It’s taken some years, but movies are increasingly incorporating the language of social media — not simply featuring platforms like Facebook or Skype in their plots, but using them to tell their ...
The conceit of Searching—a film told entirely from a computer screen—may seem high-concept, but the actual story within is a fairly old-fashioned whodunnit. It’s this intermingling of a traditional ...
WEEKEND WATCH is here for you. Every Friday we’re going to recommend the best of what’s new to rent on VOD or stream for free. It’s your weekend; allow us to make it better. Check out all of our ...
At first glance, Searching looks like just another cautionary tale about the dangers of the internet. John Cho plays David, a dad who delves into his daughter's virtual life after she goes missing. As ...
The idea of watching a movie told entirely through computer screens sounds like a gimmick. Unfriended gave us a taste of that. It was a horror movie told through Skype video chats in what producer ...
As summer fades, the box office empties out of blockbusters for a few weeks as awards season roles in. This is the time when films which debuted back in January at Sundance finally make their way to ...
I'm Ailsa Chang with All Tech Considered. (SOUNDBITE OF ULRICH SCHNAUSS' "NOTHING HAPPENS IN JUNE") CHANG: We're looking this month at the gap between how we portray ourselves online and who we really ...