A new psycho killer movie called Psycho Killer is heading toward a February 20, 2026 premiere, but a published review is already writing its obituary. The review, titled “‘Psycho Killer’ Review: Say Something Once, Why Say it Again?”, says the 91-minute film spends just over an hour and a half following Patrol Officer Jane Archer after she witnesses her husband’s murder in cold daylight and sets off on a cross-state revenge chase against a newly named serial killer known as The Satanic Slasher.
The story unfolds over four days in the last days of March, with Jane’s pursuit turning into a cat-and-mouse run that leads to revelations and a descent into the world of the Satanic Cult. The review says the film is directed by Gavin Polone and written by Andrew Kevin Walker, with Roy Lee, Matt Berenson, Walker and Arnon Milchan listed as producers. Georgina Campbell and James Preston Rogers are named as the stars.
What gives the review its sting is not just the plot, but the verdict. It says the film is “in the lead for the worst film of 2026” and adds that viewers will want to “run, run, run, run, run, run, run away from this one.” That kind of language makes clear the piece is not a neutral preview; it is a harsh assessment of a movie that has not yet reached its listed premiere date.
That matters because the review is doing more than reacting to a finished release. It lays out the film’s basic production details and its February 20, 2026 premiere date while also framing the project as a disappointment in advance. It also invokes Walker’s reputation as the writer of Se7en, then compares the script to early-2000s horror titles such as Alone in the Dark, Doom, the Underworld film series and Dracula 2000. The message is not subtle: the pedigree is there, but the review says the result is not.
There is a sharp contrast at the heart of the piece. On paper, Psycho Killer has recognizable names, a compact runtime and a revenge premise built for momentum. In the review’s telling, though, that promise collapses into repetition and excess, the very problem the title mocks. The real question now is not whether the movie exists or when it opens. It is whether audiences will see the same thing the review did, or decide the film deserves a chance despite the warning.
