In 'Upload,' a new sci-fi comedy from Amazon Prime, the afterlife is a virtual world that feels very familiar. Alan Sepinwall's review
has been in development for what seems like an epoch, going back to the HBO regime of Michael Lombardo . So, through no real fault of his own, he can’t help but seem way behind the curve this time.
The show’s satiric portrait of a world in which the afterlife is just an app with pop-up ads and different subscription tiers plays like a longer, gentlerstory. Nathan’s dawning realization that his wealthy girlfriend Ingrid — who can video chat with him and even visit him in Lake View using virtual reality equipment — is a vapid monster with whom he will soon be doomed to spend eternity recalls the questionsasked about what happens when “’til death do us part” gets an unlimited extension.
Even smaller details inadvertently conjure thoughts of other shows. While Nathan is exploring the perks of Lake View, there’s a scene scored to Walter Murphy’s disco classic “A Fifth of Beethoven,” which is the
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Betty’ on HBO: TV Review“Betty” looks like how being a teenager feels. Shot during a vibrant New York City summer, the show zips alongside its characters as they weave through traffic, across parks, over bridges on their …
Read more »
‘Stray’: Film ReviewThe Turkish word zeytin, which means “olive,” sometimes doubles as a complimentary adjective used to define a pair of deeply expressive, dark-colored eyes. With that context in mind, the Istanbul s…
Read more »
Kristen Bell Gets Poor Parenting Review from Daughter While Homeschooling: 'Touché My Young Lass'The actress' daughter Lincoln chose her mother's parenting as the topic for an opinion essay
Read more »
Flynn hoping DOJ review, or pardon from Trump, will free him from legal purgatoryLawyers for Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (ret.) said they were given 'stunning' evidence that could help him, but sources say it won't be a total exoneration.
Read more »