Happy Death Day and Freakydirector Christopher Landon pushes another familiar genre premise to satisfyingly absurd heights in his latest film, Drop. Co-stars Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar are game for the delightfully bonkers thriller, which turns the horrifying experience of dating as a woman into a literal fight for survival.

Following the death of her abusive husband, Violet (Fahy) has become a successful therapist who treats victims of domestic violence. Given her traumatic past and the demands of raising a cartoonishly adorable kid, Violet (understandably) hasn’t been on a date in years. After exchanging DMs with a nice photographer named Henry (Sklenar) for a few months, Violet agrees to a first date at a bougie restaurant atop a massive high-rise with killer views.

Within minutes of arriving, their date is already on thin ice: Henry is running late, Violet is worried about her kid, and their server (Jeffrey Self...