Touch Me (2025) Review
Touch Me is a psychosexual horror-comedy written and directed by Addison Heimann about two best friends who become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who is trying to take over the world.
The film stars Olivia Taylor Dudley (She Dies Tomorrow, The Magicians), Lou Taylor Pucci (Daredevil: Born Again, American Horror Story) and Jordan Gavaris (Wish You Were Here, Hacks).
The world premiere took place at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and Abertoir Horror Festival hosted the UK premiere in November. It has also played at numerous genre festivals around the world – including SXSW, Night Visions, Fantasia, Sitges, Melbourne and Soho Horror Festival.
The limited-edition Blu-ray includes Heimann’s debut feature Hypochondriac (2022) and an exclusive 16-page booklet “Queerness Made Flesh” written by horror critic and enthusiast Kat Hughes.
In a cinematic landscape often dominated by formula, it is refreshing to encounter a film that dares to move to a different rhythm. Touch Me announces its individuality early on, even if its opening dialogue sequence lingers a touch longer than necessary. Yet once it finds its footing, the film continually surprises and rewards the viewer with its bold, offbeat sensibility.
This is not a film that will appeal to every taste—and that is perhaps its greatest strength. At a time when streaming platforms are saturated with interchangeable zombie thrillers and found-footage retreads, Touch Me stands apart as something defiantly original. It is quirky, eccentric, and confidently unafraid to carve its own path. More importantly, it is fun—something modern genre cinema could certainly use more of.
At the centre of the film is Brian, played with magnetic intensity by Lou Taylor Pucci. His performance imbues the character with such potent sexual charisma that the audience understands, perhaps surprisingly, why multiple characters are drawn to him. It is a rare feat; where similar roles often leave viewers unconvinced, Pucci makes Brian both alluring and unsettling—a dangerous figure rendered strangely likeable. The effect recalls the captivating menace brought by Tim Curry to Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The supporting cast is equally assured. Olivia Taylor Dudley and Jordan Gavaris deliver convincing performances as Joey and Craig, capturing the messy authenticity of long-term friendship and cohabitation. Their dynamic grounds the film’s more surreal elements in something recognisably human.
Visually, Touch Me embraces a vivid neon palette, evoking stylistic nods to Kill Bill and The Silence of the Lambs without ever feeling derivative. These influences are woven in with a knowing touch, often played for darkly comic effect. The film’s tone is a daring blend: gory violence coexists comfortably with vibrant sexuality and an off-kilter sense of humour.
There are even echoes of Possession in its more provocative, tentacle-infused moments, though Touch Me ultimately opts for a more playful and accessible approach. While comparisons can be drawn, this is very much its own creation—one that prioritises energy, unpredictability, and sheer entertainment.
Touch Me may not be for everyone, but for those willing to embrace its strangeness, it offers a distinctive and exhilarating ride. In a crowded genre space, it is a welcome reminder that horror—and its many adjacent forms—can still surprise, provoke, and, above all, entertain.
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Touch Me will be available on Digital and Blu-ray from Monday May 4
Pre-order Blu-ray on Amazon here
