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    "New Line Cinema—the studio that brought you “The Notebook”—and the unhinged creators of “Barbarian” cordially invite you to experience a new kind of love story…

    Written and directed by Drew Hancock (“My Dead Ex,” “Suburgatory”), “Companion” stars Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” “The Boogeyman”), Jack Quaid (“The Boys,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”), Lukas Gage (“Smile 2,” “Dead Boy Detectives”), Megan Suri (“Never Have I Ever,” “It Lives Inside”), Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows,” “Blue Beetle”) and Rupert Friend (“High Desert,” “Asteroid City”). The film is produced by the filmmakers behind “Barbarian”—Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Zach Cregger and Roy Lee. The executive producers are Tracy Rosenblum and Jamie Buckner.

    The cinematographer is Eli Born (“The Boogeyman,” “Hellraiser”). The production designer is Scott Kuzio (“Dumb Money,” the “Fear Street” trilogy). The editors are Brett W. Bachman (“The Fall of the House of Usher,” “Pig”) and Josh Ethier (“Don’t Move,” “Orphan: First Kill”). The costume designer is Vanessa Porter (“The Toxic Avenger,” “Archive 81”). The composer is Hrishikesh Hirway (“Song Exploder,” “Everything Sucks!”). The music supervisor is Rob Lowry (“Do Revenge,” “Miracle Workers”). The casting is by Nancy Nayor (“Saw X,” “Barbarian”).

    New Line Cinema presents A BoulderLight Pictures Production, In Association With Vertigo Entertainment/Subconscious: “Companion.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters only nationwide on January 10, 2025, and internationally beginning on 8 January 2025."



    UHD coming soon, cover art below.

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  • #2
    Saw it on Friday. It's pretty exciting with plenty of twists. A little nastier than I expected as well.
    Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?

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    • #3
      Steelbook release coming in Germany.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Matt H. View Post
        Saw it on Friday. It's pretty exciting with plenty of twists. A little nastier than I expected as well.
        You increased my interest.
        VHS will never die!

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        • #5
          COMPANION (2025) MAX. Drew Hancock's COMPANION sports an odd structure, but it has its rewards. It begins fairly conventionally depicting a relationship evolve between Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) complete with a 'meet cute' in a supermarket. Hancock lets it play out as if nothing is odd about the couple, but it's clear that Iris is more than a bit 'awkward'. It's a full 25 minutes before the cat is let out of the bag – she's a love robot – a “Companion”. The approach is curious for the advertising and promotion doesn't make it a secret.

          What does work is Thatcher's performance which makes it believable without overplaying it. The issue of AI is addressed in a decently intriguing manner, albeit intermittently. Initially, it's disappointing that the structure is a bit of a ruse disguising that the main “plot” driver is a standard issue greedy cash scheme with Josh and his friends Patrick, Kat and Eli (Lukas Gage, Megan Suri and Harvey Guillen) conspiring to shake down a rich Russian (Rupert Friend). It's not a bad story-line, but the switch in gears takes a while to gain a foothold. It plays out decently enough with some dark humor and one solid surprise, but any deeper discussion on artificial intelligence takes a backseat to the antics. Same with any real exploration of the sexual relationship dynamics which are similarly buried under the gab and grue. The grocery store opening plays as a nod to the ending of the original STEPFORD WIVES and Iris' story could be read as a continuation of the adventures of EX MACHINA's Ava after 'she' is let loose upon the world. COMPANION isn't up to the those features, but there's some fun and even a bit of thoughtfulness built in with Thatcher's performance earning some 'human' compassion.

          COMPANION is currently streaming on MAX and is available as a rental. It's on DVD, Blu Ray and 4K.

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          • #6
            It's fun.

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            • #7
              We watched it over the weekend and I really enjoyed it. Lots of great twists and turns and a really effective sense of black comedy throughout it.
              Rock! Shock! Pop!

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              • #8
                Yeah, it had it's flaws but overall, I was happy to have watched it. Some damn funny spots.

                I really like him in NOVOCAINE as well.

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                • #9
                  Like a lot of movies, when I recommend it to folks, I encourage them not to watch a trailer for it or read anything about it. It's more enjoyable that way. It was for me anyway. Heck, when I first saw the promo still (seen on the disc cover in the first post above), I thought she was a demon!
                  VHS will never die!

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