Black Mirror fans, rejoice! Netflix has announced that it has renewed Charlie Brooker’s Emmy Award-winning anthology series for a much-anticipated fifth season. Details are scarce (as in virtually non-existent), but we do have the following short announcement teaser… SEE ALSO: Black Mirror: Every Episode Ranked from Worst to Best The future will be brighter than […]
Black Mirror: Every Episode Ranked from Worst to Best
Liam Hoofe looks back at all 19 episodes of Black Mirror and ranks them from worst to best… It’s been a few weeks since Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series, made its return to our screens with its fourth season and by now, fans everywhere will have digested the show’s six newest tales. Black […]
The Netflix Model: What’s the Best Content to Move Forward With?
George Chrysostomou on the Netflix model… The Netflix model is one that is duplicated in many different forms, with companies jumping on the streaming bandwagon hoping to grab a little piece of the newest development in the film and television industry. Hulu, Amazon and even Disney have streaming services in varying degrees of their development. […]
Black Mirror Season 4 Review – ‘USS Callister’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s USS Callister… Some have called this the flagship episode of season four and it has many of the hallmarks you might expect. In Jesse Plemons and Jimmi Simpson we have Breaking Bad and House of Cards alumni doing the dramatic heavy lifting. Production wise Brooker’s world never looked so expansive, […]
Black Mirror Season 4 Review – ‘Arkangel’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Arkangel… Protecting your child or hindering their development both emotionally and psychologically are the stuff of adult counselling sessions. People pay good money to lay there, unburden themselves and seek solace from a professional practitioner of the mind. Any number of things can lead them to this type of solution, […]
Black Mirror Season 4 Review – ‘Crocodile’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Crocodile… There are two things which are surprising about ‘Crocodile’ besides its approach. One is Andrea Riseborough the other connecting John Hillcoat with this source material. Famed respectively for tent pole heroines and arthouse Oscar crossovers, Riseborough takes our perceptions of her and destroys them. Hillcoat on the other hand […]
Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Hang the DJ’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s Hang the DJ… Human compatibility and the search for your ideal partner is big money. Politics, national disasters and celebrity centric survival shows might distract us, but without companionship everything else becomes less important somehow. Industries have been built on this compulsion and our need for validation, success beyond the […]
Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Black Museum’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s ‘Black Museum’… Darker than pitch and exploring areas of the human condition which others may shy away from ‘Black Museum’ works on multiple levels. A barren desert scrubland with nothing for miles except an imposing structure with blacked out windows. Inside are artefacts curated by a highly intelligent, morally flexible […]
Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Metalhead’
Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s ‘Metalhead’… Post-apocalyptic landscapes filmed in crisp black and white are the calling card of David Slade in this episode of Black Mirror entitled ‘Metalhead’. Sparse in explanation and concise in characterisation it offers up no reasoning, backstory or circumstance for its central protagonist played by Maxine Peake. Taking an online […]
Interview – Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones discuss Black Mirror
In the run up to season four of Black Mirror we were lucky enough to sit down with writer/producer Charlie Brooker and showrunner Annabel Jones. Who gave us their thoughts on advancing technologies, their unique writing process and how the series has evolved since moving to Netflix. So you have obviously worked together for some […]