Elizabeth Banks confronts AI in stylish SXSW thriller ‘DreamQuil’
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By Katcy Stephan
Published on March 21, 2026.
Elizabeth Banks stars as an overwhelmed mom who returns home from a virtual wellness retreat to find a robot version of herself caring for her family. The film, Alex Prager's "DreamQuil," is about what would happen if AI took on more mundane tasks, such as laundry and dishes. Banks believes that this AI, ultimately, is a caregiver and that if we're not caring for each other, what is our humanity? The film stars John C. Reilly, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Newton. Prager prioritized uplifting human artists when crafting the film.
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