
Pearl
If you thought Ti West’s X was unsettling, wait until you meet Pearl before everything went wrong. Set against 1918 Texas, this prequel wraps pure psychological darkness inside gorgeous Technicolor visuals straight out of Wizard of Oz — and that contrast is everything. Mia Goth, who co-wrote this thing, doesn’t just act here, she *inhabits* Pearl completely. And that six-minute close-up near the finale? Absolutely unforgettable — making this one genuinely worth your time.
