‘Mountainhead’ Review: A Movie From ‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Covers Familiar Territory

‘Mountainhead’ Mines AI Anxieties at Just the Right Time

Imagine a future that may or may not be too far from now in which an AI video generator is capable of cranking out an entire movie. Then picture the movie’s script is derived from a large language model fed nothing but the entire run of the HBO series “Succession” and every article from the […]

After “Succession,” Jesse Armstrong makes his feature film debut with “Mountainhead,” a merciless satire of tech billionaires and their growing power over our lives. Niklas Wahllöf spoke to the British screenwriter who couldn’t stay away from the super-rich.

Review: Mountainhead - Chicago Reader

Jesse Armstrong's satirical dramedy Mountainhead has nothing cutting-edge to say about billionaires and tech moguls.

‘Mountainhead’ review: A movie from ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong covers familiar territory

During its four-season run on HBO, there was a critical consensus around “Succession” that I did not share. Most felt the series was an entertainingly scathing, darkly funny dissection of the rich and their ridiculous, unhappy lives. I admired the…

Cory Michael Smith on ‘Mountainhead,’ Millennial Jeans, and Jim Carrey

Smith talks to Vogue about starring in Jesse Armstrong’s directorial debut, where his comic chops come from, and this accelerating moment in his career.

‘The Mountainhead’ Writer-Director Jesse Armstrong Has ‘Some Sympathy’ for Tech Bros

'The Mountainhead' writer-director Jesse Armstrong talks about Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, and tackling tech titans in a dark time.