X (2022)

In 1979, a ragtag group of amateur pornographers rent a guesthouse from a couple of elderly Texan farmhands in order to shoot their seedy skin flick on the down low. They attempt to keep this a secret from the old man who doesn't approve of premarital relations, and the old woman who secretly envies the young people's lives. This one has some nice throwback vibes to the gritty '70s grindhouse style, à la Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not enough bush, though. Some of the kills are pretty predictable (Chekhov's alligator is featured heavily), but it's a lot better than it sounds. 

Mia Goth plays the dual role of Maxine/Pearl; the latter with a lot of caked on makeup. This was the first of a loose "trilogy" of sorts, with the overarching theme being the pursuit of fame. 

3 cuckolds out of 5