BLACK MIRROR, 5.3 – ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’
byA lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favourite pop star, whose charmed existence isn’t quite as rosy it appears…
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BLACK MIRROR, 5.2 – ‘Smithereens’
byA cab driver with an agenda becomes the centre of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control.
BLACK MIRROR, 5.1 – ‘Striking Vipers’
byTwo estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.
BLACK MIRROR – ‘Bandersnatch’
byA young programmer dreams of turning a fantasy novel into a ‘choose your own adventure’ game for a big software company but, in the attempt, his own reality becomes weirdly disoriented…
BLACK MIRROR, 4.6 – ‘Black Museum’
byThis final episode was longer than usual, although there were less feature-length instalments compared to the last series. “Black Museum” reminded me of 2014’s excellent…
BLACK MIRROR, 4.5 – ‘Metalhead’
byEpisode 5 is a bit of a departure for the current series of Black Mirror and feels more like a standalone short movie. Within minutes…
BLACK MIRROR, 4.4 – ‘Hang the DJ’
byBlack Mirror isn’t known for positive, hopeful, or romantic stories, but last year’s “San Junipero” proved its cautionary tales about technology needn’t always be so…
BLACK MIRROR, 4.3 – ‘Crocodile’
byI spend every episode of Black Mirror hunting for signs of a technology the story will revolve around, but “Crocodile” kept its tech hidden for…
BLACK MIRROR, 4.2 – ‘Arkangel’
byBlack Mirror is in an unenviable position. While the first couple of series were well received on Channel 4, it was really Netflix’s third series…
BLACK MIRROR, 4.1 – ‘USS Callister’
byThe great thing about many Black Mirror stories is how they often have multiple layers, with even the concept appearing to be one thing before…
BLACK MIRROR, 3.6 – ‘Hated in the Nation’
byHumans themselves are frequently the architects of their own downfall in Black Mirror. It’s a simple message for the show, but one that tends to…
BLACK MIRROR, 3.5 – ‘Men Against Fire’
byThe fifth episode of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror takes us on a journey through a dystopian version of Call of Duty, by way of 1984….