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Movie Review - Psycho Killer

Still from Psycho Killer: a shirtless, masked killer in goggles spreads his arms in a red-lit control room

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.

It starts strong, but even at just 90 minutes, I was ready for it to be over. Ugh.

Grade: C-

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:91 minutes
Starring:Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Malcolm McDowell, Logan Miller
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.

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