07
Feb
In writer/director Drew Hancock’s new film Companion, Sophie Thatcher plays Iris, a young woman who seems almost obsessively devoted to being a perfect mate to her new boyfriend Josh (Jack Quaid). He’s everything she wants, and it’s not long before we find out why: Iris is a highly advanced robot, manufactured and programmed to Josh’s exact specifications, and controlled by him from a mobile device that looks a lot like an iPad. He can adjust everything from her intelligence to her level of aggression, the latter proving both useful and wildly dangerous as the story unfolds. By the time the…