PREVIEW: X (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mia Goth (A Cure for Wellness), Jenna Ortega (Scream), Martin Henderson (Little Fish), Scott Mescudi (Don’t Look Up), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Owen Campbell (The Miseducation of Cameron Post), Stephen Ure (Mortal Engines)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ti West (In a Valley of Violence), director, writer, editor; Jacob Jaffke (The Sacrament), Harrison Kreiss (Waves) and Kevin Turen (99 Homes), producers; Tyler Bates (John Wick) and Chelsea Wolfe (Lone), composers; Eliot Rockett (The Innkeepers), cinematographer; David Kashevaroff (A Necessary Death), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers arrive at a remote farmhouse in Texas to shoot an adult film, but find themselves fighting for their lives when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

That mash-up of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Boogie Nights that you never knew you needed, writer-director Ti West’s X should mark the spot for anyone craving old-fashioned exploitation thrills.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH MARCH 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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