Black Mirror recap: Season 3, Episode 3

But shell be back before the end. Next, we meet Kenny (Alex Lawther), who has a virus on his computer. He gets a second email demanding his phone number or else the video will be leaked. Credit: Laurie Sparham/Netflix How can this man know for sure if hes still a pawn in the game? Now Kenny must deliver the box to a hotel room. He opens it to find a seemingly innocuous cake that reads I Love You....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Christine Ramsey

Black Mirror recap: Season 3, Episode 4, San Junipero

Welcome to heaven on Earth San Junipero is a beachside town with theaters, arcades, and bars. San Junipero is not what it seems. San Junipero is a no-frills, timeless paradise. Credit: Laurie Sparham/Netflix San Junipero is a twisty, endless puzzle. San Junipero is heaven on Earth. And San Junipero, theBlack Mirrorepisode, is the salve to every White Bear or Playtest-inflicted wound. Its the antidote to the poison the technology ofBlack Mirrorappears to promise for our future....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 773 words · Susan Boyd

Black Mirrorcreator explains what a Trump episode would look like

Here are some of the highlights. If that was Trump, hed say, Show me the pig! Im gonna make that pig come! Credit: Maarten de Boer/Getty Images And then, as it was happening, hed be shouting, This isnt happening! This never happened and you all know it didnt happen! There was a great deal of anger in the U.K. at the time at established politicians, Brooker said. They seemed like an alien species that no one could relate to anymore....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Zachary Herrera

Black Mirrorcreator talks 'San Junipero' sequel possibilities

San Junipero is one of the most popularBlack Mirrorepisodes, so its no wonder fans want more. Weve thought about it, he said in an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterabout the season 3 standout. Maybe not even as a normal episode. Laurie Sparham/Netflix Its difficult because I dont think wed revisit those characters. That felt like such a story and we wouldnt want to open it up again, he explained. Season 4 of the BBC-to-Netflix transplant will debut six episodes later this year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Kyle Woodard

Black Mirrorpremiere recap: Season 3, Episode 1, 'Nosedive'

We save that side of ourselves for real interactions, for our friends and family and partners. There, we can be judged, sure, but we’re not looking for hearts or likes. We’re just looking for connection. Credit: David Dettmann/Netflix But what if the opportunity for that, too, was taken away? What if every single in-person encounter was up for consideration, a real-life Yelp-style rating that affects your reputation? After each interaction, the participating parties rate the other person on a scale of 1 to 5....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Teresa Castro

Black Mirrorrecap: 'Arkangel'

They didnt respond to my text last night; they must have died in their sleep! Would you take advantage of it? But those are pets. Credit: Christos Kalohoridis/Netflix One function monitors when the childs cortisol levels rise and then filters out whatever is causing that child stress. Off to the ArkAngel offices they go. Sarah doesnt even flinch as the chip enters her brain. With one tap, the dog is blurred out....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Isabel Graves

Black Mirrorrecap: 'Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too'

Meet Ashley O, a disillusioned pop star played by real-life pop starMiley Cyrus. She has a super controlling aunt-manager (auntager? (Beebois not shaking.) Credit: Netflix When Ashley Too is announced, Rachel asks her dad to get her one for her birthday. Jack prefers the Pixies and is contemptuous of Ashleys empowering pop music. The eerie pauses Ashley Too takes to processes Rachels words before responding are definitely unnerving. Alas, the show never actually does anything substantial with this element....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Laura Miller

Black Panther's 50th anniversary panel: 5 things we learned at New York Comic Con

McDaniels of Run-D.M.C., and James Monroe Inglehart of BroadwaysAladdin. Here are the five best takeaways. McGregor was pressured to include white characters in his stories, so he used the KKK 2. Credit: Paul Marotta/Getty Images; Marvel At the panel, Coates talked a bit about the thinking that went into creating those two memorable characters. I didnt want them to be two sexy lesbians. I mean, they are sexy, but not for me, you know?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · John Walker

Black Panther: 20 New Images From the Marvel Adventure!

You’re in the presence of royalty. You don’t want to cross his path. In this scene, he personally takes down some interlopers who have entered Wakanda seeking its Vibranium riches. Matt Kennedy/©Marvel Studios 2018 The raised pattern resembles the scar tattoos of Ethiopia’s Mursi and Surma tribes. Warriors of Wakanda Women hold great power in Wakandan culture. On the right is Ayo (Florence Kasumba), the king’s personal guard. Matt Kennedy/©Marvel Studios 2018...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Thomas Moran

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book Two: EW Review

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. As the name suggests,A Nation Under Our Feet, Book Twocontinues wherethe last volumeleft off. The media fallout from the meeting within the story also resembles a very modern political scandal. Credit: Marvel Unfortunately, the political drama subsides over the rest of the story. This new enemy does, however, give TChalla a good excuse to call for backup. CoatesBlack Pantheris still just as concerned with its supporting cast as the eponymous hero....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Joseph Porter

Black Panther: Winston Duke cast as M'Baku

Black Pantheradds another foe for Prince TChalla to face. Marvel has cast Winston Duke as one of the upcoming movies villains, MBaku, EW has confirmed. Like TChalla (Boseman), MBaku is another one of Wakandas finest and strongest warriors. Credit: Winston Duke/Twitter Jordan is playing themysterious Erik Killmonger, painted in the comic canon as regularly at odds with TChalla. Boseman made his Black Panther debut inCaptain America: Civil Warearlier this year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Shawn Gonzalez

Black PantherCast Comes Together for Stunning Portrait Photos

The cast of Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ united for an exclusive photo shoot at EW’s photo studio in San Diego during Comic-Con – shortly after debuting new footage to a standing ovation Team Black Panther: Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Michael B. Jordan, and director Ryan Coogler Chadwick Boseman Lupita Nyong’o Michael B. Jordan Daniel Kaluuya Forest Whitaker Danai Gurira Letitia Wright Winston Duke Lupita Nyong’o and Letitia Wright Andy Serkis Director Ryan Coogler Matthias Clamer for EW...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Natalie Kemp

Black Panthercontinues box office reign with $108 million second weekend

Black Pantheris still king. Directed and co-written by Coogler,Black Pantherstars Chadwick Boseman as the eponymous superhero, a.k.a. TChalla, who guards and governs the secretive, technologically advanced nation of Wakanda. Hopper Stone/SMPSP The film has garnered glowing reviews and an A-plus CinemaScore. The weekends other newcomers, ParamountsAnnihilationand the newly relaunched Orion PicturesEvery Day, will arrive in the No. 9 spots.Annihilationis on track for an estimated $11 million, whileEvery Dayis eyeing about $3....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Anthony Morales