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The Social Network Is An All-Time Great Movie, And I'm Certain Of That Now More Than Ever

They were wired in. The Background: Riley Utley is the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. She has written for national publications as well as daily and alt-weekly newspapers in Spokane, Washington, Syracuse, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with her master’s degree in arts journalism and communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Since joining the CB team she has covered numerous TV shows and movies -- including her personal favorite shows Ted Lasso and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She also has followed and consistently written about everything from Taylor Swift to Fire Country, and she's enjoyed every second of it.  What She's Into: Riley’s range in likes is random and wide, from Marvel to musicals and from Game of Thrones to the latest Netflix rom-com you can catch her watching just about anything. Her favorite movies include but are not limited to When Harry Met Sally, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Finding Nemo and The Grand Budapest Hotel. She loves going to the movie theater, consuming copious amounts of popcorn and logging whatever she saw on Letterboxd immediately afterward. She constantly walks around quoting Ted Lasso, SNL and Parks and Rec. She has been known to create the occasional PowerPoint explaining the MCU to those who don’t get it. In the non-media realm, Riley is a massive college basketball fan. She is a firm believer that the Gonzaga men’s basketball team is the best team of all time, and she is patiently waiting for the day they finally win a national championship. She grew up in Washington and loves skiing, coffee and making sure that people know she is from the state, not D.C.  What She's Excited About Right Now: Anything Taylor Swift or Andrew Garfield does, finally seeing strong female representation in the MCU and eventually seeing Jonathan Bailey sing his heart out in Wicked.

The official sequel is here, but another movie is dominating the conversation. The Background: Ryan graduated from Missouri State University with a BA in English/Creative Writing.  What He's Into: He loves all things horror. An avid fan of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Lifelong comic book fan. What He's Excited About Right Now: Ryan's really excited for House of the Dragon and Hulu's Hellraiser reboot!

Biopics have their own special challenge.

You have more than the bare minimum of my attention.

You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies, or something like that...

Talk about a strong candidate.

SORRY, MY PRADA'S AT THE CLEANERS!

It took some doing.

Sorkin's locked in on this one...

This moment isn’t just 30%, it’s everything.

Andrew Garfield became a household name thanks to the Social Network, but wasn't sure of its success.

Would Andrew Garfield return in The Social Network sequel?

We love a laptop-smashing moment!

I re-watched The Social Network, realized that Andrew Garfield didn't get an Oscar nomination for it, and then got really mad.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 emerged victorious over Mank in one of the Golden Globes categories, and David Fincher handled it quite well.

The Cambridge Analytica scandal could be a movie on its own

No, still not over it.

The Social Network, that insatiably entertaining indictment of the very device you're reading this on, ends on a beautifully ambiguous image: Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), the founder of Facebook who seems to have won everything, endlessly refreshing the unanswered friend request of the woman (Rooney Mara) who inspired his ascent/descent. Do we need another take on Zuckerberg's generation-shifting, conscience-destroying social network? Well... maybe. Because, per the Happy.Sad.Confused podcast, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has an idea he's jazzed about — under one condition. [caption id="attachment_843134" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via …

You don't get 500 million friends without a few behind the scenes facts...

We may not have the full list yet, but we know what topped Quentin Tarantino’s list of the Best Films of the 2010s. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has made no secret of the fact that he loves to create ranked lists of movies, meticulously putting together a Top 10 each year. But for 2019, he revealed on The Rewatchables podcast that he was doing a deep-dive into rewatching a bunch of films from the 2010s to come up with his list of the best movies of the decade. During an interview with Premiere Magazine (which is in French), …

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The Social Network Is An All-Time Great Movie, And I'm Certain Of That Now More Than Ever

Oct
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Dec
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A ‘Kind Of Hesitant’ Jeremy Allen White Shares Why He Went From Playing Springsteen To Another Biopic With Social Network 2

Sep
26
The Social Network 2’s Official Title And Release Date Have Been Revealed, And There’s Another Key Thing That Helps Make Up For Jesse Eisenberg's Absence

Aug
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The Social Network Part II Has My Attention, And I Have A Few Thoughts

Jul
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The Social Network Part II Might Be Making A Huge Casting Change, And It Has 100% Of My Attention

Jul
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I Can't Wait For Social Network 2, Here's What We Know

Jun
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Disney Channel Star Brenda Song Shares How She Fought For Her Role In The Social Network After She Was Stopped From Appearing In A Clint Eastwood Classic

Jun
25
Looks Like The Social Network 2 Is Finally Happening, And There’s One Big Change That Has Me Both Excited And Concerned

Mar
3
Andrew Garfield And Jesse Eisenberg Had A Lovely Social Network Reunion Amid Oscars Night, And Fans Are Here For It

Oct
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‘We Screwed It Up’: Andrew Garfield Recalls He And Jesse Eisenberg Thinking The Social Network Was Going To Fail

Oct
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As The Social Network 2 Is Reportedly In The Works, Andrew Garfield Weighs In On Whether He’d Return For The Sequel

Sep
28
Andrew Garfield Responded To His Iconic Social Network Scene Going Viral On TikTok, And I'm Surprised By His Deep Thoughts About It

Oct
12
I Re-Watched The Social Network, And I'm So Mad Andrew Garfield Didn't Get An Oscar Nomination

Mar
2
David Fincher With The Best Response After Losing Golden Globe To Social Network Collaborator Aaron Sorkin

Oct
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The Social Network 2: 6 Things I Want To See Included If Aaron Sorkin Actually Writes It

Oct
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How Dylan O’Brien’s Impeccable Social Network Parody Came Together

Oct
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Aaron Sorkin Wants to Write a ‘Social Network’ Sequel, But Only on One Condition

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The Social Network: 10 Cool Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Facebook Movie

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Quentin Tarantino Says ‘The Social Network’ Is the Best Film of the 2010s