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Charlie Brooker, the creator of the BBC-Channel4 project Black Mirror, has himself defined the series saying: "If technology is a drug – and it does feel like it – then what, precisely, are the side-effects? This area – between delight and discomfort – is where Black Mirror is set. The "black mirror" of the title is the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, a smartphone.” The three stand-alone dramas are sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales with a techno-paranoia bent. (Fresh Film Fest)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user 3DD!3 (9)
Be Right Back (2013) (S02E01)
People are not just snippets of what they put on the internet. This is a disturbing twist, but subliminally it is a metaphor for the uselessness of men in today's emasculated society.
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White Christmas (2014) (S02E04)
The most powerful episode yet. Very imaginative. From a screenplay point of view brilliantly thought-through and fine-tuned details with small clues unraveling with every further tale. Hamm is excellent, with a couple of small winks at Mad Men. The pessimistic ending is just right for Christmas.
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Playtest (2016) (S03E02)
The twist wasn't the fear of spiders or Alzheimer's, nor was it the terror of being reunited with mother. The twist is that you're supposed to turn your phone off when they fucking ask you to!
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Shut Up and Dance (2016) (S03E03)
The unexpectedly brutal and malicious finale raises this IT awareness episode above the standard fare. Pleasantly down-to-earth actors and mainly and with many moments one experiences in real life, in this case taken to hysterical extremes.
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San Junipero (2016) (S03E04)
Excellently done retro-atmosphere combined with a first prototype Matrix (the Paradise Matrix that Agent Smith kept enthusing about). The lesbian storyline kind of spices up this classic romantic movie with a happy ending par excellence. And this season is just what this series needed after all those depressing horrors.
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Hated in the Nation (2016) (S03E06)
A morality piece about the harmfulness of the social networks combined with a horror about killer bees. Every hater should see it. The screen play works excellently with the unraveling of the facts …that’s impossible… it’s got military-grade encryption…oh, wait a minute! Maybe it should have got tougher at the end, #the banners were crying out for more response. Kelly Macdonald’s brutal Scottish accent, who is perfect for the role of cynical cop, is music to my ears. See?
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Crocodile (2017) (S04E03)
Hillcoat’s feeling for image and the naturalistic murders lift Crocodile above mediocre. The confused, rushed decisions and mistakes are excellently acted. While the overall ambiguity is interesting, it does much to wipe out the catharsis needed at the end.
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Striking Vipers (2019) (S05E01)
Falcon and Manta play Mortal Kombat in a story about virtual infidelity. It makes you wonder what all those that play with female avatars are thinking.
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