25 h. ago Holy Cow review – unlikely French teen cheesemaker drama with a big heart

A largely nonprofessional cast shine in Louise Courvoisier’s gritty rural tale that feels satisfyingly realHere’s something to tempt the appetites of fans of French cinema and artisan cheeses alike: Holy Cow, the first feature fim from French director Louise Courvoisier, has been a breakout success domestically (it won a prize at Cannes and a couple of Césars, and went on to win over French audiences in their droves). On paper, this tale of a rural teenage delinquent who dreams of glory in the annual comté cheesemaking competition sounds like any number of generic feelgood underdog tales. But there’s a knack to making great rural cinema, which boils down to capturing the grit and spit and personality of the place rather than some sun-dappled romantic projection of a simpler life.It helps immeasurably that Courvoisier grew up in the same remote Jura farming community in eastern France where the film is set. It shows in every rough-edged, beer-drenched frame – this is earthy, sweaty, ...

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3 d. ago Netflix documentary on 'dark side' of child influencers leaves viewers 'utterly disgusted'

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing has left viewers feeling 'disgusted'

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3 d. ago Child influencer Piper Rockelle breaks silence after new Netflix documentary series

Child influencer Piper Rockelle has broken her silence following Netflix’s new documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing,

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3 d. ago The Dark Side of Kidfluencing: The grim story behind Tiffany Smith and Piper Rockelle

Netflix’s new docuseries, ‘Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing,’ takes a look at the ‘disturbing’ tale of influencer Piper Rockelle and her momager Tiffany Smith

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4 d. ago Netflix Bad Influence’s Piper Rockelle and Tiffany Smith now and what happened with The Squad lawsuit

Netflix's latest docurseries Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing explores the horrifying 'exploitation' of YouTube group The Squad and Piper Rockelle at the hands of her mother, Tiffany Smith

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4 d. ago Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing review – nothing about this shocking tale feels OK

This grim documentary shines a light on child social media star Piper Rockelle, the hugely murky ethics surrounding this kind of content – and the high-profile lawsuit that engulfed their careerThe title of the new documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing is interesting. It could be said to presuppose the existence of a good side to allowing, encouraging or coercing young children and early teens to put their lives online for attention and validation (or deliberately creating content to attract subscribers, brand interest and sponsorship deals). But perhaps, you think, I am being hopelessly old-fashioned. Perhaps this is the way forward. Perhaps it is the way things are these days. Who am I to say how youngsters should connect, spend their time, be raised in 2025?I understand this impulse to ignore the past. I almost admire it. It is good for us all, as we get older, to fight against the creeping belief that the past was better. It is a canard, a conflation of the ha...

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