‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Makes the AI Apocalypse Feel Just Like Home

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I’m having fun! (CREDIT: Briarcliff Entertainment/Screenshot)

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Juno Temple

Director: Gore Verbinski

Running Time: 134 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: February 13, 2026 (Theaters)

Can I admit something? Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die made me want to fully embrace artificial intelligence.

Before you start throwing analog tomatoes at me, let me clarify that what I mean is: this movie defiantly announces that you can still make great human-produced art in the face of AI slop while fully acknowledging that that slop is very much a part of Life Right Now. It stars Sam Rockwell as a man from the future with a dire warning about the path that our current embrace of technology has us on. And I can’t help but notice how much he seems to be relishing this role. We might be on the cusp of a nightmare, but our capacity for creativity and resilience and warping doesn’t have to be diminished. So honestly, if we are indeed headed for an AI-prompted apocalypse like that seen in GL, HF, DD, then I can’t wait to see what survives and emerges.

Grade: 857 Glitter Bursts out of 1 GiantCatz

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/13/26

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
Crime 101 (Theaters)
GOAT (Theaters)
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)
“Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)

TV
-Film Independent Spirit Awards (February 15 on YouTube) – Hosted by Miss Eggy.
Family Guy Season 24 Premiere (February 15 on FOX)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 13 Premiere (February 15 on HBO)

Music
-Chet Faker, A Love for Strangers
-Gogol Bordello, We Mean It, Man!
-Jill Scott, To Whom This May Concern
-Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights Soundtrack