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"Black Mirror" reflects on itself

Charlie Brooker’s once-prescient show feels creatively stagnant and outpaced by pop culture

Salon · Apr 10, 2025

Companion review: this sleek but violent film asks interesting ethical questions about our relationship with AI

Science fiction film and television has long been fascinated by robots. But stories that show us uncannily human cyborgs have often tended to veer towards either comedy or horror. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) both imagine a world where beautiful female cyborgs threaten to overstep…

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

How 'Companion' Turned Sophie Thatcher Into the "Perfect Girlfriend"

The film’s creative team breaks down turning the star’s robot character into the “perfect girlfriend.”

Marie Claire · Feb 4, 2025