XX
The movie features four short horror films that are directed and written by women. Iconoclastic musician St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) serves the standout course in this mismatched banquet of distaff-helmed horror.
10 November 1970, New York City, New York, USA
31 August 1981, Detroit, Michigan, USA
16 May 1977, New Plymouth, New Zealand
1 November 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 April 2003, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
22 June 1973, Huntington Beach, California, USA
24 May 1983, Oxnard, California, USA
19 July 1981
March 01, 2017
The end result is a film that arrives with undeniably noble intentions but which sadly falls apart when it comes to execution.
February 24, 2017
Two out of four is not a bad average, particularly when the half in question aren't pestiferous enough to warrant a ruckus. Fans of this sort of thing won't go hungry.
February 16, 2017
The results offer a collective shiver (not a lot of shrieks here) for those in the mood for sprightly, short-form misfortune.
February 28, 2017
...something refreshing and new to say about the genre.
April 18, 2017
It's a pleasure to meet with this kind of works, where a group of women use their talent in a genre that continues to be erroneously associated with leading men, which shows us that diversity is necessary. [Full review in Spanish]
March 02, 2017
The four narratives ... achieve varying levels of black comedy and terror with an emphasis on women's issues.
February 17, 2017
If XX is trying to make some sort of statement, it's not doing so with much clarity or power.
March 10, 2017
All these films are glued together by creepy stop-motion animation interstitial sequences by Mexican stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo, which might be the element most likely to induce nightmares.
February 23, 2017
"XX" is laudable, making a necessary push to pursue the female experience not only in horror, but moviemaking in general, showcasing some incredible talent, though not always the sharpest storytelling.
February 16, 2017
A first of its kind in a male-dominated genre, these four short films are signed, sealed and delivered as a form of empowerment.
February 24, 2017
As is generally the case with horror anthologies, XX suffers from a wildly uneven feel that ultimately renders its positive attributes moot...
February 16, 2017
The feminine perspectives of "XX" create for powerfully compelling and original horror tales that operate within the genre while testing the boundaries of traditional storytelling and style
