This ain’t your typical slasher flick.
Going in blind, I expected the usual: masked psycho carving up teens. Nope. It’s way more Silence of the Lambs than Halloween. It opens with a seriously creepy, ominous tone—heavy on Satanic imagery—and the killer is genuinely disturbing at first (no spoilers).
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But as the movie progresses and we see more of him, he loses that edge and just turns into a nasty, malicious guy. The hero cop’s investigation drags on, my interest fades, and by the end we’re in a bizarre setting that feels like generic cops-and-robbers. The finale is flat and unsatisfying.
Malcolm McDowell (Alex from A Clockwork Orange) shows up in a weird role and brings some welcome levity.
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It starts strong, but even at just 90 minutes, I was ready for it to be over. Ugh.
Grade: C-
There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Psycho Killer.
| Rated: | (R) Language | Graphic Nudity | Drug Use | Strong Bloody Violence | Strong Sexual Content |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
| USA release date: | 2026-02-20 |
| Movie length: | |
| Starring: | |
| Director: | Gavin Polone |
| Writer(s): | Andrew Kevin Walker |
| Language: | en |
| Country: | US |
Plot
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.