Liz Shannon Miller

2 weeks ago | consequence.net | Liz Shannon Miller

After 14 years, seven seasons, 32 regular episodes, and two specials, it remains impressive that Black Mirror continues to find new stories to tell. Installments of the anthology series veer from romantic comedy to blackest horror with glee, episodes typically unified by an askew take on technology and its role in our lives — though creator Charlie Brooker hasn’t always felt compelled to hold to that brief, as the show’s most intriguing moments often reveal.

2 weeks ago | consequence.net | Liz Shannon Miller

In the Season 7 Black Mirror episode “Playthings,” a former video game journalist (Peter Capaldi) explains to the police how a ’90s-era computer game called Thronglets took over his life. And now you too can live the nightmare find out what all the fuss is about, as Netflix has released a mobile version of Thronglets for Android and iOS devices.

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What Is Kafkaesque?: The Philosophy of Franz KafkaIt’s difficult to imagine that there was ever a time without the word “Kafkaesque.” Yet the term would have meant nothing at all to anyone alive at …

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The post Ryan Coogler Remixes the Vampire Movie with the Thrilling, Fun, and Scary Sinners: Review appeared first on Consequence. The Pitch: It’s 1932 in rural Mississippi, and twin brothers Stack and Smoke (Michael B. Jordan) have returned to their hometown with a whole bunch of liquor and money. Their goal: To set up a juke joint where the saints and sinners alike can eat, drink, and dance the night away.

2 weeks ago | consequence.net | Liz Shannon Miller

The Pitch: It’s 1932 in rural Mississippi, and twin brothers Stack and Smoke (Michael B. Jordan) have returned to their hometown with a whole bunch of liquor and money. Their goal: To set up a juke joint where the saints and sinners alike can eat, drink, and dance the night away. Unfortunately for Stack, Smoke, and the others who come together to make Club Juke happen, the extraordinary musical abilities of young guitar-playing Sammie (Miles Caton) have attracted some supernatural attention.