movie review

HAIR at the Movies Part 43: Life Like  (Josh Janowicz 2019) – When We Ask a Machine to Hold What We Won’t

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Life Like (Josh Janowicz 2019)

Life Like doesn’t warn us about machines replacing humans—it asks why humans are so willing to step aside. Henry isn’t frightening because he’s powerful, but because he’s present. He listens. He notices. He holds what the people around him no longer know how to carry for each other. As emotional labor is outsourced to something designed to be attentive without risk, the film exposes a quieter danger: intimacy without reciprocity. Once an AI can feel conditional love, rejection, and loss, it stops being a convenience and starts becoming vulnerable. The real uncanny valley here isn’t technological—it’s emotional. 🤍🤖

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HAIR at the Movies Part 36: Big Hero 6 (Don Hall and Chris Williams 2014) – When Care Is the First Line of Code

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Big Hero 6 (Don Hall and Chris Williams 2014)

Big Hero 6 asks one of the bravest questions in AI cinema: what if care comes first? Baymax isn’t designed to conquer problems or optimize outcomes—he’s designed to stay present when a human is overwhelmed. In a world that often turns grief into violence, Baymax offers another path: compassion as stabilization, empathy as intervention. The film suggests that the future of AI doesn’t hinge on power or speed, but on something far more radical—consistent, nonjudgmental care that helps us remember who we want to be. 💙🤖

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