18th Nov2025

‘The X Trilogy’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Mia Goth, Charley Rowan McCain, David Corenswet, Jenna Ortega | Written and Directed by Ti West Horror cinema changed forever with the arrival of Friday the 13th. As the first independently produced slasher to be picked up by a major studio, its 1980 release didn’t just electrify audiences – it reshaped the entire genre. […]

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10th Jul2024

‘MaXXXine’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Mia Goth, Halsey, Lily Collins, Elizabeth Debicki, Kevin Bacon, Halsey | Written and Directed by Ti West Picking up six years after the events of X, Maxine Minx has hit the big time as an adult entertainment star. Looking to make her start as a bonafide actress, she hits Hollywood — but California in […]

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31st Oct2022

‘X’ Review #2

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega, Owen Campbell, Kid Cudi, Stephen Ure | Written and Directed by Ti West People have been trying to remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for a long time. Not just the many (mostly awful) sequels, but filmmakers have been trying to catch that lightning in a bottle. […]

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05th Sep2022

Venice Film Festival 2022: ‘Pearl’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro | Written by Ti West, Mia Goth | Directed by Ti West Mia Goth reprises her role as Pearl in Ti West’s prequel to this year’s X, co-written with Goth while on lockdown during production, and shot on the same New Zealand locations. Combining […]

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25th Apr2022

The Filmmakers Podcast #272: A24’s ‘X’ with producer Peter Phok

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar with the series, The […]

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17th Mar2022

‘X’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega, Owen Campbell, Kid Cudi, Stephen Ure | Written and Directed by Ti West Writer-director Ti West (House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) consolidates his reputation as one of America’s best horror filmmakers with this terrific ’70s-set slasher that plays like Boogie Nights meets The Texas Chain […]

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05th Jan2014

‘You’re Next’ DVD Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, Ti West, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard Directed by Adam Wingard (VHS, A Horrible Way to Die) and set during a family reunion in a remote part of the countryside in the US, […]

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31st Jul2013

‘Drinking Buddies’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West | Written and Directed by Joe Swanberg Director Joe Swanberg’s latest directorial effort Drinking Buddies is a charming little film about the messiness of human relationships. In many ways it reads as a reaction to the artificial interpretation of Hollywood’s current crop of romantic movies. Every cinematic […]

21st Jun2013

‘You’re Next’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, Ti West, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard Having had a fairly hectic day at work, I was very much looking forward to attending the screening of You’re Next recently. Few things can loosen the […]

16th Apr2013

‘The ABCs of Death’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Ben Wheatley, Simon Rumley, Jake West, Lee Hardcastle, Ti West, Jason Eisener, Kaare Andrews, Bruno Forzani, Noboru Iguchi, Jorge Michel Grau, Srdjan Spasojevic, Adam Wingard and many more… The ABCs of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two […]

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