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‘Always unapologetically herself’: Sarah Polley’s long history with TIFF
Open this photo in gallery: Sarah Polley photographed at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto before the opening of…
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Oscars: Japan Picks Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission
Japan has selected Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luminously cerebral French-language feature All of a Sudden as its submission for the…
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Na Hong-jin’s Korean Monster Movie ‘Hope’ Goes Full Sci-Fi Freakout in Wild New Trailer
Eerie silence hangs over mangled bodies and buildings between flash cuts to a mysterious, galloping beast on the…
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The Circle: The Scariest Part Isn't Big Tech. It's Us.
When The Circle hit theaters in 2017, many people saw it as another tech thriller. Today, it feels less like science fiction and more like tomorrow's news feed.
The movie is based on Dave Eggers' bestselling novel, often called the 1984 of the digital age. Ironically, the film improves on the book in one important way. Instead of explaining every idea through endless dialogue, it lets us see them. The result is faster, smoother and much easier to watch. But it still feels more like an essay than a real story.
Mae Holland lands her dream job at The Circle, a giant tech company that looks like a mix of Google, Apple, Meta and TikTok. The campus is bright, colorful and full of smiling people. Everyone talks about changing the world. That is the first warning sign.
Modern tech companies rarely say they just want to build products or make money. They promise to make humanity better. The Circle sells exactly that dream. Soon Mae believes privacy is outdated. If you have nothing to hide, why keep secrets? She starts wearing a tiny camera that livestreams her entire life. Every second. Every conversation. Every emotion. Imagine if your entire life became one endless Twitch stream.
This world feels like a strange combination of George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Control no longer comes through fear alone. It comes through convenience, entertainment and the promise of a better future. Looking at today's AI boom, smart homes and endless social media feeds, the movie suddenly feels much less fictional than it did a few years ago.
One scene stands out. The Circle suggests that voting should happen through its own platform. If everyone already has an account, why not connect democracy directly to the app? It sounds efficient. Maybe even practical. The movie briefly asks whether democracy itself could become a product owned by a private company. That is one of its most interesting ideas.
Sadly, it never explores that question.
Instead, the ending takes the easy Hollywood route. Rather than challenging the system, it blames a few powerful executives. Once their private emails are exposed, the audience is expected to believe justice has been served. As if replacing a CEO could solve everything.
But that misses the real problem.
Systems survive because people are replaceable. Remove one tech billionaire and another one will take the job. The real issue is a business model built on collecting more data, measuring human behavior and turning attention into profit. It doesn't matter whether the CEO is friendly or arrogant. If the machine stays the same, the result stays the same.
That idea feels even more relevant today. We often argue about individual tech leaders. But should we? The real question is why any company should have that much power in the first place. Whether it is Meta, Google, Apple or the next AI giant, the structure remains the same.
The movie also lets us off the hook too easily. It is comforting to blame powerful corporations. Harder to admit that we help build this world ourselves. We accept the cookies. We install the apps. We trade privacy for convenience. We buy smart speakers, connect everything to the cloud and tell ourselves it is worth it because life becomes easier.
That may be The Circle's biggest weakness. It criticizes Silicon Valley's worldview but forgets to criticize ours. Most people are not driven by ideology. They simply choose what is new, useful and comfortable. That is how surveillance becomes normal—not because anyone forces us, but because we quietly invite it into our homes.
The movie offers only one alternative: rejecting technology completely and escaping into nature. But that feels just as unrealistic as total digital transparency. It presents two extremes while ignoring everything in between.
Despite its flaws, The Circle remains a fascinating warning. Not because it predicts the future perfectly, but because so much of its future has already become our present.
Why am I writing about such an old movie? Shouldn't we have much smarter, deeper movies about AI, surveillance and Big Tech by now? Or have we simply become so used to these technologies that we no longer notice what is happening? Has Silicon Valley slowly won us over with its own propaganda? If you know any newer movies or series that tackle these questions in a more thoughtful way, let me know in the comments. I'm always looking for the next great warning before it becomes reality.
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‘Supergirl’ Lifts Off With $7.8M in Box Office Previews
Supergirl has begun its box office run. Director Craig Gillespie’s DC Studios superhero movie kicked things off with…
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[Source: Los Angeles Times]
Gene Shalit, the fast-talking funnyman who reviewed films, plays and books for NBC’s “Today” show, dies in New York of natural causes at age 100.
He was known for his quirky puns and signature walrus mustache.
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/533236/ Shahid Kapoor REACTS to claims of paid trolling against Alia Bhatt’s Cannes look: ‘Negative aspect is part of job’ | Hindi Movie News #AliaBhatt #Alpha #CannesFilmFestival #Cocktail2 #Éire #Entertainment #EntertainmentIndustry #FilmCritic #IE #Ireland #Movies #PaidTrolling #Shaandaar #ShahidKapoor #UdtaPunjab
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Gene Shalit, legendary ‘Today’ show critic, dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the legendary film critic best known for his long run on NBC’s “Today” show, died Friday,…
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AFCC member Matt Goldberg reviews #MastersOfTheUniverse saying that "the film’s playfulness is enough to make for an entertaining albeit disposable summer blockbuster." https://www.commentarytrack.net/masters-of-the-universe-2026-review/ #AFCC #MovieReview #ForTheLoveOfMovies #movies #films #filmcritic
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/451770/ New movies to watch this weekend: See ‘Michael’ in theaters, rent ‘Tow,’ stream ‘Apex’ on Netflix #AmyNicholson #AnthonyMackie #CharlizeTheron #DesertWarrior #Éire #Entertainment #EverettCollection #FilmCritic #IE #Ireland #JaafarJackson #JacksonFamily #JasonSegel #MartySupreme #Michael #MichaelJackson #Movies #NewMoviesReleased #RoseByrne #SamWorthington #TaronEgerton #TimotheeChalamet
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/866758/ ROBERT PATTINSON HEADLINES 1664’S “UNQUESTIONABLY GOOD TASTE” LONDON LAUNCH #1664Blanc #AliPlumb #BradyCorbet #Britain #England #FilmCritic #GreatBritain #london #PatriciaBright #RobertPattinson #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Beyond Brokeback Mountain and Interstellar: What makes a film a ‘Calgary’ flick?
From Calgary’s iconic skyline to the splendour of the annual Stampede festival, several of the city’s most recognizable…
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/314630/ Our 9 favorite movies at Sundance, plus some personal memories of Park City #comedy #Éire #Entertainment #EroticRole #FavoriteFilm #FavoriteMovie #Festival #FilmCritic #GoodPlace #Holiday #IE #Ireland #moment #Movies #NewYork #NextYear #OtherTheater #ParkCity #Sundance #time
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SCENE: INTERIOR, HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION OFFICE, RUN-DOWN. MONDAY MORNING.
Executive Assistant: Hey, Brett?
Director: Morning, Jennifer. What have you got for me?
EA: Well, we have the opening weekend numbers.
D: And?
EA: They're ... mixed. There's some bright spots overseas. Australia did fifty.
D: Fifty million?
EA: Uh, no. Fifty. Fifty tickets.
D: All weekend? The whole country?
EA: Ya. I know.
D: You said there were some bright spots, though?
EA: That was a bright spot. It was worse elsewhere.
D: How can it be worse than 50 tickets for a whole country?
EA: Well, some open-source intelligence type people on the 'net proved that almost every single ticket sold in the UK was to a movie reviewer, because we wouldn't give them advanced access to it.
D: "Almost"? So at least a few regular folks bought tickets?
EA: ... maybe. Those were tickets where no-one showed at the theatre, so they couldn't determine if it was film critics or not.
D: Damn. How were the reviews?
EA: Uh, let's just say "not good" and leave it at that for a bit.
D: ... Okay. Well, how about here at home? Surely we sold some tickets here, at least in MAGA states? What's the news here in the good ol' USA?
EA: The Director's Guild took out a hit on you.
#Hollywood #HappyEnding #StoryTime #OnceUponATimeInMAGAstan #BoxOfficeBomb #sycophancy #Trump #Melania #MAGA #critic #FilmCritic #MovieCritic #BoxOffice #director #PuffPiece #USPol
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ICYMI: BEST OF THE WURST: Barry Wurst https://mauineutralzone.com/video/best-of-the-wurst-barry-wurst/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FilmCritic #BarryWurst #NeutralZone #CreativeMedia #SubscribeNow
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/608754/ What Critics Are Saying About ‘Marty Supreme’ #DavidRooney #Entertainment #FilmCritic #FranDrescher #GwynethPaltrow #JoshSafdie #MartyMauser #MartyReisman #MartySupreme #Movies #TheHollywoodReporter #TimothéeChalamet #UK #UnitedKingdom
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🎬 CinemaSins vừa phát hành video chỉ trích bộ phim "Thunderbolts* (The New Avengers)" trong chưa đầy 20 phút!
Họ sử dụng phương pháp "đếm tội" kinh điển để chỉ ra những lỗ hổng cốt truyện, đặc điểm nhân vật kỳ lạ và nhịp độ phim - nhưng vẫn thừa nhận phim khá vui!
Video cũng quảng bá các kênh YouTube, Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram của họ. Cảm ơn các nhà văn Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian và Daniel!
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CW: #FilmReview #Mid90s #Spoilers
Hey !
Please indulge me. This is one of my first film “analysis,” or theory as I watch less than two or three movies a year.
I just finished watching Mid90s.
And I can't help but share this idea, this theory, that I couldn't find through simple searches:Fourthgrade is in love with Sunburn.
It first struck me at the end of the “intradiegetic” film (which itself closes the ‘real’ film). It ends with a tactile, intimate, and very genuine moment between Fourthgrade and Sunburn, who utters the last word of the film: “Fourthgrade.”
The last scene and the last word of a film are, I believe, very important to the director. And Fourthgrade (and Jonah Hill as well) decided to end his film with Sunburn saying his surname.It's almost like, not only in the “real” movie, Sunburn completes his integration into the group by allowing himself to use Fourthgrade's last name, even though Ruben told him not to. But in addition, in FourthGrade's film, it allowed Fourthgrade to feel accomplished when he heard Sunburn say his surname, something he probably forbade himself to do because of Ruben.
But it doesn't stop there.
After this initial reflection, I felt validated in an idea I had formed earlier without being sure of myself. “Strong Baby,” the name of the film FourthGrade dreams of making and which he used as his production name, refers to SunBurn.
Throughout the film, Sunburn is described by the group as especially resistant to hits and pain ( indeed, as he's used to it because his brother beats him).
And, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this idea that Sunburn is resistant was already mentioned when FourthGrade tells a girl about his film idea at a party.What's more, at the daytime party behind the skate shop, Sunburn arrives with F*cksh*t, but it's FourthGrade he stays with. And it's SunBurn that FourthGrade, who never speaks, feels comfortable asking for advice.
And after fighting Ruben, it's FourthGrade who takes care of SunBurn.Also, let's talk about the accident. Oh boy. The accident...
Have you wondered why it's through FourthGrade's face that we see the accident coming? Knowing that Sunburn will be the only one (it seems) in mortal danger, it's as if FourthGrade had a vision of this danger. Besides, it's not just an editing effect. We see FourthGrade reacting to this vision (or rather to the auditory warning, illustrated by the sudden increase in the volume of the horns).
This needs to be verified because I have trouble recognizing voices. But I have the impression that it is FourthGrade who is the first to worry about Stevie's condition after the accident.Finally, one might wonder why FourthGrade decides to show his film in Sunburn's hospital room. Sunburn can take a hit, but he's taking them harder and harder. Could FourthGrade be afraid that the next one will be fatal and that Sunburn will die before he has the courage to show him his film?
In this regard, it is worth noting that before the “intradiegetic” film begins, FourthGrade glances at Sunburn to ensure that he is watching the film.For all these reasons, I believe that FourthGrade is secretly in love with Sunburn.
And I think that, without being the main subject of the film, homosexuality is a “secret” theme, a secondary quest in the film.
Because, if you believe my theory, FourthGrade's love for Sunburn is increasingly illustrated as the film progresses. But also, Sunburn's fear of being taken for a « f*ggot » gradually fades from the moment he takes Ruben as his role model until they fight. Does Sunburn go from being an innocent child to becoming ready and able to choose his sexual orientation through the events of the film?
(I am an existentialist homosexual who believes that, yes, we choose to be homosexual and that is what allows us to be proud of it, but anyway, this is not the place to go into detail about that. If you prefer, replace “choose” with “discover,” or any word that makes you more comfortable and corresponds to your own beliefs).Is it because FourthGrade realizes this ability that he agrees to show his film to SunBurn? Or is FourthGrade's film the last piece SunBurn needs to be fully ready to make a choice (or his discovery, or whatever you want to call it)?
There you have it. This theory is brought to you by Daniel Cooper, a homosexual who likes to see homosexuality everywhere.
It's 7:10 a.m. here. It's about time I go to bed.PS: Does FourthGrade ever say SunBurn's surname, or does he always just call him Stevie?
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