‘Primate' Review: A Pet Chimp Goes Ape in the First Simian-Next-Door Slasher Movie. It Gets Two-and-a-Half Bananas

It's a trash premise, but the film's British director, Johannes Roberts ("47 Meters Down"), does something shrewd. He makes ...

‘Primate’ Review: College Kids Fight to Survive a Rabid Pet Chimp in a Slasher Movie That’s as Enjoyably Nerve-Shredding as It Is Silly

Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur and a dude in a monkey suit star in Johannes Roberts’ creature feature about a secluded tropical ...

I lead the Indianapolis Zoo. Horror film 'Primate' threatens real chimpanzees. | Opinion

We've spent decades changing how people see chimpanzees. Movies like 'Primate' threaten all that progress.

‘Lean, Mean, And Chimpanzee-n.’ Critics Have Seen Primate, And They Can’t Stop Talking About This Killer Ape

Kicking off the 2026 horror lineup.

Primate review – pet chimp gone wild makes for giddy, gory good time

There’s a great deal of unpretentious B-movie fun to be had in this brief, brutal and slickly made creature feature ...
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Buddy the Chimpanzee Killed In Nevada Because He Wasn't Really a Pet

Wild animals are dangerous and should not be kept as pets. Consider the tragic story of C.J. and Buddy, two chimpanzees who lived in a home in Nevada. When discussing the need for regulations on the ...

'Primate' Review: Paramount comes out swinging in 2026 with wild horror flick about a nightmare pet chimp

Fox News Digital reviews the Paramount Pictures horror film "Primate" starring Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur and Miguel Torres ...