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Mosaic (TV Miniseries)

HBO Classics

Mosaic

2018

Steven Soderbergh

Sharon Stone, Frederick Weller, Devin Ratray, Maya Kazan ...

5.6

393

TV Series. Drama TV Miniseries (2018). 6 Episodes. It was released as smartphone app on November 2017. With the Mosaic app, audiences get to decide how they want to watch a murder mystery about a glamorous children’s author (Sharon Stone) who turns up dead in a ski-resort town. At the end of each chapter viewers are asked to select one of two characters’ storylines. HBO released the regular tv series, without interactivity, on January 22, 2018.

	Media	Author	Review
		Maureen Ryan Variety	"Solid and generally satisfying (...) The cast does a fine job of injecting passion and nuance into their characters’ plights."
		Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"It's an interesting concept (...) The writing, from Ed Solomon (...) is serviceable though not subtle (...) [It] will make the viewer wonder if the app was better than the linear HBO story"
		Alex McLevy AV Club	"What makes this new miniseries especially good is how it uses the framework of a standard-issue mystery to interrogate our understanding of storytelling conventions."
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"There’s a compelling engine at work that drives the plot (...) But there are issues with the format (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kelly Lawler USA Today	"The series starts a bit too slow. Stone is always a treat, but the pace and plotting are more gripping after Olivia's murder (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		James Poniewozik The New York Times	"[App Review]: As a mystery, 'Mosaic' (...) is sleek-looking but sluggish, burdened by flat characters. But as an investigation of what stories are and how we assemble them in our minds, the app is fascinating"
		Inkoo Kang Slate	"[App Review]: [It] lets you pick the plot you want. Bad idea (...) I found myself increasingly wishing for a more passive watching experience (...) It wasn't very fun"

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