Black Mirrothon Part 11: ‘San Junipero’

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If you spend any amount of time on discussion bards following the release of this episode Title: ‘San Junipero’ Director: Owen Harris Writer: Charlie Brooker Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Davis, Denise Burse, Annabel Davis, Raymond McAnally, Gavin… Continue reading

Black Mirrothon Part 10: ‘Shut Up and Dance’

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I’ll put this on the table from the get-go…this episode rubs me up the right way in both concept and narrative structure. But can it crack the top spot? Is this an obvious… Continue reading

Black Mirrothon Part 9: ‘Playtest’

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It would appear that the new production team are going to do just fine, at least if ‘Nosedive’ is anything to go by. The next episode also taps into one of Brooker’s favourite… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Green Book’

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Plot: Loosely based on a true story, director Peter Farrelly’s film explores the friendship between pianist Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and his driver Tony “Lip” Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) as they travel through… Continue reading

Black Mirrothon Pt 8: ‘Nosedive’

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Time to bring the Americans into the mix with the Netflix revival of Black Mirror, and they’re going to start real strong… Title: ‘Nosedive’ Director: Joe Wright Writer: Charlie Brooker, Michael Schur, Rashida Jones Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard,… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Aquaman’

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Director: James Wan Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Temuera Morrison, Randall Park, Julie Andrews Plot: Arthur Curry protects those at sea as… Continue reading

Black Mirrothon Part 7: ‘White Christmas’

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Well, that’s the original two seasons done and dusted. Do we have the best behind us or a bright future ahead with the American co-produced Netflix revival? Doesn’t matter, we have a Christmas… Continue reading

True Conspiracy Theories

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Ever since the Watergate scandal the American people have had a massive distrust for the government. This distrust has been a solid base for conspiracy theories to spring out of, as people accuse… Continue reading

In Memoriam: Penny Marshall (1943-2018)

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  A true pioneer in the film industry has passed. Word broke earlier today that Penny Marshall, star of the television sitcom Laverne and Shirley and director of such classics as Big and… Continue reading

Black Mirrorthon Pt. 6: ‘The Waldo Moment’

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This episode has drawn a lot of comparison to the 2016 Trump Presidential Campaign, as evidenced below. Title: ‘The Waldo Moment’ Director: Bryn Higgins Writer: Charlie Brooker Cast: Daniel Rigby, Chloe Pirrie, Jason Flemyng, Tobias Menzies… Continue reading