Black MirrorNetflix★★★★☆The VirtuesChannel 4★★★★★You know that a series has caught that thing called the zeitgeist when its title becomes part of the everyday lexicon. Anything that’s tech and dystopian is now “a bit Black Mirror”, but the latest three episodes remind you how it’s the human moments that set the series apart from mere tech horrors. (Mild spoilers ahead — indeed, why hasn’t Black Mirror tackled spoiler culture yet?) If casual post-analysis is part of the fun with these modern-day Tales of the Unexpected, the first episode Striking Vipers could be the most discussed. Miley Cyrus as a jaded pop star in Black MirrorDanny (Anthony…

Source: The Times June 05, 2019 23:02 UTC