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 The Holy Grail, a character from “Mrs. Davis,” she observes, could be “the most abused MacGuffin in history.” From "Monty Python" to "Indiana Jones," the mythical chalice is easy shorthand for a magical item that motivates heroes and antagonists alike. Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a nun who spends her days making strawberry jam in an abbey outside Reno, is the latest protagonist to set her sights on the Grail. She's been tasked with this quest by an artificial intelligence known as Mrs. Davis, who marries the menace of Skynet with Alexa's mild-mannered countenance. For personal and principled reasons, Simone despises Mrs. Davis, but she has been made an offer she cannot refuse: if she finds the Grail and destroys it, Mrs. Davis will destroy herself. As the supporting actor himself points out: "Algorithms love clichés, and there is no bigger cliché than the search for the Holy Grail." Viewers can appreciate the use of such a simple and ubiquitous ...