We know that Martin Scorsese isn’t a huge fan of superhero films. However, did you know that the man behind “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” is a big fan of indie horror? Well, apparently he is, as Scorsese recently gave the new horror film, “Pearl,” a rave review.
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For those unaware, “Pearl” is the prequel to Ti West’s most recent slasher, “X,” which was only released earlier this year. West shot “X” and “Pearl” back-to-back, with both films following the story of the title character (played by Mia Goth) at different points in her homicidal life. Whereas “X” is firmly in the ‘70s slasher vein, similar to “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” West’s “Pearl” is set in the early 1900s and has an entirely different vibe to its predecessor.
In a review given to A24 (via /Film), Martin Scorsese sings the praises about the new horror film:
“Ti West’s movies have a kind of energy that is so rare these days, powered by a pure, undiluted love for cinema. You feel it in every frame. A prequel to ‘X’ made in a diametrically opposite cinematic register (think 50s Scope color melodramas), ‘Pearl’ makes for a wild, mesmerizing, deeply — and I mean deeply — disturbing 102 minutes. West and his muse and creative partner Mia Goth really know how to toy with their audience … before they plunge the knife into our chests and start twisting. I was enthralled, then disturbed, then so unsettled that I had trouble getting to sleep. But I couldn’t stop watching.”
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A24 has already announced that Ti West intends on finishing his “X” trilogy with a new film, titled “MaXXXine,” which is set to begin production relatively soon. That film will serve as a sequel to “X” and will find the surviving character from the slasher trying to make it as an actor in ‘80s Hollywood. We are going to assume that death will continue to follow her.
“Pearl” is in theaters now.