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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ti West announces X trilogy finale MaXXXine starring Mia Goth
Ti West has done it again. Following the Midnight Madness premiere of his covertly filmed Pearl, the prequel to his critically acclaimed horror X, the director announced that the Mia Goth starring series is to become a trilogy by unveiling the teaser to MaXXXine, which you can check out below… Deadline revealed that the 80s […]
Pearl clip ties Mia Goth’s past and present in Ti West’s X prequel
A24 has released a short new clip from Pearl, the covertly shot prequel to writer-director Ti West’s hit horror X [read our review here], which features Mia Goth’s past-and-bloody present intertwining as we glimpse the life she longed for on the stage, alongside the bloody murder of RJ. Providing context to the creepy dance Pearl performs following […]
Mia Goth is Pearl in trailer for Ti West’s X prequel
A24 has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming horror Pearl. A prequel to writer-director Ti West’s hit horror X [read our review here], which follows a young Pearl (Mia Goth) as she dreams of leaving her repressed life and overbearing parents behind, lusting after the glamourous life she sees in the movies; watch the […]
Ti West’s X prequel Pearl gets a poster ahead of the film’s first trailer
Ahead of the trailer landing at some point today, A24 have a dropped a poster for Ti West’s Pearl, the Mia Goth starring prequel to his slasher hit X. Covertly filmed in tandem with X, Pearl finds Mia Goth reprising her role as the titular villain she so brilliantly portrayed in the first movie. Only […]
