Gia Coppola's "Mainstream", stumbles gauchely into every pitfall of this particular subgenre: it's a big, blunt, sanctimonious satire of YouTuber idolatry that, for all its bug-eyed, pin-balling energy, never feels remotely ahead of the curve
a vapid social-media satire; The plot is just as predictable as the themes. Everyone watching will know where it's going, although the viewer's imagined version of the screenplay will likely be shrewder than the one written by Coppola and Tom Stuart
a raucous and rickety satire of social media celebrity; "Mainstream" is a cautionary tale to approach with caution, deserving of a like but perhaps not quite a subscribe
by Raphael Abraham [Financial Times ]
