Pearl

Director: Ti West

Starring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright

Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl finds her ambitions, temptations, and repressions all colliding in this stunning, technicolour-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.

“It’s clever, limber, gruesome and brutally well acted. A gem.” ★★★★★ The Guardian

“In her first outright lead role Goth is straightforwardly tremendous, and gets to move through the considerable breadth of her talent even within individual shots.” ★★★★ The Daily Telegraph