The Social Reckoning: A Companion to The Social Network
- Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning' arrives in cinemas on October 9, serving as a quasi-sequel to 'The Social Network' that examines Facebook's controversial algorithm changes.
- Whistleblower Frances Haugen, played by Mikey Madison, partners with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz to expose how the platform's algorithm incentivized rage, division, and extremist thinking.
- Actor Jeremy Strong portrays Mark Zuckerberg preparing for a 2021 senate hearing as the film toggles between 2018 and January 6, 2021, when Donald Trump inspired a violent insurrection in the nation's capital.
- Sorkin frames the film as an investigative thriller akin to 'All the President's Men' and 'Spotlight,' though critics note his theatrical style occasionally clashes with the subject matter's grim reality.
- The film illustrates how misinformation on social media platforms continues causing serious damage, demonstrating that despite previous warnings, the company's influence has proven worse than many initially anticipated.
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‘The Social Reckoning’ Review: Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White & Mikey Madison Help Aaron Sorkin Spike The Engagement Of A Smug But Urgent Facebook Drama
He’ll always have the walk-and-talk, “A Few Good Men,” “The West Wing,” and, depending on which elements of the screenplay are his, “Moneyball,” but four-time Oscar-nominated writer-turned-director Aaron Sorkin has also become just as known for hyper-verbal speechifying, smugness, self-righteousness, condescension, overexplaining, and a recurring problem where everyone starts sounding like Aaron Sorkin. All of that is true of his latest film, “T…
Movie Review: ‘The Social Reckoning’ is classic Aaron Sorkin – WTOP News
It is unfortunate for “The Social Reckoning” that “The Social Network” exists. The latter is a modern masterpiece. The former was kind of always doomed to exist in its shadow. Although Aaron Sorkin can be quite good directing his own work (see: “Molly’s Game” ), it’s hard not to fantasize about what might have been...
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Movie Review: ‘The Social Reckoning’ is classic Aaron Sorkin
It is unfortunate for “The Social Reckoning” that “The Social Network” exists.
Film Review: The Social Reckoning; Aaron Sorkin logs back on for a sharp, timely and occasionally surface-level examination of social media
Given how dramatically our relationship with social media has mutated over the last two decades, it was perhaps inevitable that Aaron Sorkin would eventually return his attention to Facebook. This time, though, the creation of the platform is far less interesting than the monster it potentially became. Written and directed by Sorkin, The Social Reckoning...
‘The Social Reckoning’ Review: Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Social Network’ Follow-Up Is Missing More Than Just David Fincher
Starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, Aaron Sorkin's Facebook drama 'The Social Reckoning' already feels behind the curve.
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