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  1. Apr 27, 2017 · The Times critic Glenn Kenny reviews “The Circle.” “The Circle” is based on the Dave Eggers novel of the same name about a woman whose new job at a Google-like company consumes her life.

  2. 2 days ago · Juror #2. NYT Critic’s Pick. PG-13. Thriller. Directed by Clint Eastwood. In his latest (and perhaps last) movie as a director, Eastwood casts a skeptical eye at the criminal justice system in...

  3. Jun 17, 2024 · Cult horror movie Circle is getting a surprise sequel. Released by Netflix in 2015 after the streamer acquired the distribution rights, the indie hit sees 50 strangers awaken to find themselves...

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    Real-life tech references in the movie aren't meant as veiled accusations. Hanks' Eamon Bailey, for example, is the company's "public-facing visionary." Earlier this week, Hanks joked with Twitter CEO Jack Dorseyabout playing a diabolical tech genius with a beard. "I played you! I'm not in as good of shape, I didn't exercise or eat as well, but I p...

    Other actors in the film drew from specific points of reference. Actress Karen Gillan used reports about Amazon to better understand her character, Annie. A longtime friend of Mae, Annie is part of the Circle's executive elite, delivering inhuman productivity. To get inside Annie's head, Gillan relied on a New York Times 2015 expose about Amazon, s...

    To our society's credit, when abuse by tech giants comes to light, we generally respond with outrage rather than the indifference of "The Circle." But at the premiere during an audience Q&A, Hanks related his own lesson from the film, while satirizing how we can mock the behavior of movie characters only to live out the same actions ourselves. "Whe...

  4. Apr 28, 2017 · The Circle. Drama. ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2017. Matt Zoller Seitz. April 28, 2017. 6 min read. The highlight of “The Circle” is producer-costar Tom Hanks ‘ performance as the CEO of the titular company, a Google- or Apple-styled high-tech octopus that’s spreading its tentacles into every nook of our lives.

  5. 2 days ago · There’s No Escape at the Movies. Oct. 31, 2024. Sam Whitney/The New York Times. Share full article. 104. By Pamela Paul. Opinion Columnist. Faced with the chaotic unknown or the abjectly ...

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  7. www.vogue.com › article › the-circle-emma-watson-reviewThe Circle Movie Review - Vogue

    Apr 28, 2017 · If you were hoping The Circle, a new movie about a sinister tech company with Big Brother aspirations, was going to cure you from your phone addiction, you’re actually better off watching pretty...

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