Don't let the trailers fool you, Companion is no light-hearted skip through the woods, it's a twisted take on toxic masculinity from writer and director Drew Hancock that pokes fun at romantic comedies while adding a fresh addition to the concept of AI gone rogue. The Palm Springs International Film Festival ‘Director to Watch’ joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss his sci-fi tweaked horror, starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Harvey Guillén, Megan Suri and Lukas Gage. In our chat, Hancock talks meet cutes, bad boyfriends and the relatable fear of facing your new lover’s judgy friends.

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