Taika Waititi delivers one of the worst movies of the year.

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Kristy Puchko

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.

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on October 22, 2026

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Jenna Ortega stars in "Klara and the Sun." Credit: CTMG, Inc.

Klara and the Sun is a disaster of a movie, though on paper it was promising.

The film's source material is Kazuo Ishiguro's popular sci-fi novel . Its content taps into the emerging conversation around artificial intelligence , as the titular Klara is an Artificial Friend, designed to be the perfect companion for a lonely teen.…