West keeps the gore count high with a few indelible kills but also takes the time to focus on the perils of aging as his script gifts the villains sensitivity and a twisted rationale for their actions.

| Mar 5, 2025

Ti West’s direction paired with Eliot Rockett’s cinematography is a damn delight. They capture the late 1970’s with style and excellence.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 23, 2024

Although a slower burn than its trailer would suggest, X still manages to be an effectively nasty 70s slasher throwback, with enough sex and violence to satisfy horror fans.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 12, 2024

A modern slasher masterpiece that loves its ancestors.

| Jul 11, 2024

The film feels like an ouroboros and repeat viewings of the movie will make you realize that the film told you exactly what was going to happen if you were paying attention.

| Jun 2, 2024

Never have I walked out so pleased with a movie that also had me absolutely disgusted. A true horror gem.

| Aug 9, 2023

A throwback to old school Video Nasties & B Rated horror movies. Ortega and Goth steal the show…. I left intrigued with what the prequel/sequel will be but A24 has another hit for indie films & I can’t stop thinking about the film

| Jul 25, 2023

X felt like it was meandering without a purpose. And maybe that was the point–to enjoy the ride without being bogged down by a hefty plot. Those going to the theatre to see the nudity and gore of the horror movies of yesteryear will leave satisfied.

| Jul 25, 2023

Separately, X and Pearl might not have made my 10 Best of 2022 list; together, how could they not?

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 13, 2023

A gruesome slasher reminiscent of classic horror.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 6, 2023

Ends with a wholly satisfying finale and avoids the pitfalls of frustrating the audience, as so many independent horror films seem to do. It’s a slower burn for sure, but what a bloody, gory, rewarding ride.

| Jan 4, 2023

I can give X the benefit of the doubt [with hindsight], accepting it as an entrypoint into a much larger world regardless of how incomplete it ultimately feels on its own.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 30, 2022

X was true to its name, explicit sexual scenes, horrify scenarios & every more on the stories backdrop. But as a horror film Ti West nails it with his touch on horror story telling and worst case scenario perspective for every character it’s a insane ride

| Original Score: A- | Dec 26, 2022

It's crass and ghastly, with an on-the-nose premise fit for the often- sensationalist slasher genre and the salacious X-rated cinema embedded in this story.

| Dec 16, 2022

The film itself goes beyond being merely a ‘blood and guts killer time’ with an array of porn star characters. It feeds into your adrenaline and spikes it up to ten.

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Dec 15, 2022

If you're looking for a slow burn horror flick with plenty of atmosphere and faux-grindhouse aesthetics then X gon' give it to you!

| Original Score: B | Dec 10, 2022

The characters are fleshed-out and kooky — you’ll mourn when they meet their inevitable slaughter. And for a slasher, the acting is remarkably good: Jenna Ortega and Mia Goth in particular are scene-stealers.

| Dec 3, 2022

X reanimates perennial fears of aging, older women, and one’s fading relevance.

| Nov 8, 2022

X is a daring slasher, filled with unexpected twists that leave viewers stewing in uncomfortable moments and horrifying realizations.

| Sep 13, 2022

X is a bold horror film that might just be the best dirty movie you’ve seen all year.

| Sep 8, 2022