‘Drop’ Promises a Thrilling Time at the Movies, and It Delivers

Taut and more than a little fun despite a sadistic premise, the movie is sure to be another success for Blumhouse Productions, the company mostly known for its popular horror pictures.

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Meghann Fahy in ‘Drop.’ Via Universal Pictures

If the mark of a good popcorn movie is a measurable amount of popped kernels agitated onto the floor, then the new thriller “Drop” meets the requirement. For though I wasn’t eating during a preview screening, I did jump and squirm in my seat a couple of times while the story of a woman on a tortured first date unspooled.

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