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Its a television special/movie that sounds like it should center around a character played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
(Benedict Cumberbatch stars inBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch, Cumberbitches!)
Or: Its the most ingenious attempt to troll TV critics ever executed.
(Oh, do you TV-reviewing types have a problem withNetflix episodes that are too long?
Well wait til you get a load ofthisone.)
I guess it has to be done like this.
and minor eat Sugar Puffs for breakfast or Kelloggs Frosties?
How do spoilers even work when there is no single ending?
being controlled by a future streaming entertainment platform known as Netflix.
Unfortunately, just aboutevery conclusionleaves Stefan in a bleak, dark situation, sometimes after committing exceptionally violent acts.
This isBlack Mirror, after all.
In theory, you’re able to watch it in 90 minutes.
But if you opt to go back and make different choices, you could easily watchBandersnatchfor hours.
This prospect is both exhilarating and, for a TV critic like me, petrifying.
the Extra-Terrestrial, the spin-off video game widely considered the worst ever made.
- The big problem withE.T.
It was impossible to figure out how to get to the end and win.
(Sound familiar?)
Memories of other films Donnie DarkoandThe Matrix, among others also bubble up while watchingBandersnatch, too.
Option #1:Read the End of This Review.
This Is Your Only Option.
I am watching you on Netflix, Stefans computer tells him in one version of theBandersnatchstory.
I make decisions for you.
When you watchBandersnatch, youre watching a cautionary tale.
You also may be living one at the same time.
And that might be the mostBlack Mirrorthing Ive ever heard.
