The annual event of Charlie Brooker's Yearly Wipe is the one piece of satire I have been sure not to miss over the years. But 2020 has been a bit different, and finding himself in lockdown like everyone else, Brooker re-imagines the format into a full on talking-heads mockumentary that does away with himself as … Continue reading Death to 2020
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Black Mirror
Following up on my review of the stand alone feature length experiment that is Bandersnatch, I was inspired to go back through the back catalogue of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, which now consists of 5 uneven series, since December 2011. Seasons 1 & 5 only have three episodes, season 2 has four and seasons 3 … Continue reading Black Mirror
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Over a year on from this novelty being the first fully interactive film released by Netflix there is still no evidence of a similarly user controlled show out there. The streaming service had promised, after scooping a primetime Emmy for outstanding TV movie, that it was commissioning many more like it. But as of January … Continue reading Black Mirror: Bandersnatch


