Category: Thriller
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The End of Oak Street Review: Is the family-friendly adventure film extinct?
THE END OF OAK STREET (2026) You know it, we know it. A certified hit is a nudge. Together as fractions of the masses we flock to these trusted blockbuster lights. Unfortunately for The End of Oak Street, the lights of The Odyssey (2026), which was released mid July, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)…
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The Whisper Man Review: Hear us out
THE WHISPER MAN (2026) Us here at Premium Def, well… we don’t consider ourselves to be highbrows, cinephile-wise. Gun to our heads, we prefer John Carpenter to Jean-Luc Godard and John Hughes over Atom Egoyan every day of the week. We respect entertainment; set/setting and mood can dictate one’s tolerance for the derivative and even the…
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Hokum: Horror in plain sight
HOKUM (2026) If you’re looking for a moody, mysterious, whodunit, folk horror film (and I know you are), Hokum (2026) has it all, including a cantankerous Adam Scott in arguably his best performance to date. Writer-director Damian Mc Carthy has already earned his rank, possessing an impressive lead up with his debut Caveat (2021), followed…
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Apex Review: How to peak at B-movies
APEX (2026) Just when I think Netflix has literally lost the plot when it comes to its original film offerings (see our reviews of the too clever to understand, ultra dumbed-down The Rip (2026) and over complicated and intellectually disabled The Old Guard 2 (2025)), I get dragged back in by it’s latest movie Apex,…
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How to Make a Killing Review: Is Glen Powell a Turing test?
HOW TO MAKE A KILLING (2026) How to Make a Killing (2026) is a film that looks good on paper. It’s a re-imagining of the 1949 British black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, which was loosely based on the 1907 novel by Roy Horniman, and with current flavour and possible Hollywood plant/AI-generated power player Glen…
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Review: Cry little sister
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026) Ready or Not (2019) is a watch. It’s a delightful slasher-comedy-horror about a bride who, at her reception, learns that she’s married into a wealthy (and by that I mean the wealthiest) satanic cult. Main character Grace’s (Samara Weaving) new family revels in having to hunt and…
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Send Help Review: Life’s a Beeyatch
SEND HELP (2026) What does it mean to survive? There are the immediate needs of course: oxygen, water, food and shelter. Acquiring these essentials is purpose enough for the truly grateful. Throw in a beautiful view and you’ve got it made in the shade. Still, once these primitive needs are met, many and most reach…
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review: Welcome to the Bone Zone
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026) I looked it up, 28 Years Later: Bone Temple (2026) was released 28 weeks after 28 Years Later (2025). This was probably obvious to those who saw it upon it’s release. I, however missed this as I was in no rush to watch it. I liked its predecessor…
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Primate Review: Cujo with a pool
PRIMATE (2025) Though not exactly a remake, Primate is similar to Cujo (1983), the film adaptation of the 1981 horror novel by Stephen King. Instead of a car we have a pool, a bat bite for a mongoose bite and a rabid dog for a rabid chimp. That’s okay. Cujo isn’t sacred and the concept…
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Drop Review: You are on a date, put your damn phone down!
DROP (2025) If the movie Drop were a drink, it would be a lite beer. It’s neither complex nor entirely thrilling. In fact, an hour after consuming, you’ll barely feel a thing. Having said that, I love lite beer for all those reasons. It hits the spot when you’re in the mood for something crisp,…
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Locked Review: It’d be better for me if you don’t understand
LOCKED (2025) The day after I watched this film, I mindlessly walked through a parking lot towards my car, opened the driver’s side door only to see a much plusher interior than my own. I promptly closed the door as a chill ran down my spine. You’ll understand if you watch Locked, the claustrophobic survival…