Spotlight MOVIE REVIEW Review: ‘Primate’ monkeys around too much Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jan 18, 2026 Jan 18, 2026 Updated May 29, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Families that let a chimpanzee roam free in their home deserve what they get.kAm(6 4@>6 E@ E92E 4@?4=FD:@? >:5H2J E9C@F89 “!C:>2E6[” H96? 2 C23:6D\:?764E65 49:>A 2EE24<D 4@\65D H9@ 92G6 4@>6 E@ E96 w2H2::2? 9@>6 7@C 2 =:EE=6 C6DE 2?5 C6=2I2E:@?]k^AmkAm~?46 E96 AC6J C62=:K6D q6?[ E96 49:>A[ 92D C23:6D[ E96J 9625 7@C E96 A@@= H96C6 96 H@?’E 7@==@H E96> 3642FD6 E96 5:D62D6 92D 8:G6? 9:> 9J5C@A9@3:2] p7E6C @?6 :D 2EE24<65 2?5 2?@E96C 7C:6?5 92D 8@?6 @G6C E96 6586[ E96 H@>6? :? A6C:= ECJ E@ 7:8FC6 @FE 9@H E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ 86E @FE @7 E96 A@@= 2?5 DF>>@? 96=A]k^Am Jessica Alexander, left, as Hannah and Miguel Torres Umba as Ben in "Primate." Gareth Gatrell, Paramount Pictures kAm%96 42E\2?5\>@FD6 82>6 E2<6D E@@ =@?8 W5@?’E E96J F?56CDE2?5 5:DEC24E:@? :D <6Jn %96?[ J@F CF?PX 2?5 8:G6D 6G6CJ@?6 2 >@>6?E @7 E6?D:@?]k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County administrator to step down Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Rocky Mount asks residents to voluntarily conserve water Tea company starts operations in Franklin County Florida's flop, Alabama lead college football Week 5 winners and losers Sale of Hotel Roanoke Conference Center finalized as Virginia Tech prepares to sell whole building David Hoffmann: A better chorus for the communities we serve Judge Michael Urbanski to retire after long tenure on the federal bench Federal grant to fund Route 122 improvement study at Smith Mountain Lake Ridgeway man arrested after Franklin County pursuit tops 100 mph Boones Mill obtains grant for new park project What is the regulatory future of Mountain Valley’s Boost project in Elliston? kAm(9:=6 D@>6 92G6 4@>A2C65 E9:D E@ “y2HD[” :E’D 92C5=J 2D 4=6G6C[ A2CE:4F=2C=J D:?46 E96 4C2K65 49:>A :D 2=H2JD 2C@F?5] “!C:>2E6” 92D D@>6 49:==:?8 >@>6?ED[ 3FE E9@D6 C6DF=E H96? q6? DE2CED C:AA:?8 3@5J A2CED] %96J’C6 8C2A9:4 2?5 8C@DD]k^AmkAmq6? :D 2 3:E @7 2 BF6DE:@? >2C<[ E@@[ 492?8:?8 D:K6D E9C@F89@FE E96 7:=>] W%92E 4@F=5 36 3642FD6 2? 24E@C 7:E E96 DF:E 2?5 H2D 42==65 FA@? 7@C <6J D46?6D]Xk^Am Johnny Sequoyah as Lucy in "Primate." Paramount Pictures, ZUMA Press kAm%96 C62= DFCAC:D6 :D E92E C646?E ~D42C\H:??6C %C@J z@EDFC 28C665 E@ 5@ E9:D] w6 A=2JD E96 72E96C @7 EH@ @7 E96 A@@= 8:C=D 2?5[ ?2EFC2==J[ 96’D 2H2J H96? E96 EC@F3=6 92AA6?D]k^Am kAm#6EFC?:?8 9@>6 =2E6 :? E96 7:=>[ 96 7:8FC6D @FE 9@H E@ 86E E96 A6E E@ 324< @77 D@ E96 J@F?8 H@>6? 42? 86E 96=A] xE’D 2 4=6G6C A=2J @? E96 492C24E6C’D 5627?6DD 2?5 2 8@@5 H2J E@ >2D< E96 7:=>’D 3:8 7=2H — ?@ =:89ED :? E96 9@FD6]k^Am kAmr=62C=J[ 2 72>:=J E92E :?4=F56D 2 49:>A D9@F=5 36 EC2:?65 :? 562=:?8 H:E9 :DDF6D[ 6G6? :7 C23:6D :D ?@E 2 E6IE3@@< AC@3=6> W96 86ED :E 7C@> 2 >@?8@@D6X]k^Am kAms:C64E@C y@92??6D #@36CED D9@F=5 92G6 2G@:565 “%96 $92==@HD” C624E:@?D 2?5 EC:65 7@C D@>6E9:?8 4=6G6C] r=62C=J[ D46?6D H:E9 J@F?8 H@>6? 4=:?8:?8 E@ 2? 2:C >2EEC6DD 2C6 ?@E]k^AmkAm“!C:>2E6[” :? 42D6 J@F 4@F=5?’E 8F6DD[ =62G6D E96 5@@C @A6? 7@C 2?@E96C 2==\?:89E6C[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 D6G6C2= >@>6?ED :? E96 G6CJ D9@CE 7:=> H96? H6’C6 C625J 7@C :E E@ 6?5]k^Amk2D:56 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E E?4>D\:?=:?6\C6=4@?E6?E\:?7@Qmk9cmU=DBF@j!C:>2E6UCDBF@jik^9cmkAm#2E65 # 7@C G:@=6?46]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$E2CDik^DEC@?8m ` ½k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mqCF46’D %2<6ik^DEC@?8m %9:D >@?<6JD 2C@F?5 E@@ >F49]k^Amk^2D:56m Movies & TV ‘Hijack’ takes advantage of format to tell thrilling story Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Movies & TV Review: ‘The Pitt’ continues to up its game in Season 2 Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises 0 comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Ashton Kutcher explores the pursuit of perfection in ‘The Beauty’ Ryan Murphy’s new limited series pushes stars into the unthinkable. Review: ‘Bone Temple’ turns violence up to 11 The second film in a trilogy is usually the troublesome one, and that holds true with “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.”
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