TV Review: Black Mirror 3×06 “Hated in the Nation”

To catch other reviews to Black Mirror episodes, click here. Hated in the Nation places its deterministic death grip on the internet mob mentality—a “real world” issue that deserves at least some discussion. The final episode of Black Mirror, a police procedural, is an investigation…

TV Review: Black Mirror 3×05 “Men Against Fire”

To catch other reviews to Black Mirror episodes, click here. Men Against Fire proposes one of the most unique, non-literal interpretations of warfare within the last 5 years—it’s a shame the episode seems work better on paper than it does in execution. Black…

TV Review: Black Mirror 3×03 “Shut Up and Dance”

To catch other reviews to Black Mirror episodes, click here. There’s an outrageousness to Shut Up and Dance that makes it both easier and more difficult to enjoy. It’s the most suspense-driven and conventional of the third season, but it’s also the most…

TV Review: Black Mirror 3×02 “Playtest”

To catch other reviews to Black Mirror episodes, click here. Black Mirror’s second episode Playtest brings to mind the type of virtual reality stories (think The Matrix, Existenz and Sword Art Online) that made ‘video games’ alone a popular subgenre in mainstream science fiction. Wyatt Russell (who you…