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Spoiler-Free Review of “CHUM” on Demand: A Bland Rip-Off that No One Asked For…

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“The sea takes what it wants…”

CHUM released on Demand on June 5th 2026. The survival horror film stars Alice Eve, Eric Michael Cole, Lisa Yaro, Elle Haymond, and Jim Klock. It runs for approximately an hour and twenty-five minutes.

A wedding party in Malta find themselves surrounded by dangerous sharks after their yacht capsizes.

Here is the trailer:

CHUM has a familiar, but decent enough set up, but does it do enough to be worthy of your next shark watch? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

Images courtesy of IFC films

Welcome back, Alice Eve!

It was a real struggle for me to come up with any pro for this movie. I’ll just say that it was great to see Alice Eve on the screen again and I’d love to see her in more (just not this).

She hasn’t aged a day and was the only spark of life here…

The Cons:

Images courtesy of IFC Films

Terrible acting and atrocious effects.

I don’t even know where to start…

This film was bad…really, really bad.

My bar is always set pretty low for shark films. I don’t expect much, but they are my guilty pleasure and I love them…even the bad ones. But, it was very hard to find anything redeemable in this particular film.

The effects were laughable. It really looked like AI slop or something similar. There was no real sense of suspense because of this and any of the shark action was watered down as well.

The acting and plot were pretty much non-existent.

A rip-off of other films.

My biggest issue with this film was that it was not original at all. Sure, most shark flicks follow a very similar formula. We usually get a couple or a group of friends who get stranded and then our toothy friends show up, leading to them getting picked off one by one until we get one bad-ass survivor in the mix.

This film just really phoned it in with every aspect. It stole from one of my favorite films of last year in such a bland and uninspiring way.

I was beyond disappointed with this one.

So am I in or out?

Images courtesy of IFC Films

Unfortunately I’m out on this one…

(1/5 stars)

CHUM is a complete rip-off of Dangerous Animals and Jaws: The Revenge with laughable effects and cringe-worthy acting.

I should have just re-watched Dangerous Animals instead…

Sorry, Alice Eve!

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts on CHUM in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

DON’T TAKE THE JOB…

It was only supposed to be temporary…but when Olivia Crewe accepts a new position that seems too good to be true, she soon discovers that twelve other girls previously had the same job as her. Only none of them lasted for more than thirty days. No notice. Nothing…right before they mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

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Spoiler-Free Review of “Thrash” on Netflix: A Forgettable Shark Flick that Lacks Bite

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“This better work…”

Thrash released on Netflix on April 10th 2026. The survival horror film stars Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Alyla Browne, and Djimon Hounsou. It runs for approximately an hour and twenty-five minutes.

After a deadly hurricane hits a small coastal town, the remaining residents are flooded in with no hope of rescue when a group of sharks make it in from the storm.

Here is the trailer:

Thrash has a familiar, but solid enough premise for shark film fans, but does it do enough to be worthy of your next watch? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

Images courtesy of Netflix

Doesn’t take too long for the sharks to show up…

There are numerous entries now to the shark genre and usually I find myself anxiously waiting around for the sharks to finally show up. That didn’t happen here. Things got right to the point and the sharks were attacking before I knew it, which was a pro.

There were a few intense moments sprinkled into this as well. I’m a big fan of shark movies and in a lot of ways this reminded me of those weekly shark flicks that used to air on SYFY.

The pros stop here unfortunately…

The Cons:

Images courtesy of Netflix

Terrible acting and so cheesy.

I was so disappointed with this film. There were a few recognizable faces in this and yet the acting was really really bad. There were also so many unbelievable moments in this and the most awkward placing of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles.”

I think this film tried to copy films like Crawl and Bait (both are fantastic) and failed miserably. There was just never any real sense of suspense. I would have preferred this movie to lean more into a campy, humorous side since it was already so bad, but it took itself seriously also, which didn’t work in its favor…

So am I in or out?

Images courtesy of Netflix

Unfortunately I’m out on this one…

Thrash is a dull shark movie that borrows too much from its predecessors, presenting us with an absurd and disappointing entry to the shark genre.

If you’re looking for a shark movie on Netflix, I’d recommend Under Paris instead.

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts on Thrash in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

DON’T TAKE THE JOB…

It was only supposed to be temporary…but when Olivia Crewe accepts a new position that seems too good to be true, she soon discovers that twelve other girls previously had the same job as her. Only none of them lasted for more than thirty days. No notice. Nothing…right before they mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

My supernatural thriller Girl Number Thirteen is out now! I hope you enjoy!

Girl Number Thirteen is available here!

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