Rob1n (2025): When the Puppet Outlasts the Plot
Rob1n (2025) starts with atmospheric horror, a child hunting his family on his birthday. Lawrence Fowler’s animatronic-approach to killer dolls. Streaming now on Prime Video and Tubi TV.
Artificial Intelligence in cinema. AI cinema beyond “Terminator” dystopias, films like “Subservience” and “Her” that explore what happens when artificial minds get genuinely creative, curious, or catastrophically human.
From “Black Mirror” episodes that became cultural touchstones to “Megan” asking what makes consciousness real.
Whether it’s psychological thrillers like “The Machine” where you can’t tell human from artificial, horror films like “Upgrade” that make technology truly terrifying, or thought-provoking pieces like “Archive 81” that blur the line between programmed behavior and genuine emotion.
Remember when “Ex Machina” won an Oscar and proved that AI films could be both intellectually stimulating and visually stunning? We dive into AI movies that treat artificial intelligence as more than a plot device, as a character, as a commentary, as a catalyst for exploring what makes us fundamentally human.
Rob1n (2025) starts with atmospheric horror, a child hunting his family on his birthday. Lawrence Fowler’s animatronic-approach to killer dolls. Streaming now on Prime Video and Tubi TV.
The Short Film Series That Changed Real-Time Rendering: “Adam” Retrospective by Mother of Movies 10-Year Anniversary Retrospective Context: First released on YouTube in 2016 and hitting Netflix in 2021, Neil Blomkamp’s Adam is now a decade old. Why We’re Watching in 2026: In a world now dominated by AI-generated video, Mother of Movies looks back…
Read Mother of Movies’ Bad Things (2025) review, a visually striking but narratively incoherent indie sci-fi horror where AI viruses, chainsaws, and surreal humour collide. Spoilers and ending explained.
In Vitro (2024) review: This Australian sci-fi thriller explores biotechnology gone wrong in the outback. With only three cast members, directors Will Howarth and Tom McKeith create a claustrophobic psychological horror about livestock cloning that turns personal. Featuring excellent cinematography by Shelley Farthing-Dawe and distributed by Saban Films, this indie gem delivers genuine tension. A minimalist and intimate horror film.
Companion (2025) Review: A sci-fi thriller with Sophie Thatcher & Jack Quaid. AI ethics, human control, & love’s dark twists, Don’t miss this.
A nostalgic blend of comedy, horror, and sci-fi set on New Year’s Eve 1999. Murderous tech wreaks havoc as friends fight to survive Y2K’s dark turn.