Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White head a strong cast which also includes Betty Gilpin and Wunmi Mosaku
Dir/scr: Aaron Sorkin. US. 2026. 112mins
While David Fincher’s The Social Network (2010) was powered by the fizzing vim and vigour of audacious young disruptors, Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up is a more stolid affair, trading the raw energy of its predecessor for a more prestige drama aesthetic. A meticulously researched dramatisation of how Facebook employee Frances Haugen turned whistleblower in 2019, teaming up with Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Jeff Horwitz to expose many of the social media giant’s questionable practices, the film is powered by a whip-smart screenplay from Sorkin (who also wrote Fincher’s film). Pacey and incisive, it pulls absolutely no punches in its observations about the mechanics of the company and the ethos of founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Sorkin relies on his audience being continually enraged by Facebook’s practices
The Social Reckoning also boasts strong performances from Oscar winner Mikey Madison (Anora) as Haugen and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) as Horwitz. Excellent co-stars Jeremy Strong, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen and Wunmi Mosaku bring additional star power that should translate to strong box office when the film rolls out from October 8. It may struggle to match the trajectory of The Social Network, which took $226m worldwide and won three Oscars (for adapted screenplay, soundtrack and editing), but this sequel-of-sorts should...
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