Appofeniacs 2025 Movie Review Trailer
Apophenia is the term defining the human tendency to draw false connections between unrelated things. It lies at the heart of most conspiracy theories. The characters in *Appofeniacs*—a film by Chris Marss Piliero screened at the 2025 Fantastic Fest—fall victim to this psychological phenomenon, though at times they are also its architects. The movie explores the potential for deepfake technology to ruin lives. In the opening scene, a man murders his girlfriend after receiving a video showing her having sex with another man. The video is fake. The person behind it is Duke (Aaron Holliday), a punk-styled young man obsessed with artificial intelligence; he shows the criminal Cedrick (Jermaine Fowler) how he uses this technology to exact revenge on people he dislikes. Director: Chris Marrs Piliero Writer: Chris Marrs Piliero Stars: Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, Sean Gunn This sets the stage for several interconnected subplots regarding the consequences of his malicious schemes. Those af...