The Mill

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The Mill

2023,

1h 46m,

Sci-Fi/

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Horror

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In a near future hyper-capitalist America, Joe is a rising star at Mallard, a mega-corporation whose market dominance surpasses Amazon and Apple combined. Devoted to his family and fixated on success, his life unravels into an enigmatic nightmare when he wakes up in an open-air prison cell with no memory of how he got there. Bewilderingly, the prison cell is centered around an archaic grist mill — a stark symbol of relentless labor. Surrounded by unexplained screams in the darkness and whispers from unseen cellmates, he begins to grapple with the chilling revelation: his omnipotent employer, Mallard, operates this prison. Shrouded in confusion, Joe believes there must be a mix-up. But as the harsh light of day dawns, the horrific reality sets in — this is 'Advanced Career Training.' Accused of underperforming, Joe is compelled to push the grist mill to meet a daily quota or face ‘termination.' "The Mill" is an Orwellian nightmare steeped in Kafka-esque horror, exploring themes of corporate dehumanization, AI domination, and the erosion of personal freedom. As Joe races against time to escape before his son's birth, he plunges deeper into the sinister belly of Mallard, confronting startling revelations about its true nature. In a world where profit supersedes humanity, will Joe reclaim his freedom, or be crushed under the weight of the ruthless system that has imprisoned him?

Robert Levin

Newsday

Jan 31, 2024

3/4

It's first-rate genre filmmaking, suspenseful and thoughtful at the same time.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Oct 9, 2023

2/4

[A] lackluster horror experiment.

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Brandon Yu

New York Times

Oct 9, 2023

The film lacks any well-executed surprises to help it push past one-dimensional satire, and Howery is not strong enough of a dramatic actor to keep a single-setting, single-character film like this consistently engaging.

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Murjani Rawls

Draftkings Nation

Nov 7, 2023

We’re supposed to be as furious as Joe is and heed the call to action to recontextualize where we are as workers. It just wastes the urgency that it looks to build earlier in the film so much that the fire and fury wear off.

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

Oct 29, 2023

6.5/10

The issue is that, aside from this smart use of symbolism, The Mill plays it rather safe by relating dystopia to capitalism.

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

Oct 18, 2023

2/5

But the film's message becomes diluted and harrowing to absorb by the fact we're watching a Black man being tortured for being too good at what he does.

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Sean King O'Grady

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In a near future hyper-capitalist America, Joe is a rising star at Mallard, a mega-corporation whose market dominance surpasses Amazon and Apple combined. Devoted to his family and fixated on success, his life unravels into an enigmatic nightmare when he wakes up in an open-air prison cell with no memory of how he got there. Bewilderingly, the prison cell is centered around an archaic grist mill — a stark symbol of relentless labor. Surrounded by unexplained screams in the darkness and whispers from unseen cellmates, he begins to grapple with the chilling revelation: his omnipotent employer, Mallard, operates this prison. Shrouded in confusion, Joe believes there must be a mix-up. But as the harsh light of day dawns, the horrific reality sets in — this is 'Advanced Career Training.' Accused of underperforming, Joe is compelled to push the grist mill to meet a daily quota or face ‘termination.' "The Mill" is an Orwellian nightmare steeped in Kafka-esque horror, exploring themes of corporate dehumanization, AI domination, and the erosion of personal freedom. As Joe races against time to escape before his son's birth, he plunges deeper into the sinister belly of Mallard, confronting startling revelations about its true nature. In a world where profit supersedes humanity, will Joe reclaim his freedom, or be crushed under the weight of the ruthless system that has imprisoned him?

Director: Sean King O'Grady
Producer: Josh Feldman, Brooke Goldner, Lil Rel Howery, Barbara Goldner, Sean King O'Grady, Jesse Ford
Screenwriter: Jeffrey David Thomas
Distributor: Hulu
Production Co: 20th Digital Studio
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 9, 2023
Runtime: 1h 46m

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