96: The Net (1995) - Sandra Bullock in Situations

2023-11-27

Thrillvember continues with a title that many will know from its constant looping on cable. Beware what floppy disks you shove in your computer because you might get caught in 1995's THE NET.Just as last week's episode on THE PARALLAX VIEW captured the anxieties of the 70's, so does this week's dawn-of-the-internet film. Anxieties like: can Sandra Bullock trust pizza.net with her personal information? Where did I put my floppy disk? And is there a modem on the beach? Despite its...

Thrillvember continues with a title that many will know from its constant looping on cable. Beware what floppy disks you shove in your computer because you might get caught in 1995's THE NET.

Just as last week's episode on THE PARALLAX VIEW captured the anxieties of the 70's, so does this week's dawn-of-the-internet film. Anxieties like: can Sandra Bullock trust pizza.net with her personal information? Where did I put my floppy disk? And is there a modem on the beach?

Despite its airport-paperback feel, there are some intensely prescient topics up for discussion: privacy concerns, corporations controlling the government and our lives, and Sandra Bullock in crop tops.

Plus, Erin and Nick quiz each other on the early internet intersecting with film and the cultural footprint of THE NET!

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