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December 9, 2022

On Searching and the digital lives of teenagers

How the John Cho thriller captures the specificities of Gen-Z Internet life with nuance and understanding.
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March 17, 2020

SXSW: “TFW No GF” Is a Surface-Level Look at Internet Trolls

Alex Lee Moyer's documentary on the rise of incels doesn't quite unlock what makes them so angry and dissatisfied.
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February 7, 2020

“An Evening With Vaginal Davis” Revisits Web 1.0 Queer Cinema

A new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago highlights the transgressive days of dial-up camp.
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February 1, 2020

Sundance 2020: “The Social Dilemma” Isn’t Worth the Retweet

Jeff Orlowski's documentary about the effects and ethics of social media lacks enough emotional depth or practical solutions to work.
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January 25, 2020

Sundance 2020: “Spree” Goes for the Kill But Lacks the Edge

Eugene Kotlyarenko's satire about a rideshare driver who murders for online fame lacks the bite or nuance its premise deserves.
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November 26, 2019

“You’ve Got Mail” and the Fight for a Vulnerable Life

Nora Ephron's charming Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan comedy also makes the case for letting yourself be vulnerable and brave.
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August 29, 2018

Film Review: Searching Is a Riveting, Screens-Only Missing Persons Thriller

Anchored by a layered lead turn from John Cho, Aneesh Chaganty’s screens-only thriller explores the formal implications of laptop cinema in new and exciting ways...
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July 21, 2018

Unfriended: Dark Web Elevates Its Premise to Scarier Screen-Based Dimensions

The web-footage sequel to the first Unfriended sees the series move in more believably conventional directions, eschewing supernatural scares for more haunting domestic terrors. This..