Netflix fans say The Social Dilemma documentary is scarier than horror film

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook has a bone to pick with “The Social Dilemma,” the recently released documentary on Netflix — actually, several bones.The social-media giant released a seven-point rebuttal Friday to the Netflix film, from director Jeff Orlowski, which debuted Sept. 9.“We should have conversations about the impact of social media on our lives.

blog post, pushed back against several claims in the film, including that it’s built to incentivize users to spend more time on the platform.

Computer scientist Tristan Harris says that social media is a lot like gambling.

At age 86, legendary Italian actress Sophia Loren is extremely choosy about the roles she takes on — so much so that she hasn’t acted onscreen since playing her own mother in her autobiographical 2010 TV movie “My House Is Full of Mirrors”.

There’s an oft-quoted saying about tech companies: If you aren’t paying for the product, you are the product. That idea is brought into stark reality in the new Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, in which director Jeff Orlowski weaves together deft interviews with some of the very people who designed the networks and platforms that govern so much of the everyday life of billions of people around the globe today.

It’s no secret that social media has left an indelible mark on the world. Whether it’s more of a positive or a negative mark depends on who you are and how you view its impact.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAudiences’ choices are limited as movie theaters in additional markets reopen this weekend, with only one new studio release, “The Broken Hearts Gallery,” joining high-profile holdovers “Tenet,” “The New Mutants” and “Unhinged” on megaplex marquees.Meanwhile, limited releases are getting better exposure than usual, as indies and docs (such as “All In: The Fight for Democracy” about voter disenfranchisement and Stacey Abrams’ recent non-election) grab screens that

Netflix has defended Maïmouna Doucouré’s film Cuties as “social commentary” against the sexualisation of young children.The movie, which came under attack following a misleading marketing campaign, is still being targeted by social media users online claiming the film sexualises young girls.Over 300,000 people signed a petition demanding the film be removed, claiming that Cuties sexualised “an 11-year-old for the viewing pleasure of paedophiles”, with Doucouré since receiving death threats.In a

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix, amid a backlash over the sexualized portrayal of children in recently released drama “Cuties,” is encouraging critics to watch the movie — which it says makes a statement about pressures young girls face in conforming to societal role models of female sexuality.The movie, which is rated “TV-MA” for language, centers on Amy, an 11-year-old Senegalese girl living in Paris who joins a “free-spirited dance clique” (called “the cuties”) to escape her family’s

Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma is making people terrified of social media.The new film from Jeff Orlowski, exploring the dangers of social networking through interviews with tech experts, has sparked an uproar on Twitter.“Watched The Social Dilemma last night,” one user on Twitter began. “Made me want to punt my phone out the window! Conclusion I reached.

The Babysitter: Killer Queen might very well be the worst thing I've watched in 2020, and I sat through the State of the Union Address.Gory horror-comedies with half-baked plots can actually be quite entertaining if they are at least well-shot and well-written. This sequel to the borderline-decent 2017 Netflix original The Babysitter is neither of these things.

Peter White Television EditorNetflix is getting into K-pop as the streamer is set to launch a documentary about rising girl group Blackpink.The SVOD service will launch Blackpink: Light Up The Sky on October 14.