Appofeniacs was watched as part of Fantastic Fest 2025! It had its showing on Saturday, September 20th as part of the festival, and it was the North American Premiere of this film!
AI! Is it the future? Is it the not-future? Did it write this review?
No, no it did not. The fears about AI are real though. For example, taking peoples jobs, and destroying the arts. But an even bigger thing that people should fear is “Deepfakes”, technology that makes videos of non-real footage. You know, the footage could be used for crime, to trick people, porn, or any number of things. You could now have a video that isn’t real of you saying slurs, beating someone up, or naked. That can get you fired, get you in trouble with the police, and ruin your real life relationships because hey, its on video, it must be real.
But surely, most people don’t worry about this because most people aren’t important so why would they be targeted like politicians and celebrities? Well, the ease of this technology means more and more people holding a grudge, because you cut them off in a restaurant, or didn’t hold open a door, and your life gets ruined.
That is the story of Appofeniacs, and it is truly frightening!
Starring a whole slew of people you mostly will not recognize, but let me sprinkle in a couple you might! his includes Aaron Holliday, Harley Bronwyn, Jermaine Fowler, Paige Searcy, Scarlett DeMeo, Sean Gunn, Simran Jehani, and Will Brandt.
Honestly, the only photos for this movie is the hot tub, I was forced to do it.
This is a strange movie, because I had to vaguely describe it, because I truly think this is one of those films where you should just go along the ride, and see where the characters and experiences take you. A lot of scary places, I assure you, and a lot of places where I also would not know how to react in real life should it happen.
This is a film full of dramatic irony and unfortunate circumstances. When the bad guys make good points, and the good guys are kind of dumb, it’s a rollercoaster of emotion.
I do think this is a fun movie, and a bit scary, given how easy it is to imagine this sort of stuff can actually happen.