Ti West’s Pearl is a welcome (and bloody) addition to the X Cinematic Universe

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

Together, [Ti] West and [Mia] Goth created an inventive, unique slasher genre, and a movie worth rewatching several times.

Ti West's cracked ode to vintage Hollywood is made by its star, who gives a sparkling, go-for-broke performance in the title role.

Mia Goth's murderess gets an origin story. Read Empire's review.

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

This demented, charming, Wizard of Oz-like horror is all the more disturbing because it doesn’t look like a horror movie

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Director Ti West and star Mia Goth teamed up to write 'Pearl,' a 1918-set prequel to the 1970s-inspired slasher/porn homage 'X.'

Ti West pays homage in The Wizard of Oz in the prequel to his throwback slasher X – but Mia Goth really makes this one sing.

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Pearl gets a little too close to letting you simply laugh at her. We know she wouldn’t like that.

A genuine sleeper hit and a new A24 prequel — along with the extraordinary Danish nightmare 'Speak New Evil' — have just given us a mini-horror renaissance.

A troubled young woman rebels against her stern parents in the hysterical Pearl, Ti West’s follow-up to his movie about a 1970s porn shoot gone wrong.

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Mia Goth (who co-wrote with director Ti West) gives a sad, scary performance that deepens the character and her saga

Ti West's 'X' prequel is every bit as good as its predecessor.