Want to see how X and Pearl stack up against the rest of Ti West’s biggest projects?
But even more remarkable is the fact that he’s done all this without losing his maverick status.
But the film’s one saving grace its over-the-top violence and gore issomethingto be proud of.
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Where to watchCabin Fever 2: Spring Fever: Plex
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Where to watchIn a Valley of Violence: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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As a result, the film looks washed out and pixelated.
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Where to watchTrigger Man: Kanopy
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The movie is framed as a faux-VICEdocumentary, which is extremely 2013.
That dulls the film’s edge, makingThe Sacramentsimply interesting and not scary.
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Where to watchThe Sacrament: Amazon Prime Video
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More importantly, however,The Innkeepersdelivers plenty of good old-fashioned thrills.
Like most West movies, the first half of this film is quieter than the second.
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The technology in this film may be dated, but good scares are forever.
Where to watchThe Innkeepers: Peacock
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It might spoil what’s otherwise a pretty perfect found-footage horror short.
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And that’s not even West’s famous third-act twist, which we won’t spoil here.
Where to watchV/H/S: Amazon Prime Video
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Pearl (2022)
PearlandXare companion pieces, which makes it difficult to judge either as individual films.
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Where to watchPearl: Showtime
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West’s decades of experience show in how smoothly the film toggles between its various modes.
Where to watchX: Showtime
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Second, a pre-fameGreta Gerwig, who costars in aFarrah Fawcetthaircut and has a memorable onscreen death.
It’s no wonder this was his breakout hit.
Where to watchThe House of the Devil: Peacock
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