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In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
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Pearl
After honoring slasher horror in the acclaimed 'X: The Mark of Death', filmmaker Ti West returns to the end of the 1910s to tell the origin story of the character Maxine, who here takes on the name Pearl and is once again brilliantly portrayed by Mia Goth ('The Cure', 'Suspiria'). In the plot, which features photography reminiscent of Technicolor films such as 'The Wizard of Oz', we follow the story of this young woman who can no longer bear to live in the countryside with her abusive mother and her vegetative father. Through highs and lows, mistakes and successes, Pearl eventually reaches a breakdown - for not being able to take it anymore, for wanting change, for always being put aside. It is a much more mature production than the previous film, both in terms of direction and script, since here the feature film knows how to develop its characters well and, above all, create a tense atmosphere even with absurdly colorful and sunny scenes. Once again, it is worth highlighting the impressive performance of Goth, ignored at the 2023 Oscars, which shows her full potential. It is no wonder that even filmmaker Martin Scorsese praised the film and performance.
X
This is a horror movie that can be considered a tribute to the beloved slashers of the 1970s and also to the porn industry. In the story, a group of young people rent a remote house to shoot an adult film, but the owners of the residence are two sadistic and sexually troubled elderly people, promoting a massacre in the film crew. 'X: The Mark of Death' plays in a common place, explores little the daring of horror films, goes for obvious paths and stays very much in the box. There are some great moments, but they don't save the director Ti West's ('The House of the Devil') idea. The big highlights of the cast are Mia Goth, who plays two characters and has the resilience that every slasher production needs, and Jenna Ortega, who also did the new version of 'Panic'.
Thriller
Out of Darkness
The stunning feature film debut of director Andrew Cumming is what happens when you take the horror and survival thriller to its most basic elements, in more ways than one. Out of Darkness is set in the Stone Age, 45 thousand years in the past, and follows a small group of people looking to build a new home in a desolate landscape. However, as darkness falls, they realize they are not alone, and that an evil lurking in the shadows seeks to consume them. The film's great achievement is to create an atmosphere that connects us to our most primal and natural fear: the fear of dying at any moment, due to human fragility in the face of the world's dangers. Darkness and uncertainty are the big monsters here, something few horror films manage to convey effectively.
Boy Kills World
In Boy Kills World, Bill Skarsgård (IT) plays another somewhat disturbed protagonist. Here, he swears revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), the disturbed matriarch who left the boy orphaned, deaf, and voiceless. With shades of John Wick, the young man seeks to become an instrument of death and promises to cause bloody chaos, ideal for those who enjoy a movie with few scruples and visually appealing aesthetics. It doesn't bring much new to the genre, but it's at least entertaining.
Motel Destino
Dayana lives an abusive marriage with former police officer Elias, owner of Motel Destino. When 21-year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel after messing up a hit and going on the run, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power, desire and liberation, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is the unlikely sequel to the feature film that placed the characters of this playful and childlike universe into a world of violence and horror. However, don't expect a production as weak as the previous film: with the success of the first installment at the box office, the production had more money to invest, and thus Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 manages to be more realistic, violent, and impressive compared to the first film. The characters' masks are much scarier, and it ceases to be a complete joke. It's still difficult to take the film entirely seriously, especially with this bizarre premise of Pooh and his friends seeking bloody revenge, but you can already feel more fear and, above all, immerse yourself in the wave of violence that the film promotes. To have fun with friends.
