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dir. Ti West · 2022
Feature
Psychological Horror
Mood
Dark / Tense
Look
grainy, retro cinematography with a muted color palette reminiscent of 1970s horror
Structure
linear progression with escalating tension
Plot
Set in 1979, adult movie actors and a small film crew arrive to a farmhouse occupied by an elderly couple in the desolate Texas countryside to film an adult movie. As the day shifts to night, the visitors slowly realize that they are not safe, and are being targeted by a nearby enemy.
Why watch
A group of adult film actors arrives at a secluded farmhouse, eager to shoot their latest project, only to find themselves ensnared in a deadly game with the elderly couple who inhabit the land. Watching this film is like stepping into a nightmare where the familiar comforts of rural life twist into a suffocating dread, revealing the darkness lurking beneath the surface of human desires.
Cultural context
the rise of adult film in the 1970ssocietal taboos surrounding sexualitythe horror genre's critique of American suburbia