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2022
**
Director: Ti West
Cast: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, Scott Mescudi, Simon Prast, James Gaylyn
In 1979, three men and three women drive to a Texas farm owned by an old couple. While the visitors shoot an adult movie in the guest house, the elderly owners behave in an increasingly odd manner. The opening scene reveals that the visit didn't end well. Ti West's film has an interesting premise and a nicely slow build-up, and then it turns into a slasher by the numbers. The young people turn into idiots and the old folks gain super speed and strength, when required by the plot. Mia Goth, who appears in a dual role, returns in Pearl, which is a prequel.
