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Film Review - Companion

Film Review - Companion

Drew Hancock's sci-fi-thriller-horror-satire features a fine lead in Sophie Thatcher, but don't let the trailer spoil it for you

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Feb 03, 2025
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I’m not the first reviewer to note that the trailer for this film gives too much away. Like the critic in question (Mark Kermode), I am also grateful I did not have writer-director Drew Hancock’s Companion spoiled for me. I can only second his urging that if you are going to catch this sci-fi-thriller-horror-satire gem, if at all …

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