AI Doom, Nuclear Quiet, and Rock-Solid Aliens: A Cinephile Roundup

An AV Club multi-story feature surveys The AI Doc (a broad, fear-driven look at AI), Testament (an intimate, human-scale film about a family facing nuclear catastrophe), Inventory (a playful roundup of iconic rock-themed characters in pop culture), and Project Hail Mary (a heartfelt take on cross-cultural communication with aliens). The piece juxtaposes techno-anxiety with human resilience and curiosity, offering a nuanced portrait of how cinema treats AI, disaster, and connection in contemporary culture.