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A video of a robot dog exiting a building in New York has gone viral, with many comparing it to iRobot, The Terminator, RoboCop, and Black Mirror. Called the Digidog, the 70-pound machine was first utilized by the NYPD at the end of last year and has been deployed in different scenarios, including resolving a […]
Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones will release the mockumentary Death to 2020 later this month, and Netflix just dropped the first trailer. Set to feature Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow, Leslie Jones, Laurence Fishburne, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman, Cristin Milioti, Diane Morgan, Samson Kayo, and Netflix’s Stranger Things fave Joe Keery, the special promises to recap […]
If you’re terrified of the future and the increasingly invasive ways that technology degrades our lives and magnifies our problems, the science fiction television series Black Mirror, now streaming on Netflix, will do you no favors. This is a dark satire that’s rarely ‘ha-ha’ funny, even when it jokes. The show, created by Charlie Brooker, […]
Black Mirror, fresh off its Bandersnatch experiment, returns with its season 5 run next month. Is this a bad time? You seem distracted. — Black Mirror (@blackmirror) May 15, 2019 Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are among the cast for the latest entry in the Charlie Brooker-created franchise. As […]
Netflix is asking a federal judge to toss out a trademark lawsuit filed against them for their interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The lawsuit was filed against the streaming giant by the children’s book publisher Chooseco, LLC, with that company owning the trademark to “Choose Your Own Adventure.” Chooseco alleges that they held extensive negotiations with […]
Black Mirror‘s creators have heard your Bandersnatch critiques … and they really don’t care. In an interview with HuffPost UK, series creator Charlie Brooker talked about the various criticisms he’s received since dropping the choose-your-own-adventure film onto Netflix. He said he’s been taking in the wide range of opinions, but had choice words for people who […]
Less than a week after the release of Black Mirror’s choose-your-own-adventure special Bandersnatch, one of its stars announced his decision to step away from social media. Will Poulter, who plays the genius game creator Colin Ritman, shared the message on Twitter, citing his mental health as the reason. “In light of my recent experiences I am […]
Netflix debuted the fourth season of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror right at the tail end of 2017 and followed up with the interactive special, Bandersnatch. Black Mirror was officially renewed for season five in March, but Bandersnatch is just a single entry. No worries: There’s still supposed to be a full season on the way. “Netflix has […]
Black Mirror fans who own an Apple TV, Chromecast, or Fire TV Stick kicked off their weekend with a nasty surprise. After waiting patiently for the interactive flick Bandersnatch, they found that the latest offering of the sci-fi anthology doesn’t work on their streaming devices. Those viewers won’t be able to view the choose-your-own-adventure (or cereal) flick. When […]
It’s all happening. Early Thursday, Netflix shared the official trailer for the extremely imminent Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Catch that above. As for what to expect with what’s being described as an “event film,” here’s the brief but compelling synopsis: In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a sprawling fantasy […]
