Writer/director Ti West had made his rep with off-kilter violent films that pay homage to Hollywood. I didn’t especially care for either of the first 2 in this trilogy: Pearl (my review) and X (my review). As in the others, Mia Goth is the lead. This time she plays a porn star who gets her first break in a horror film. Drop in a serial killer for the inevitable stalker angle. There are also a number of names in smaller roles, like Kevin Bacon (over the top fun), Giancarlo Esposito (great wig) and Bobby Cannavale (some mildly amusing moments). As with the other films, the killings are dispatched quickly without much originality or gruesome detail. There’s more an ominous atmosphere than real fear. There are a few semi-outrageous moments, but there’s so much more vapid stuff that’s simply there for shock or attempted humor. Setting this film in the 80s Hollywood gave West an opportunity to honor another cinematic period and his cinematic tributes are a stylistic curiosity, but not much else. 
(1.5 / 5)
