Touch Me, written and directed by Addison Heimann (Hypochondriac), delivers a psychosexual horror-comedy that leans into surrealism, co-dependent relationships, and old-school practical effects. You can read our review of Touch Me here.
The film stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, Marlene Forte, and Paget Brewster.
Touch Me follows Joey and Craig, two directionless millennials navigating trauma, avoidance, and a general resistance to responsibility. Their routine is disrupted when Joey’s alien ex, Brian, re-enters her life with an invitation to spend a weekend at his desert mansion. Promising emotional relief and personal healing, Brian lures the pair into an environment that quickly reveals darker intentions.
What begins as a potentially transformative getaway evolves into a volatile mix of desire, manipulation, and escalating violence. Beneath its homage to Japanese exploitation cinema, the film explores themes of emotional dependency and the lengths people will go in pursuit of relief and connection. Heimann emphasizes practical effects throughout, grounding the film’s more outrageous elements in tangible craft.
Exclusively in NY on March 20, 2026
Limited Theaters on March 27, 2026
On Demand and Digital April 2, 2026
