Ti West

‘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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‘V/H/S’ (2012) an intense trip of found-footage horror

There’s something about faux-found-footage horror that brings out the a**h*** in people. Put a camera on them and their worst traits come out. This is

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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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Paxton adds quirkiness to West’s ‘The Innkeepers’ (2012) 

Sara Paxton, who looks like Alexis Bledel mixed with Kirsten Dunst, fell off my radar after TV’s “Summerland,” where she plays a not-very-likable girl, if

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‘House of the Devil’ (2009) goes back to ’80s to become a new classic 

In the early days of cellphones, horror fans wondered if new movies could be scary now that people could immediately call for help. We soon

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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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