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Netflix users have quietly rediscovered a 2022 gem that never quite got the praise it deserved at launch. Tucked beneath the endless scroll of titles is Spiderhead, a sleek psychological sci-fi thriller that’s been causing a stir again, especially among fans of twisted dystopias and dark tech tales. It’s got the DNA of Black Mirror, but stretched into something a little more cinematic and a little more emotionally raw.
Chris Hemsworth Like You’ve Never Seen Him
The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski and carried by performances from Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett, throws its audience into a pristine, eerily beautiful experimental and futuristic prison where redemption is traded for mind-altering drugs. Inside this prison turned lab, a couple of prisoners volunteer to be guinea pigs in exchange for reduced sentences, but what unfolds is far more than a clinical trial. Chris Hemsworth, who plays the role of a tech visionary, is the charming mastermind behind the experiment.
According to The Mirror, one reviewer wrote on the movie site, “Absolutely loved this movie. It was like a really, really good Black Mirror episode. Enjoyed it from start to finish. Hemsworth looked like a million bucks and facial expressions were all over the place…I believed them all. Loved the set… Clean and fantastical. I cared about the characters…good back stories and I could be sympathetic to their experiences.”
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