SECRETS ARE LIES. SHARING IS CARING. PRIVACY IS THEFT.

Young Mae Holland (Emma Watson) is hired for a customer support job at a powerful tech firm called The Circle; initially, she’s seduced by its corporate culture, but realizes the danger…

A drama about the influence that Silicon Valley has on our lives and what a potential threat to integrity companies like Meta, X and Apple pose. The topic is complex and constantly relevant, but the film’s story is far too simplistic and obvious right from the start.

The affable Tom Hanks is the right man to play The Circle’s own Steve Jobs.

2017-U.S. 110 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by James Ponsoldt. Screenplay: James Ponsoldt, Dave Eggers. Novel: Dave Eggers. Music: Danny Elfman. Cast: Emma Watson (Mae Holland), Tom Hanks (Eamon Bailey), John Boyega (Ty Lafitte), Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton, Glenne Headly… Beck. 

Trivia: Paxton’s last film.