Tag: Black Mirror
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Best Black Mirror Episodes, According to Letterboxd
For many years, Black Mirror has stunned viewers with its futuristic dystopian technologies that are often inspired by contemporary cultures, such as social media and simulated realities. Although the episodes are vastly different, they share one common thread: how technology has affected human behavior, and the manner in which technology will be treated in the…
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The 12 Best Feel-Good Sci-Fi Movies
Science fiction easily lends itself to incisive cynicism about our future. It’s understandable. Sci-fi is just one tool creators have to pull out today’s big issues and blow them up into a scenario that we can consider from a distance. Still, too much grim introspection creates a feedback loop of depression when breakthroughs happen. We…
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10 Mind-Bending Movies That Belong In The ‘Black Mirror’ Universe
Black Mirror is conceivably one of the most groundbreaking sci-fi anthology television series out there. Featuring a wide range of thought-provoking episodes exploring near-future high-tech which will not leave any viewer indifferent, the British TV show is one of the most popular in its category. A type of speculative fiction, Black Mirror explores the ever-growing…
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Cabinet of Curiosities Features a New Christmas Party Nightmare
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is a series that has given us eight chilling stories by eight brilliant voices. Hosted by the titular acclaimed director, this is yet another solid effort by Netflix to revitalize the anthology genre, in the vein of Black Mirror and Love, Death and Robots. We’re given new adaptations of…
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Black Mirror’s Hated In The Nation Was True-To-Life For Creator Charlie Booker
“Black Mirror” has never been particularly subtle about the points it’s making with each episode, and the final season 3 story “Hated in the Nation” might be the most to the point. It’s all about a viral hashtag where Twitter users get to wish death upon whoever they want, and the person who’s named in…
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Charlie Brooker Regrets Including One Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Ending
This article will contain spoilers for the ending(s) of the 2018 film “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.”In 2018, director David Slade and screenwriter Charlie Brooker (co-showrunner of “Black Mirror”) teamed up with Netflix to try out something that hadn’t been attempted too many times in the past. Using a kind of basic “branching video” technology, their “Black…
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‘Scanners’: HBO Is Remaking Cronenberg’s Film Into A TV Series With ‘Black Mirror’ Writer, ‘Lovecraft Country’ Director
As David Cronenberg preps “The Shrouds,” he continues to shop around the TV adaptation of his 2015 novel “Consumed.” But now it looks like another Cronenberg-related project will hit TV before that, although the director isn’t directly involved.Read More: ‘The Shrouds’: David Cronenberg Describe His Next Film With Vincent Cassel & Léa Seydoux As “Autobiographical”The…
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Black Mirror Season 6 Casts Rory Culkin
With production now in full swing, more details continue to emerge from the 6th season of Netflix’s acclaimed dystopian series Black Mirror. According to fresh reports from Deadline, the upcoming series has expanded its already star-studded cast to include Rory Culkin. After word got out that Netflix would indeed go ahead with the 6th season…
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Daniel Kaluuya Almost Quit Acting Before Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Due to ‘Racism’ in Casting
Since Daniel Kaluuya’s breakout role in 2018’s “Get Out,” he has won an Oscar, a BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG awards, plus been nominated for an Emmy.But Kaluuya now admits that he was on the verge of quitting acting altogether if it had not been for “Get Out” writer-director Jordan Peele. In a new joint…
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‘Black Mirror’ Cast Revealed: Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Paapa Essiedu, Kate Mara and Zazie Beetz Join New Season (Exclusive)
A new cast has signed on for the next season of “Black Mirror,” Variety can reveal.Netflix’s hit anthology series is gearing up for its long-awaited return and has lined up a star cast for Season 6. The show is now believed to be in production.Sources indicate that the new faces joining the show are Zazie…