Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
Brainstorm Media | Release Date: April 11, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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100
Original-CinThom ErnstApr 16, 2025
Psycho Therapy is a charming return to form for the adult comedy—dialogue-driven, character-first, and delightfully absurd. A smart and silly piece of narrative chaos that earns every word of its unwieldy title. Read full review
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ColliderEmily CappelloJul 10, 2024
While most movies have a particular section reserved for fun and games, Karaçelik's tale is engaging in its entirety, with captivating performances from its cast that will make parting ways with Keane, Suzie, and Kollmick a difficult thing to do. Read full review
60
Paste MagazineJim VorelApr 9, 2025
Psycho Therapy’s screenplay derails it in its closing minutes with genuinely whiplash-inducing abruptness, running out of gas when it’s still seemingly far from its natural finish line. Read full review
50
Screen RantGraeme GuttmannJun 21, 2024
Despite finding a sweet spot, The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer falters as a whole. Buscemi, Magaro, and Lower give great performances, but it does little to fill in the gaps of the story. Read full review
50
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJun 13, 2024
A tale whose creative inspiration seems to be Three’s Company—and that’s not a compliment. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 4, 2026
Every promising direction is stopped dead in its tracks. And most every fraught yet comical situation is left to wither on the vine. Read full review
20
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJun 18, 2024
It’s a shame, because the idea of a serial killer approaching his work with a kind of dutiful, world-weary professionalism is funny enough – maybe only comedy-sketch funny, but then again, The Shallow Tale produces a profound longing for the number of laughs that could sustain a five-minute sketch. Read full review
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