In a media landscape increasingly shaped by outrage, algorithms, and corporate consolidation, Network feels less like a 1976 satire and more like a prophecy — especially in the wake of Congress’ billionaire tax cut.

What once seemed like over-the-top fiction—the idea of a news anchor having a televised breakdown, or a corporation treating human emotion as a marketable commodity—now reads like a documentary. The film’s biting critique of media spectacle, profit-driven news, and public manipulation hits harder today than ever before.

With Ned Beatty’s thunderous monologue serving as the sermon of a system where commerce rules all, Network doesn’t just hold up—it warns us, loud and clear, about the world we’re already living in.

Thanks for the heads up, Paddy.