Why Is Hollywood Obsessed with Tech Villains?

<p dir="ltr">Recently, Sam watched <em>'The Social Reckoning,'</em> the long awaited sequel to 2010&rsquo;s <em>'The Social Network.'</em></p>

<p dir="ltr">It&rsquo;s part of a long roster of tech villain films and documentaries coming out this fall that Sam finds annoying. The movies are long, the characters are underbaked, and by the end of the film he&rsquo;s often left wondering &hellip; what did audiences get out of it?&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr"><em>'Vulture'</em> critic Angelica Jade Basti&eacute;n joins Sam to unpack Hollywood&rsquo;s obsession with big tech, how these films signal the industry&rsquo;s return to whiteness, and what viewers should be asking themselves as they head to the theaters.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr"><em>The Sam Sanders Show</em> is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p>

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