MaXXXine review: Trilogy of sex and violence ends without a bang

Ti West's followup to "X" and "Pearl" promises a look at Maxine moving on from the massacre. If only it made us care about who lives and who dies.

Mia Goth gives another mesmerizing performance in this wildly entertaining horror film loaded with pop-culture treats.

After escaping a Texas porn star massacre, Mia Goth’s plucky rising star Maxine can’t save this letdown followup to “X” and “Pearl.”

In keeping with the current cinematic age, even a slasher/porn-centric franchise gets a “universe” these days, as “MaXXXine” caps off a trilogy after...

A neon-soaked whimper of '80s pastiche closes Ti West's trilogy.

Director Ti West and fearless actress Mia Goth neatly wrap up their “X” trilogy with a bloody valentine to Tinseltown.

Mia Goth and Ti West follow up X and Pearl with an '80s Hollywood-set horror finale. Read the Empire review.

Our verdict is in!

Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon also star in this Tinseltown-set follow-up to ‘X’ and ‘Pearl.’

Mia Goth stars in this nasty yet funny slasher, but it’s not as good as ‘Pearl’

A24's dazzling last chapter for Mia Goth's reigning scream queen sees Maxine Minx out for blood in Hollywood, 1985. Director Ti West. Review.

The third instalment in the slasher trilogy is stylish, but lacking in substance and sleaze

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Imagine if Paul Schrader had directed Brian De Palma’s Body Double. Or if De Palma had directed Schrader’s Hardcore.

The horror trilogy that director Ti West began with "X" and "Pearl" comes to an unsatisfying close in a Hollywood-set sequel, an ’80s fantasia with little ...

"Maxxxine" isn't the strongest movie in Ti West's "X" trilogy, but it's still a great summer slasher worth checking out.

Let’s catch you up on the story so far: Ti West’s 2022 swampy southern slasher flick X introduced us to both aspirant porn starlet Maxine Minx (Mia Goth)…

Ti West’s ‘MaXXXine’ is a worthy slasher film, buoyed by strong performance by star MIa Goth.

The mad minx of the multiplex returns

The third of director Ti West’s explorations of cinema, sex, violence and the lust for fame imitates its ’80s setting a little too well, prioritizing sty...

Ti West's '80s-flavored trilogy-capping horror is the entry that most falls prey to over-ambition. Our MaXXXine review:

As the film gets closer to its conclusion, MaXXXine lacks tension and momentum.

“MaXXXine” is horror auteur Ti West’s Big Statement on horror, censorship, the hypocrisy in American conservatism and the dog-devour-dog ethos of the s...

Director Ti West ends his modern slasher trilogy with a generous helping of sex, violence, cocaine, neon — and another great Mia Goth performance.

The director of ‘X’ and ‘Pearl’ returns with another meta-slasher movie, this one about sleazy ’80s home video hits.

The third instalment of Ti West's horror trilogy sees Mia Goth's wannabe actress navigating the dark side of 1980s Hollywood

'MaXXXine' improves upon the preceding films by synthesizing their weak points and turning them into strengths.

Ti West's MaXXXine is an erotic cataclysm of gnarly kills and features another powerhouse performance from Mia Goth. Here's our review.

"MaXXXine," the latest film in Ti West’s "X" trilogy, pays tribute to yesteryear’s slasher flicks. Is that enough?

After the one-two punch of “X” and “Pearl,” “MaXXXine” is a thrilling conclusion to an outstanding slasher trilogy.

If knives weren’t already being sharpened for Ti West prior to MaXXXine––the third installment in his X series of exploitation throwbacks––they lik...

The third installment in the X film series leaves much to be desired beyond an easy compilation of style and tropes

Ti West’s stalk-and-slash set pieces hit all the classic marks but rarely transcend them

In this sequel to the original X, the writer-director Ti West has simply thrown everything at the screen, and none of it holds together particularly well

Mia Goth reprises her role as Maxine in A24 and horror director Ti West's 1980s ode "MaXXXine," a sequel to "X" and "Pearl."

Mia Goth fights the Hollywood power in the third chapter of Ti West's horror franchise, which reconfigures tawdry '80s thrillers, but maybe not enough.

For that, the girl deserves an Oscar.