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BLACK MIRROR SEASON 6 REVIEW
After taking a break from the series while we all dealt with a pandemic, because, as creator Charlie Brooker said, “The world is too depressing right now, I don’t want to add to the misery,” Black Mirror returns with it’s sixth installment and five new entries into the anthology series. If you’re unaware of this series, which debuted in 2011, it is a collection of stand alone episodes that explore a variety of genres, but mostly set in not-too-distant future dystopias, where we can explore technology and our relationship with it. It’s a modern Twilight Zone, with the occasional splash of Tales From the Crypt, and is the wonderful sort of sci-fi that uses the theme of technology and media to comment on contemporary social issues. The eponymous Black Mirror refers to the screens we live our entire lives through, our phones, computers, and TVs, whatever it is you are currently looking at to read this very post. Season 6 brings us five new entries into the series, Joan is Awful: An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life. Loch Henry: A young couple films a Netflix crime documentary in a sleepy Scottish town. Beyond the Sea: In an alternative 1969, two men on a deep space mission can return to Earth in robot duplicates to continue their life back home. Mazey Day: A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident. and Demon 79: A meek shopgirl must commit three murders in order to prevent the end of the world. Jena, Tessa, Eliot, and T.C. converse through their personal black mirrors to discuss these five tales of technology and woe.
CREATED BY: Charlie Brooker
STARRING: Annie Murphy, Salma Hayek, Michael Cera, Himesh Patel, Avi Nash, Wunmi Mosaku, Lolly Adefope, Rob Delaney, Ben Barnes, Jared Goldstein, Jaboukie Young-White, Ayo Edebiri, Camirin Farmer, Samuel Blenkin, Myha’la Herrold, Daniel Portman, John Hannah, Monica Dolan, Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Zazie Beetz, Clara Rugaard, Danny Ramirez, Anjana Vasan, Papa Essiedu
YOUR REVIEWERS
T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)
T.C. De Witt is a multi-awarded writer/director originally from Wisconsin and now based in Los Angeles. His life has been devoted to the arts since he was a child. He’s been a stage performer, playwright, stand-up comic, film and television actor, radio DJ, podcaster published author, recorded musician, and comic writer/illustrator. He is now a professional screenwriter and has been thriving for the past decade, regularly offering his talents to production studios in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, and internationally in Sydney and Poland. He’s provided content for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and several YouTube partners. His films have screened internationally, and his stageplays have been performed across the country. In the last ten years, he has directed 57 films, 23 episodes of his series The One Minute Rewatch, 300+ episodes of podcasts, and his multi-award-winning short film Screen: Righter screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2016. He has released two feature films, The Princess Knight and A Christmas Sunset. He thrives on collaboration and the thrill of sharing stories in all forms.
Jena Perry (Screener Squad)
Jena Perry. Aka Luna. Aka Dion. Aka Memori. Aka Dog whisperer. Aka whiskey connoisseur. As you can see, depending on when you met this Oakland, California native, you have experienced a completely different person, each time. After finally deciding on a 13+year career choice as a Videographer and Radio Personality, Jena balances her time between pursuing her Doctorate in Philosophy, providing insightful and funny critiques on films and Television, raising her daughter and dog in Ohio, and constantly fighting off the existential dread that is being a dope black woman in America in the 20th century.
Tessa Morrison (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Unstabletop Gamers)
Well-rounded nerd and artist, Tessa Morrison grew up in the misty mountains of West Virginia and was constantly ridiculed for being a “weirdo.” Then moved to Austin in 2009 where people said the same thing, but in an endearing tone. Tessa works an office day job, creates puppets and fiber art, cosplays, models for gaming and animation studios, and volunteers for various organizations. One of which is the Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin’s first SciFi film fest, working in the capacity of Outreach Director and programmer. Another is local DIY-comedy-wrestling league, Party World Rasslin’, where Tessa scrambles around stage-handing and doing art department nonsense. Wrote and contributed to website and magazine Strange Kids Club for five years reviewing films, video games, and Halloween candy. Co-hosted a Public Access show called Ladies of Fandom. Previously guested on podcasts Blood Over Texas, Threequel Club, Trash in the Can, Retro Movie Roundtable, and Nerds with Mics.
Eliot Nelson (Screener Squad, Staff Writer)
Soaked in the soggy rains of Seattle, Eliot developed a love of sci-fi, movies, cartoons, heavy metal, and all of geekdom. Pursuing his passion for the written word, he got his BA from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He has since worked exclusively in the foodservice industry, like any liberal arts major worth their salt. Eliot wiles away the hours listening to movie reviews, writing his epic sci-fi novel, and consuming as much media as possible. His favorite movies include The Lord of the Rings, City of God, Dawn of the Dead, and Groundhog Day. When not rambling to himself about the ineptness of entertainment executives, Eliot posts infrequently on Twitter and squawks regularly on his podcast The Debasement Tapes.
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