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"Black Mirror" reflects on itself

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

Salon

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

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

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"Companion": A smug attempt at feminism

Neither a horror nor a comedy, this future-tinged tale settles for being a reductive collection of better movies

Salon

In Companion, the Killer Robot Is the Hero

An AI sexbot undergoes a feminist awakening in this clever sci-fi thriller.

Reason

The Wildest Sci-Fi Thriller Of The Year Flips The Killer Robot Movie On Its Head

'Companion' is a surprisingly smart subversion of the killer robot movie, thanks to a terrific lead performance from Sophie Thatcher.

Inverse

Companion’s Take On Toxic Relationships Was So Intense Jack Quaid Apologised Inbetween Takes

“I think there is that feeling within women of lacking control in this atmosphere that we live in right now.”

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