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It seems harsh to say, this film and "Posessor" seems like Brandon tries very hard to walk in his fathers shoes but they are too big for him to fill.

Nepotism is one sure fire way to get into Hollywood; henceforth Brandon Cronenberg.

What the hell is this movie trying to say exactly? It seems to start on one premise but then goes in a completely different direction. We aren't looking at something that's trying to make a point, or even be intelligent. Quite the opposite in fact; like Brandon himself, we are given a second rate hack job of what tries to be a stand out horror/sci-fi. Where all logic fails with the main characters and want exactly their end game here is? Am I missing something? David Cronenberg is my favorite director and I am a 40 year old filmmaker who got into the game the hard way.

If you have seen X, this is a GREAT origin story. Even as a stand alone film. Mia Goth outdoes herself AGAIN playing the psychotic character of Pearl. Set about 60 years before the events of X, we get to see Pearl in her youth. Her desires to be known across the world as a dancer! Her only problem is that she's a complete psychopath. Her narcissistic and sociopath traits are subtle but known within the first scene.

This film is very different than X. As X is more of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre type slasher. This is a more intimate gem crafted from the people who made X. Surprisingly it's even better!

Again, Mia Goth's performance of this character with the surrealism and the best direction I've seen from Ti West. It feels like an old love story mixed with Psycho. It finishes superbly well and never a dull moment. The contrast between it and X is hard to explain. It's more easy to suggest if you enjoyed X, you will love "Pearl". Extremely well written/directed and cast. 9/10.

I'd also like to note since there's a huge gap in time between this and X. Once you've watched both films you may agree it seems like there's another addition that could be added, making this an X trilogy. One can only hope. The ending while like the rest of the film, very well done... leaves a note of uncertainty. We can surmise that maybe another film doesn't need to be told, since we see Pearl and her husband both alive and crazy in X. However, I would welcome a third film to bridge the gap if it featured the same crew and Mia Goth.

The original Frasier series which was a spin off of the "hit series" 'Cheers'. Personally, I never got into Cheers as it seemed trite and too... stupid.

However, we got FRASIER! The series built from one character and reinventing an intelligent, boldly refreshing, touching dram-com. It ran on for along time uprooting Frasier from Boston to his home town of Seattle. You know the show if you're a fan.

Unfortunately, everything that made Frasier such a great series is hurting this... continuation? Reboot? Whatever it is, it isn't good. With the exception of Roz for one episode, none of the original cast wanted to return. The original series pretty much told the story in its entirety and this just seems to ramble. I was excited as most fans were to here it's return but this isn't Frasier... it's something else.