REVIEW – ‘Companion’ is a gleefully deranged genre mash-up that starts the year in style
Every so often, a film emerges that feels like a jolt of electricity—equal parts unsettling, hilarious, and unexpected. A genre-blurring dark comedy/sci-fi thriller, Drew Hancock’s Companion, is one such film. It’s a story that traverses the absurd and the emotional with a uniquely audacious tone, delivering a movie that manages to thrill, shock, and amuse. With a stellar cast led by Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid, Companion stands out as a bold, inventive effort in modern genre cinema. A gleefully deranged genre mash-up that starts the year in style,...