Tag: Social Media

[Fantasia 2022] SISSY’s Wonderfully Depraved Social Media Satire

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A social media influencer's life starts to fall apart, and she does everything under the sun to protect her brand.

[Fantasia 2019] STARE Terrifies via Horror in Postmodern Folklore

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Fantasia Festival 2019, Film, Film Festival, Folklore, Hirotaka Adachi, Horror, J-Horror, Otsuichi1 Comment

Hirotaka Adachi digs in the J-horror claws with the help of modern folklore's terrifying power

Black Mirror – Season 5, Episode 2: “Smithereens”

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A man tries desperately, and dangerously, to get in contact with a social media kingpin.

Slasher – Solstice, Episode 3: “12 pm to 3 pm”

On By C.H. NewellIn Baraka Rahmani, Dean McDermott, Horror, Mercedes Morris, Netflix, Season 3, SlasherLeave a comment

Ms. Greenberg has a bit of trouble in the science lab. Jen and Connor's tortured past is revealed.

Slasher – Solstice, Episode 2: “9 am to 12 pm”

On By C.H. NewellIn Baraka Rahmani, Dean McDermott, Horror, Netflix, Paula Brancati, Salvatore Antonio, Season 3, SlasherLeave a comment

Angel has trouble in his relationship with Joe, as we see his previous relationship with Kit, too.

Hidden Digital Lives in SEARCHING

On By C.H. NewellIn Aneesh Chaganty, Debra Messing, Drama, Film, John Cho, MysteryLeave a comment

John Cho will leave you breathless in this intense, claustrophobic postmodern thriller.

The Dangers of Electronic Validation in FOLLOWERS

On By C.H. NewellIn Amanda Delaney, Film, Horror, Public Life, Social MediaLeave a comment

FOLLOWERS has things to say. But does it manage to say them well enough?

Black Mirror – Season 3, Episode 1: “Nosedive”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDiYGjp5iFg Netflix's Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 1: "Nosedive" Directed by Joe Wright Written by Rashida Jones & Michael Schur * For a review of Episode 2, "Playtest" - click here "Nosedive" opens on an idyllic neighbourhood. Lacie Pound (Bryce Dallas Howard) goes for a run, though she can't stop looking at her phone at …

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