Netflix’s sci-fi anthology series mines our modern age for thought-provoking (and often terrifying) parables.
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Look, some visions of dystopia hit harder than others.
Created byCharlie Brooker, theNetflixanthologyBlack Mirrormines our anxieties about rapid (and often worrying) technological evolutions.
Rashida Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jesse Plemons in ‘Black Mirror’.Credit:Netflix; Laurie Sparham/Netflix; Nick Wall/Netflix
Scroll through to see how we ranked everyBlack Mirrorepisode, plus the interactive filmBandersnatch.
Still, who can forget the gleeful existential horror of “monkey needs a hug!”
Issa Raestars as A-lister Brandy Friday, whose journey inside the black-and-whiteHotel Reveriefinds her smitten with its vintage star.
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Rae is usually stellar, but the performers turn here clashes with the episodes romantic tone.
And while the end packs an emotional punch, it ultimately lacks the potency of its season 3 predecessor.
Finely crafted, yet one of the show’s most agonizing episodes.
“TheMiley Cyrusone” will never be a critical darling.
It’s a bit all over the place and doesn’t make a lot of sense.
There’s no moral here, and doesn’t need to be.
Zazie Beetz in season 6 of ‘Black Mirror.'.Netflix
A supremely clever script.
An engrossing (and stressful!)
Kudos toTracee Ellis Ross, who delivers a wonderfully subversive turn as Rivermind rep Gaynor.
Cristin Milioti and Jimmi Simpson in ‘USS Callister: Into Infinity’ from ‘Black Mirror’.Nick Wall/Netflix
All hail B2B SaaS.
We give “Nosedive” four stars!
But it’s also the latest example ofBlack Mirrormanaging to predict reality.
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ProvesBlack Mirrorepisodes don’t need sci-fi elements or twists to feel original and surprising.
Note toNetflix: “The Walking Deadwith robots” isn’t a terrible idea idea for spin-off series.
This is a moving exploration of grief and the drama’s most emotional hour.
I recently rewatched this episode, wondering if it still earns the top slot.
The episode (from writerJesse Armstrong) isBlack Mirror’s most archetypal example of its premise.
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Issa Rae in ‘Hotel Reverie’ from ‘Black Mirror’ season 7.Nick Wall/Netflix
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Paul Giamatti in ‘Eulogy’ from ‘Black Mirror’ season 7.Netflix
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Rosy McEwan and Siena Kelly in ‘Bete Noire’ from ‘Black Mirror’ season 7.Netflix
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Myhala Herrold and Samuel Blenkin in the ‘Black Mirror’ episode ‘Loch Henry.'.Netflix
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Lewis Gribben in ‘Plaything’ from ‘Black Mirror’ season 7.Netflix
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Josh Hartnett in ‘Black Mirror’ season 6.Nick Wall/Netflix
Rashida Jones in ‘Common People’ from ‘Black Mirror’ season 7.Netflix
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