Michael and Us: iPhone, Therefore I Am
A movie about Canada's greatest export, the BlackBerry.
May 28, 2023
49 min
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May 28, 2023
Michael and Us: iPhone, Therefore I Am
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<p>As Canadians, we simply couldn't pass up a movie about our greatest national export. Matt Johnson's BLACKBERRY (2023) puts a darkly comic spin on the rise and fall of "the phone you had before your iPhone." We discuss the ways that this very funny film is both similar to and crucially different from such recent boardroom dramas as AIR. PLUS: the return of Pete Buttigieg, and a weekend with the world's most prolific songwriter.</p><br /><p>If you watch only one movie on Will's recommendation in your life, make it LOCAL LEGENDS - <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/locallegends" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/locallegends</a></p><br /><p>"BlackBerryIs a Movie That Portrays Tech Dreams Honestly—Finally" by John Semley - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/blackberry-movie-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.wired.com/story/blackberry-movie-review/</a></p><br /><p><em>Michael and Us</em> is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>
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