Black Mirror (Full Re-watch with Dad July 2023)
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- DirectorOtto BathurstStarsRory KinnearLindsay DuncanDonald SumpterPrime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.10/10 as of 2023-07-??.
+The most disturbing and intense pilot episode I have seen. - DirectorEuros LynStarsDaniel KaluuyaJessica Brown FindlayRupert EverettIn a world where people's lives consist of riding exercise bikes to gain credits, Bing tries to help a woman get on to a singing competition show.10/10 as of 2023-07-??.
+Predicted the rise of microtransactions and pay-to-skip ads. - DirectorBrian WelshStarsToby KebbellJodie WhittakerTom CullenIn the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear. You need never forget a face again - but is that always a good thing?10/10 as of 2023-07-??.
+Getting close to this with live streams and surveillance states. - DirectorOwen HarrisStarsHayley AtwellDomhnall GleesonClaire KeelanAfter learning about a new service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased, a lonely, grieving Martha reconnects with her late lover.10/10 as of 2023-07-??.
+The amount of technology we now have from this episode is frightening. - DirectorCarl TibbettsStarsLenora CrichlowMichael SmileyTuppence MiddletonVictoria wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her, and they all seem to know something she doesn't. But what?10/10 as of 2023-07-??.
+Black Mirror's first foray into hell-loops. - DirectorBryn HigginsStarsDaniel RigbyChloe PirrieJason FlemyngA failed comedian who voices a popular cartoon bear named Waldo finds himself mixing in politics when TV executives want Waldo to run for office.9/10 as of 2023-07-18.
+Re-watching this episode, the parallels to Trump's rise and the mockery it made of democracy are 'prophetic' (to quote Dad). - DirectorCarl TibbettsStarsJon HammRafe SpallOona ChaplinThree interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness.10/10 as of 2023-07-18.
+Time dilation and multiple visions of techno hell. - DirectorJoe WrightStarsBryce Dallas HowardAlice EveCherry JonesA woman desperate to boost her social media score hits the jackpot when she's invited to a swanky wedding, but the trip doesn't go as planned.6.5 as of 2023-07-19.
+/-Enjoyed it more than my first time watching, but definitely not my favourite of Black Mirror's episodes. - DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsWyatt RussellHannah John-KamenWunmi MosakuAn American traveler short on cash signs up to test a revolutionary new gaming system, but soon can't tell where the hot game ends and reality begins.7.5 as of 2023-??-??.
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsAlex LawtherJerome FlynnSusannah DoyleWhen withdrawn Kenny stumbles headlong into an online trap, he is quickly forced into an uneasy alliance with shifty Hector, both at the mercy of persons unknown.10.0 as of 2023-??-??.
- DirectorOwen HarrisStarsGugu Mbatha-RawMackenzie DavisDenise BurseWhen Yorkie and Kelly visit San Junipero, a fun-loving beach town full of surf, sun and sex, their lives are changed.10.0 as of 2023-??-??.
- DirectorJakob VerbruggenStarsMalachi KirbyMadeline BrewerAriane LabedFuture soldiers Stripe and Raiman must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants.9.5 as of 2023-??-??.
- DirectorJames HawesStarsKelly MacdonaldFaye MarsayBenedict WongIn near-future London, police detective Karin Parke, and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue, investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.7.0 as of 2023-08-??.
- DirectorToby HaynesStarsJesse PlemonsCristin MiliotiJimmi SimpsonCapt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage. But a new recruit will soon discover nothing on this spaceship is what it seems.10.0 as of 2023-??-??.
- DirectorJodie FosterStarsRosemarie DeWittBrenna HardingOwen TeagueAfter nearly losing her daughter, a mother invests in a new technology that allows her to keep track of her.9.0 as of 2023-09-??.
- DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsAndrea RiseboroughKiran Sonia SawarAndrew GowerAn insurance agent investigates a minor traffic incident using a device that manifests peoples' memories, but one of her witnesses has something to hide.9.0 as of 2023-09-??.
- DirectorTimothy Van PattenStarsGeorgina CampbellJoe ColeGina BramhillPaired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin to question the system's logic.10.0 as of 2023-09-06.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsMaxine PeakeJake DaviesClint DyerIn the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."8.5 as of 2023-09-11.
+The design of the mechanical dogs is sleek and lethal. The gun arm leads to a couple splattered heads blown to bits. Not only are they physically vicious, they are cunning trackers that use their different types of sensors to best track and execute their prey before moving onto the next target.
-While I don't mind unanswered mysteries in some instances, Black Mirror episodes usually keep you in the dark for most of the episode before neatly tying together all loose ends in a series of mind-bending twists. This episode is blunt and straight forward (right off the bat with the profanity laced small talk), yet leaves so many questions open. It is hard to compete with the traditional Black Mirror formula (I think it is very powerful), and if you do try to bend or break the formula (which I am eager to see) you have to do it well. This one doesn't quite do it for me, but I appreciate David Slade's stylistic entry into the Black Mirror catalogue. - DirectorColm McCarthyStarsDouglas HodgeLetitia WrightDaniel LapaineA woman enters the Black Museum, where the proprietor tells his stories relating to the artifacts.10.0 as of 2023-09-??.
- DirectorOwen HarrisStarsAnthony MackieYahya Abdul-Mateen IINicole BeharieTwo estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.9.5 as of 2023-09-??.
- DirectorJames HawesStarsAndrew ScottDamson IdrisTopher GraceA cab driver with an agenda becomes the center of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control.9.0 as of 2023-09-30.
- DirectorAnne SewitskyStarsMiley CyrusAngourie RiceMadison DavenportA lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favorite pop star - whose charmed existence isn't quite as rosy as it appears...8.5 as of 2023-10-01.
+Miley Cyrus gives a great performance: she obviously does the pop icon parts perfectly, she nails the dramatic notes, excels at the vulgar comedic parts, and what stood out most for me were her understated quiet moments.
+There were clear parallels to Cyrus' life (move from Hannah Montana to Wrecking Ball phase), as well as other pop icons like Britney Spears (conservatorship drama taken to scifi and moral extremes here).
+The ending NIN cover goes hard. - DirectorAlly PankiwStarsAnnie MurphySalma HayekMichael CeraAn average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life - in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek.9.0 as of 2023-10-01.
+A bold new step for Black Mirror: Joan is Awful is by far the most comedic the show has gone. Charlie Brooker writes some excellent comedy, performed perfectly by the ensemble cast including Salma Hayek, Annie Murphy (I did not know her, but the show said she is from Schitt's Creek - she was outstanding), and Michael Cera.
+There are so many little references to other episodes ("The Callow Years" on Streamberry, along with the Bandersnatch character Will Poulter played, possibly Ashley O right below Joan is Awful; "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" makes another audio appearance as the most repeated leit motif throughout the series; a Loch Henry poster in the Netflix office (foreshadowing the next episode which we have not even seen yet).
+The technology is terrifying: Phones record your conversations, an AI uses the likenesses of performers to create, edit, and send out TV episodes on the fly of anyone or anything. This creates a multiverse of variations (fiction levels as said by Cera's character) which all believe they are real.
*The ultimate destruction of the quantum computer holding the multiverse brings everyone back to a base reality, but the horror of this outcome is not addressed after the fact.
+However, the ending is hopeful as Brooker essentially tells the audience to stop obsessing with the scary existential mindfucks Black Mirror has been pumping out - go outside and live your lives and you will be happy. Joan puts all the confusion aside and lives her life, even opening a coffee shop where Annie Murphy stops in to visit - Salma Hayek character in the base reality; Joan was Annie Murphy in fiction level one, but in base reality Annie Murphy plays Salma Hayek who plays Joan in fiction level one.
-One issue: If the multiverse is truly infinite, there should be no "base" reality or original timeline. Everything should change with subtle variation between the branches of the multiverse so that eventually when pushed to the limits, they fold back in on themselves. "A circle has no end" as Arkady says. - DirectorSam MillerStarsSamuel BlenkinMyha'laDaniel PortmanA young couple travel to a sleepy Scottish town to start work on a genteel nature documentary - but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events of the past.9.0 as of 2023-10-06.
+Another bold step forward - this time forgoing technology for a disturbing tale full of twists. Black Mirror branches out like Twilight Zone, covering a broader range of twisted tales. - DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsAaron PaulJosh HartnettKate MaraIn an alternative 1969, two men on a perilous high-tech mission wrestle with the consequences of an unimaginable tragedy.9.5 as of 2023-10-14.
+Brutal, pensive, and ultimately tragic beyond belief. Hits like a sledge hammer. - DirectorUta BriesewitzStarsZazie BeetzClara RugaardDanny RamirezA troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.7.5 as of 2023-10-15.
+A fun creature feature that once again expands what Black Mirror can be, but it just doesn't stack-up with some of this show's greatest episodes. - DirectorToby HaynesStarsAnjana VasanPaapa EssieduKatherine Rose MorleyNorthern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent a disaster.8.5 as of 2023-10-17.
+Fun, and I liked the friendship/romance between Nida and Gaap.