Lifepod (1981) Bob Emenegger.

Entertaining low budget Sci-fi hokum about the mid-flight calamity aboard the vast, highly sentient space cruiser Arcturus. Once the said Lifepod is dramatically ejected the narrative remains talky, but I was mostly okay with that, since I genuinely wanted to know what the mutinous super brain piloting the Arcturus was up to. Lifepod is affable, rather than dynamic, the sets, moody synth score, and performances are fine, while the text never strays too far from earnest TV movie of the week, the film's core mystery maintained interest. As a lifelong fan, and avid collector of low budget sci-fi/horror oddities, I can appreciate that the appeal of lifepod isn't absolute, but the next time it turns up on late night telly, I believe it's a pleasant enough watch. The main reason I chose to check it out again was the fact that I dimly recalled liking the cast, the analogue aesthetic of late 70s, early 80s sci-fi features remains enormously appealing, and non-dystopian science fiction cinema is far from ubiquitous. In conclusion, for what it's worth, I consider Lifepod to be a competently made, engagingly contemplative B-Sci-fi thriller with sympathetic characters, and an unexpectedly optimistic conclusion.