More than yet another sci-fi parable about a future plagued by dangerous robots, Colin O’Sullivan’s 2018 novel The Dark Manual was a lyrical meditation on grieving and the emotions we project onto everyday objects. The book’s premise, prose, and thematic ambivalence about artificially intelligent machines made it feel like the kind of story that could only be adapted as a grim drama. But Apple TV Plus and A24’s Sunny brings a new depth and nuance to O’Sullivan’s story by…
Apple’s Sunny is a grief-stricken crime dramedy with a smile on its face
