An ode to 1970s grindhouse cinema, “X” finds “The House of the Devil” writer-director Ti West back in his wheelhouse, painstakingly recreating the era’s look and feel as well as its exploitative content.
The year is 1979. Six ambitious and enterprising young Houstonians with aspirations of fame, fortune and artistry decide to have a go at making “The Farmer’s Daughter,” a low-budget dirty movie aimed at boosting the cast and crew’s dreams of fame and fortune.
Maxine (Mia Goth), a coked-up stripper working at Bayou Burlesque, thinks this is just the ticket to international stardom. Her boyfriend, Wayne (Martin Henderson, “The Gloaming”), acts as the archetypically gung-ho executive producer who talks a great game.