"Companion"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

For this week's main podcast review, Giovanni Lago, Dan Bayer, and I, along with guests Lexi Lane and Reyna Cervantes, are here to discuss and review the feature directorial debut from Drew Hancock, "Companion," starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén & Rupert Friend. A sci-fi romantic thriller with themes of dependency on relationships and technology, the twisted film is enjoyed best with a romantic partner or if you're just looking for a good time at the movies. What did we think of it, though? Please tune in as we discuss these topics, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Companion.
0:06.0	There have been two moments in my life when I was happiest.
0:09.0	The first was the day I met Josh.
0:12.0	Uh, I'm Josh.
0:14.0	I'm Iris.
0:15.0	And the second, the day I killed him.
0:18.0	Just relax. Remember to smile and act happy.
0:26.6	Do they know?
0:32.6	Iris, wake up?
0:36.6	What are you doing?
0:39.3	Shut her down already.
0:40.3	What is she talking about, Josh?
0:41.8	All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for companion, and the story is as follows.
0:47.3	A weekend getaway turns bloody and violent when a subservient android that's built for human companionship goes haywire. The film is starring
0:55.8	Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lucas Gage, Megan Surrey, Harvey, Gwillion, and Rupert Friend. It is written
1:03.0	and directed by Drew Hancock, and here to join me today for this podcast review. I have
1:08.1	Dan Baer. Hello, everybody. Giovanni Logo. Hello.
1:13.9	And we have two guests joining us for this review. First up here from Lexilane.net. She also
1:21.0	writes for Offscreen Central is, well, you guessed it, Lexi Lane. Hello. Hi, hi.
1:26.6	And a freelance writer for Offscreen Central,
1:29.3	Fangoria, a bunch of other places also on the web. We have joining us for the first time,
1:34.5	Raina Cervantes. Hey, hello. Thank you for having me. Thank you, both of you for being here today,
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