“X” (2022) Review

There’s a knowing enough tone in X to be both a love letter to the slasher genre and a meta-commentary on its components of sex and violence. There’s a sensation coursing throughout that life is short and it’s best to enjoy it while you can. There’s a certain catharsis that is touched upon in a picture that is peppered with all the hallmarks of the grotesque.

It’s 1979 and a small group of entrepreneurs is seeking to make a new porno movie. They plan to shoot their latest narrative of The Fa...