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USA 2022, 101 minutes
Dir. Ti West
Rating: [R18] Graphic violence, horror, drug use & sex scenes
Genres: Horror

Feat. Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Martin Henderson, Scott Mescudi, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure

“While West isn’t always operating on the same levels as his influences, his signature flair for tension through simmering slow-burn pacing remains unparalleled.”~IndieWire

Aroview: A first-rate 70s-retro horror that sees the plans of a group of young filmmakers to make an adult film in backwoods Texas thwarted by some murderous local yokels. It's a skillfully-staged, loving homage to the cheap and dirty horror pictures of yore, with a bonus for Kiwi genre fans of having been shot in the Whanganui.

Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega and Brittany Snow provide a triple threat of female charisma, with ex-pat Kiwi Martin Henderson is entirely convincing as a ten-gallon hustler.