This article contains spoilers. In a time when artificial intelligence is becoming exponentially more popular and profitable, new film “Companion” casts a reflection on human relationships in the age of advanced AI technology.
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Sophie Thatcher coolly holds down the center of a horror-comedy that's closer in tone to the entertaining silliness of 'M3GAN' than anything truly disturbing.
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Early in "Companion," lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about him. They reminisce about how they first met at the supermarket. All those oranges tumbling onto the floor! Ha ha.
Iris has only had two truly defining moments in life. The day she met Josh. And the day she killed him. With that deliciously ominous prelude, the film sets the stage for a rollercoaster of deception, manipulation, and technological terror.
That’s right, Companion isn’t just a cutie little love story painted with the red of heart-shaped candy and blood, but is also a hate-mail valentine to mediocre tech bro losers who have a difficult time checking their entitlement.
Chuck in a software tweak, and we’re somewhere between Fatal Attraction and Westworld.Thatcher describes it as “a love story within yourself, about loving yourself, [because] for a good 60, 70 per cent of the movie,
Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, writer-director Drew Hancock's movie Companion is one of the most exciting dark comedies of the year.
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Sophie Thatcher of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” is the lead, a dreamy young woman named Iris who, while shopping for groceries, has a meet-cute with a pleasant young fellow named Josh, impeccably played by Jack Quaid of Prime Video’s “The Boys.
FlickDirect’s Allison Rose sits down with Companion (2025) director and writer Drew Hancock to discuss his unique take on AI, horror, and human relationships in his new thriller. Originally conceived as a traditional “AI gone wrong” horror, Companion evolved into a deep, emotional story about self-discovery, toxic relationships, and empowerment.