Mia Goth

Guadagnino overindulgently explores world of ‘Suspiria’ (2018)

As anecdotal evidence that movies used to be better in the old days, let me present Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” (1977) versus Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” (2018).

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‘MaXXXine’ wades into belly of beast to cap ‘X’ trilogy

If “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” (2019) was Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to Sixties Hollywood, “MaXXXine” is Ti West’s hate letter to Eighties

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‘Infinity Pool’ is mind-tripping intellectual horror

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in “Infinity Pool” (2023), the latest and most hyped release from writer-director Brandon Cronenberg, the son of

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‘Pearl’ a darkly moving, stylish origin story of ‘X’ villain

Cinephiles knew about writer-director Ti West and actress Mia Goth before 2022, but if “X” didn’t make this their breakout year, its prequel (made during

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Taylor-Joy, Goth feature in slow-burn ‘Marrowbone’ (2018) 

About 15 years ago when mass layoffs hit newspapers, editors were encouraged to use the catchphrase “Do more with less.” It was idiotic in that

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Ti West’s ‘X’ blends sex, violence in tasty package 

As wannabe porn star Maxine in the horror/dark comedy “X,” Mia Goth sets a record that will never be broken for most side-boob in a single

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Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘Emma’ is beautiful but uneven

I’m not the target audience for “Emma,” but given how good Anya Taylor-Joy is in everything – most recently, TV’s “The Queen’s Gambit” – I figured

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