you know it? The creator of “Black Mirror” performed a bit of an experiment…
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Sight Extended review – unsettling tale is an eye-opener in our age of AI anxiety
An agoraphobic downloads an app that promises to turn his life around – but things begin to get sinister when it takes over his social interactionsThis disturbingly real-looking artificial intelligence sci-fi was made a couple of years ago on what looks like a budget of small change tipped out of the film-makers’ coin jars. It’s…
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Dylan McDermott Talks ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ and Upcoming ‘FBI’ Crossover
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the “Black Mirror” episode of FBI: Most Wanted.]In the “Black Mirror” episode of the CBS series FBI: Most Wanted, the team went to Vermont to investigate the kidnapping of two teenagers and found themselves in the direct path of a wayward pastor and his brother. With Special Agent…