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Horror Movie Talk: Horror Movie Review

Tv & Film, After Shows, Film Reviews

4.4640 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Is X going to give it to you? Yes, indubitably, X is going to give it to you. Artwork by Dustin Goebel @dgoebel on Insta Synopsis In the Halcyon days of mid-coke, pre-aids 1979, a fledgling porn production crew sets off to Rural Texas to try and film the next mainstream breakout porno, ala Debbie Does Dallas. They find an old farm house to rent from an elderly couple and try to hide the production from the conservative and suspicious owners. They are eventually discovered by Pearl, the elderly farmer's wife, and she takes a cotton to Mia Goth’s Maxine. Soon, the porno people find themselves in danger and fight for their lives to escape a possible Texas pitchfork massacre.  https://youtu.be/Awg3cWuHfoc Review of X (2022) If you are wondering what a straight ahead A24 slasher looks like, here it is. It has the gore and body count of  a slasher, and the artsy fartsy shot composition and character focus of an A24 film. Is this an “elevated slasher”? Not quite, but it does put in more effort towards character development and theme exploration than any Friday the 13th film.  The film explores the themes of youth and ambition as well as the inverse of old age and lost opportunities. A touch of religious judgment is sprinkled in there in the form of a TV preacher, but that is really to flavor the setting, and not integral to the story. I really liked this film, and was fully engaged throughout. It doesn’t go too far into A24 avant garde territory, but references it in an almost tongue in cheek way that is entertaining. To say that this is “more than a slasher” is probably giving it more credit than it deserves, but there are some great scenes that build tension and dread that don’t necessarily fit in the regular slasher cliches.  If you are wondering if there is nudity, X gon' give it to ya. Tits, side boob, and dick silhouette galore in this film. Putting X up against recent slashers such as Scream 2022, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 and Studio 666, it makes them look like prudes.  I highly recommend this film. Score 9/10 X Add it to your collection or rent it now.Click here to buy

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0:00.0

Hey, hey, everyone. This episode of horror movie talk is brought to you by us and our exclusive live event.

0:09.6

It's exclusive because you've got to buy a ticket to it. At Kiggins Theater in downtown Vancouver, Washington.

0:14.7

We're really excited about these screenings. It's called the Kiggins Cult of Horror. It's a fun and educational series of horror film screenings this week.

0:24.6

If you're listening to the new release of this episode, this Friday on March 25th, we're screening The Exorcist.

0:31.7

And we're going to start out with some really fun audience interaction things and set the tone and really get excited as a group of horror fans to watch one of the best horror movies ever made.

0:44.8

In my opinion, the best horror movie ever.

0:47.6

And we have a whole series.

0:49.5

So in April 22nd, we're doing the Burbs, May 27th, we're doing the fly, David Cronenberg's The Fly,

0:57.8

and June 24th, Hereditary. So please, if you're in the Portland or Vancouver area, please

1:05.2

come and support the Kiggins Theater and build the horror community together as a cult.

1:11.7

And we're really excited because we've started hearing that people from far-flung areas of the U.S.

1:17.4

are coming to these screenings that are listeners of horror movie talk.

1:23.1

So if you have it within your means or if you've been looking for an excuse to take a trip out to

1:28.2

the Pacific Northwest, come and join us.

1:30.6

We'll go hang out at a bar afterward.

1:32.4

Yeah.

1:33.9

And you can pay David $5,000 to eat your shit.

1:37.5

Six thousand.

1:38.1

He'll gladly do it.

1:39.1

Oh, it's $6,000 now.

1:40.4

Oh, no.

1:41.3

Was it $5,000?

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