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Pearl review: Mia Goth in a horror prequel that marks the birth of a new horror icon

Filmmaker Ti West’s follow-up to ‘X’ is a masterclass in finding sympathy for the devil

The Independent UK

‘Did you have fun?’ ‘Almost’: a history of awkward red carpet interviews

Hugh Grant’s hard-to-watch back-and-forth on his way into the Oscars was not the first time a star found quizzing to be a pain

The Guardian - US

The cine files! Everything you need to see at the cinema in March

From Creed without Rocky to killer Winnie the Pooh and two eye-popping Mia Goth movies, Nick Howells rounds up the best films to see in March

Evening Standard

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Infinity Pool review: Brandon Cronenberg’s luridly enjoyable horror with a White Lotus feel

The lines between victims and perpetrators is blurred in Cronenberg’s creepy and thought-provoking film about the filthy rich starring Alexander Skarsgärd and Mia Goth

The Independent UK

Nominees list: Critics Choice Super Awards reveal best action, sci-fi and superhero movies and shows of the year

The best action, science fiction and superhero movies of the year have been announced as the Critics Choice Association releases its nominees for the Super Awards. See the full list.

ABC News

Sundance online: 'Fair Play' and other festival picks to watch at home

The Sundance Fim Festival is a mad dash of snow-covered sidewalks, last minute ticketing and buzzy theaters packed with hyped-up moviegoers, a rite of passage for any true film lover.

Tribune News Service

Brandon Cronenberg breaks down 'Infinity Pool,' the most disturbing film at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah — Over three feature films, Brandon Cronenberg has carved out a distinctive style for himself, a blend of horror and sci-fi that musters an all-too-rare audience response of genuine shock. His latest film, "Infinity Pool," may be the most disturbing and unsettling film at Sundance this year,…

Los Angeles Times

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Richard Roeper’s best movies of 2022

Some of the most enjoyable viewing time this year was spent with a horse rancher, a fledgling director, a symphony conductor and The Grabber.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oscars 2023: Actress power rankings

After "Tár" premiered on the first day of September at the Venice International Film Festival, more than a few people called the Oscar race for lead actress over and done, sending a message to the motion picture academy to begin engraving the trophy with Cate Blanchett's name — provided they…

Los Angeles Times

The best movie performances of 2022

My list of the best movies of 2022 is still in the works. In the meantime, I figured a list of my favorite movie performances this year would be easier to compile. I was wrong, of course — not just because there are always more actors than movies to choose…

Los Angeles Times

Michael J. Fox, Diane Warren, Peter Weir and Euzhan Palcy honored at Governors Awards

LOS ANGELES — The motion picture academy’s Governors Awards returned to its November calendar date for the first time since 2019 on Saturday night, with Martinique-born filmmaker Euzhan Palcy, Australian director Peter Weir and songwriter Diane Warren receiving honorary Oscars, and actor Michael J. Fox delivering an emotional, 12-minute speech…

Los Angeles Times

Fans are baffled as resurfaced interview reveals Mia Goth’s real voice: ‘She’s British?’

‘Was not expecting her to sound like Peppa Pig,’ one fan joked

The Independent UK

New on DVD: The djinn is out of the bottle in 'Three Thousand Years of Longing'

Australian filmmaker George Miller's exploration of storytelling tops the DVD releases for the week of Nov. 15.

Tribune News Service

A horror buff picks the 10 best new scary movies to stream this Halloween

It's the most spine-tingling time of the year: Spooky season is here and there's no shortage of scary new stories to devour, from twisty thrillers and Lovecraftian frights to bloodthirsty aliens, ax-wielding maniacs and macabre stop-motion delights.

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The Independent UK

New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and a Garbage anthology, the video on demand releases of horror films “Pearl” and “Barbarian” and the latest installment of the “Call of Duty” video game franchise

Tom’s Guide

Best horror movies on Netflix in October 2025

Check out all the horrors and frights in our best horror movies on Netflix collection.

Tribune News Service

New on DVD: There's something strange in the sky as 'Nope' arrives

Another suspense-filled entry from writer-director Jordan Peele tops the DVD releases for the week of Oct. 25.

Salon

How "Pearl" compares to "Rocky Horror"

The filmmaker spoke to Salon about crafting his aesthetically ambitious prequel and Mia Goth's killer monologue

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The Independent UK

Martin Scorsese names the ‘disturbing’ new film that left him unable to sleep after watching

‘I was enthralled, then disturbed, then so unsettled that I had trouble getting to sleep,’ director wrote

Los Angeles Times

How Mia Goth tackled the killer monologue and unique acting challenge of ‘X’ prequel ‘Pearl’

After wrapping Ti West‘s slyly subversive slasher film “X” — starring as both Maxine Minx, an aspiring starlet in a troupe of young pornographers and, under prosthetics, the deadly biddy Pearl, whose farmhouse plays host to their ill-fated, X-rated shoot — most actors might have taken a break. A long…

Tribune News Service

'Pearl' review: Mia Goth extraordinary in prequel to porno-slasher 'X'

Mia Goth is terrific in "Pearl," writer-director Ti West's prequel to this year's "X," in which Goth played a dual role as the old lady killer who takes out a crew of young pornographers making a movie on her Texas ranch, as well as one of the young stars of…

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Pearl’: Disturbed farm girl acts out in fantastically twisted prequel to the horror hit ‘X’

Mia Goth delivers an electrifying and truly scary performance as a dreamer who’s like Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ but homicidal.

The Independent UK

Ti West, Mia Goth dream up a technicolor horror in ‘Pearl’

Ti West and Mia Goth expand the world of “X” in the new film “Pearl.”

Inverse

'Pearl' review: Mia Goth perfects A24's first horror franchise

Ti West's horror prequel 'Pearl' gets everything right where 'X' gets so much wrong.

The Guardian - UK

Pearl review – Mia Goth and Ti West scare up a storm in extraordinary pandemic horror

Venice film festival: This brilliant prequel to Goth and West’s previous collaboration, X, is a cine-fever dream set in the dying days of Spanish flu

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