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Biography, Drama

THE SOCIAL RECKONING (2026): New Trailer Starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Wunmi Mosaku, Jeremy Allen White…

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The Social Reckoning, writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to the very impressive drama/biopic The Social Network, the one about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, finally has a second trailer.

With a key cast that includes Wunmi Mosaku, Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Young, and Betty Gilpin, The Social Reckoning is the story of Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who blew the whistle on Facebook’s most guarded secrets.

‘…so the cars are just ploughing down the children!‘

Billy!

That’s just my excited response to Bill Burr, a great comic, leaning further into serious dramatic roles with increasing skill. I’m also looking forward to Mosaku’s role more than I expected. Suddenly, I’m hoping she’s in a good number of scenes.

Fingers crossed; we expect great dialogue, pacing and performances. Are you suddenly more excited, too?

Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Patrick Fischler, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Lambe, Portia Doubleday, Nelson Franklin, Sierra Capri, Nathan Witte and Kelley Pereira also star.

The Social Reckoning Release Dates: October 9th, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

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Biography, Drama

THE SOCIAL RECKONING (2026): New Trailer From Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Betty Gilpin, Jeremy Strong…

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Co-written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, the new drama/thriller The Social Reckoning is the official sequel to 2010’s rather impressive drama/biopic The Social Network. A movie about the story of Facebook and its infamous founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

The new instalment, which stars Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Betty Gilpin and Jeremy Strong, follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who went to The Wall Street Journal to blow the whistle on Facebook’s most guarded secrets.

‘Please, please, let me quote that.’

Jeremy Strong wouldn’t be my first choice to play Zuckerberg, based on appearance alone. Nevertheless, I’ve seen so much personally exciting casting lately. And I’m just thrilled by several of the names listed for this movie.

I’m excited about this role for Mikey Madison, Best Actress Oscar winner for Anora (2024). I’m always very pleased to see Bill Burr (or ‘Billy Burry,’ as I like to refer to him in my mind affectionately). He is on my top five list of favourite comics, after all. A list that also includes Chris Rock, who wrote and starred in the movie Top Five (2014). I digress.

The two Jeremys are also great.

I like that the music at the end of this trailer features quite prominently in a very significant scene or two in The Social Network (2010). All that’s left to do is hope I find this film close to as impressive as its predecessor.

Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, Patrick Fischler, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Lambe, Portia Doubleday, Nelson Franklin, Sierra Capri, Nathan Witte and Kelley Pereira also star.

The Social Reckoning Release Dates: October 9th, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

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Comedy, Drama, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

ANORA (2024): The Things I Liked… 

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My favourite thing about Anora is how it captures youthful abandon. Perfectly paced and edited in parts, the soundtrack fits the movie flawlessly, even though I can’t name a single song.

Directed by Sean Baker and winner of the coveted Palme d’Or award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Anora is a comedy/drama/romance about a sex worker whose Cinderella story takes quite a turn.

Starring Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Paul Weissman and Lindsey Normington, who all, including the rest of the cast, performed flawlessly, I’m glad Anora is getting some due praise. Nevertheless, I can’t say I felt happy about dedicating more than two hours to the film.

It may be true that I’m in my ‘chill only’ era because I found Anora too chaotic and long. Unfortunately, I wanted things to wrap up before the halfway point. I became bored of the tease of who Ivan/Vanya’s parents were, what they do, and precisely why he’s so terrified of them. 

I’m certainly aware that Anora is generally well-received by many. So, as always, if you’re curious enough, definitely give it a chance. It’s not for me, but it may be right up your street, as the saying goes. 

Happy Film Loving,

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