X is a clever formal experiment, but one that plays like a feature-length joke for horror fans and filmmakers rather than offering a distinct perspective. West conjures nasty fun with a genre enthusiast’s expertise and then doesn't offer much beyond that.
X
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United States · 2022
1h 46m
Director Ti West
Starring Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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In 1979, a young group of filmmakers rent out a cabin on a farm outside of Houston in order to film a pornographic film for the home video market. Things go wrong however when the farms disapproving owner and his wife discover what the crew is up to.
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Ti West’s X is a strange and wonderful return to form for the indie-horror phenom, an ode to the life-altering magic of cheap and dirty horror pictures. 13 years after his breakout hit in the genre, Ti West has added another great horror film to the canon.
With its shout-outs to horror classics and juicy pay-offs of its own, X feels like the movie West was born to make.
X is a wily and entertaining slow-motion ride of terror that earns its shocks, along with its singular quease factor, which relates to the fact that the demons here are ancient specimens of humanity who actually have a touch of…humanity.
While West isn’t always operating on the same levels as his influences, his signature flair for tension through simmering slow-burn pacing remains unparalleled.
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