Film Influencer 2025 - Drop

My first film back on Aussie soil is, Drop.

A new thriller film directed by Christopher Landon, and written by Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach. 

Starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond, Ben Pelletier, Gabrielle Ryan, Jeffery Self, Ed Weeks, & Travis Nelson.

Drop had its premiere at the SXSW & has received positive reviews from critics. So a first date/thriller film anyone?

Violet (Fahy), a widowed mother, is on a date with Henry (Sklenar) when she is terrorised by a series of anonymous messages to her phone. The caller instructs her to tell nobody, and follow increasingly malicious instructions, or her younger sister, Jen, and her son, Toby will be killed, culminating with her being told to kill Henry.

The title is a reference to the AirDrop feature on Apple's iPhone, which allows you to share pictures and videos with other phones within your proximity.

With a 90 minute run, Drop keeps you guessing in this modern/tech bro whodunnit where everyone in the vicinity is a suspect or victim. 

I enjoyed this bit of escapism. It was a fun escape from returning to work after three awesome weeks away in beautiful Japan.

Japan to Sydney, what a culture shock!

If you like me, needed a midweek film, Drop is totally a vibe.

I do love the thriller genre, I also like the violence is very limited in this film. There is some intense family violence, but no gore like other Blumhouse pictures.

Drop is a modern day, app hell. From dating apps, to tracking apps and more apps. Fuck our phones right?

3 Stars