Martin Scorsese may not be a horror filmmaker but he loves a good scare. That’s why he’s been praising one of the modern Masters of Horror, Ti West, throughout his career. Now that West has crafted the MaXXXine, the end of his Mia Goth-led trilogy of films, Scorsese is back to praise the new school […]
Hot Days of Horror: The Best Summer Horror Movies
EJ Moreno gets ready for the summer movie season with some hot horror… The grills are firing up, the swimsuits are coming out, and the hot days are here. While many want to spend their days in the sun, some will cozy up at home in the cool A/C. We’ve cooked up a collection of […]
MaXXXine drops its scandalous second trailer
From the wild mind behind X and Pearl, Ti West is back with the third film in this twisted trilogy. MaXXXine is awaiting its release this July and has dropped its latest trailer to hype up fans. Promising to give us a killer look at 80’s Hollywood in all its grittiness, Mia Goth returns as […]
Movie Review – Pearl (2022)
Pearl, 2022. Directed by Ti West. Starring Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Alistair Sewell, and Emma Jenkins-Purro. SYNOPSIS: Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, […]
Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey and Kevin Bacon join Mia Goth in MaXXXine
Ti West’s X prequel Pearl achieved that rarest of feats by surpassing the original film on almost every level, including a stunning central performance from newly-crowned scream-queen Mia Goth as the titular-killer. So it comes as no surprise that actors are clamouring to join the 80s-set trilogy-capper MaXXXine, which has just announced an impressive line-up […]
Mia Goth calls MaXXXine the biggest of the X and Pearl trilogy
If you were following horror movies in 2022, it was impossible to escape the impact of X and Pearl. The A24 slashers took the genre by storm, and Mia Goth was at the center of the films. The British actress served double duty in X, the 70s set slasher, and then delivered a career-defining turn […]
Mia Goth in Pearl and why it needs to break the Oscars Horror curse
EJ Moreno dives into Pearl’s unlikely journey to the Academy Awards… “It has to be me.” While sitting in on her big audition, Pearl repeats, “It has to be me.” We are seeing a young woman’s drive and hunger for fame push her to do anything to achieve it. While our sweet Pearl doesn’t land […]
The Best Horror Movies of 2022
EJ Moreno lists his favourite horror movies of the year… 2022 was a year filled to the brim with amazing horror films. If anyone ever doubted the state of the genre, we’ve collected ten films to prove why horror was in a better shape than any other year in recent memory. You will find ten […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]
Mia Goth: The One to Watch
Tom Jolliffe looks at Mia Goth’s compelling career so far and the promise of what lies ahead… From the outset, Mia Goth was born into an interesting fusion. Canadian and Brazilian parents, she was raised in the UK, occasionally diverting back to her parents’ native homelands during her upbringing. A full name like Mia Gypsy […]
