Tag Archives: mia-goth

Maxxxine

Posted on by

I would not define Maxxxine as a horror movie. The third film in Ti West’s trilogy featuring actor Mia Goth is more of a crime story set in the world of Hollywood of the 1980s.

According to IMDB, “In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past..“

Mia Goth is great. She is a star and she shines brightly in this role. Maxine Minx is such an original character that has gone through a lot of problems in her life that we saw in the film X.

The first two thirds of this movie was fantastic. It was tense and you were never sure what was going to happen. I love how when Maxine needed to step up, she did so. She had such confidence and strength that she was an inspiration.

The last act of the film, the final set piece, felt very much out of place among this movie and took a weird turn that slowed the progress the film had made. It threatened to derail the film for me, but thankfully, the corny final scene did not last too long.

By the way, Kevin Bacon was awesome in this film. I forgot to mention that but he was epic and brought some great moments to the beginning part of the movie.

Maxxxine was a solid film with a weak ending. Mia Goth carried the film on her back and she made this a success. I would have liked a better ending, but I did like where the character of Maxine Minx ended up. This was a good conclusion to the trilogy.

3.5 stars

Infinity Pool (2023)

Posted on by

June 27, 2023

I avoided this movie not only when it was in the theaters, but this month during the June Swoon 3. I had a feeling that this would not be a film that I would enjoy. Infinity Pool was a Brandon Cronenberg directed film. Brandon’s father is David Cronenberg, who was renown for his body horror films. I am not big on the body horror.

Despite my hesitancy, I gave Infinity Pool a chance on Hulu.

Boy, was I right.

I did not enjoy this movie at all.

According to IMDB, “While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror“

I will start with the positive. Mia Goth is a star. She has been amazing in other films such as Pearl and X and she is just as frightening here. I look forward to seeing her career move on.

That was about it. I had no character in this movie that I could support or root for. They were all just horrific people. I think I was meant to cheer for Alexander Skarsgård’s character, but I found him unlikable in just about every way.

The bizarre sequences of the film were not enjoyable to watch for me and just did not engage me with the story.

It was unsatisfying and I was right to skip it last year. I wish I had skipped it this year too.