We’ve seen into the future. Each January, Hollywood provides a few horror movies to kick off the new year and, in 2026, one of those movies is Primate . It’s a down-and-dirty, sub-90-minute horror movie about a killer chimpanzee starring Oscar winner Troy Kotsur , which just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2025 . And, we think, slotting it in early January is perfect because the film meets, but doesn’t quite exceed, expectations.

Directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) , Primate is an original story about a family who has a pet chimpanzee. Really, just saying that kind of tells you exactly what to expect because clearly it’s such a terrible idea (owning a chimp, not making a movie about it). Even so, things seem okay. The

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