Hollywood’s depictions of the ways in which we live on social media have tended to rely on the downsides: misinformation, bullying, doom-scrolling, and self-hate. In the decade since David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-winning
The Social Network, thrillers and horror movies have leaned into the fact that on the Internet, anybody can lie about who they are. Gia Coppola’s
Mainstream, which will be released by IFC Films on May 7, continues this tradition with pitch-black comedy: “You want to make art, or you want to chase affirmation from faceless strangers?” sneers Andrew Garfield’s Link.
But social media has also inspired filmmakers toward inventive forms, like “screen movies” whose narrative unfolds almost entirely through computer screens. The subgenre also offers insights into influencer-inspired jealousy, the impossible difficulty of middle school, and the competitive nature of life as a streaming endeavor. These are GQ’s picks for the 11 best social medi
More than 10 years after playing one of the co-founders of Facebook, Andrew Garfield is going viral with the help of Maya Hawke in the trailer for Mainstream.
The 37-year-old actor plays Link, a mysterious stranger who helps a young woman named Frankie (Maya Hawke) with her YouTube videos, which begin to explode with popularity.
As they flirt with actual mainstream success, Frankie begins to learn that Link may not be who he says he is.
New trailer: More than 10 years after playing one of the co-founders of Facebook, Andrew Garfield is going viral with the help of Maya Hawke in the trailer for Mainstream