‘MaXXXine’ Director Ti West on How ‘Body Double,’ the Moral Majority and Mia Goth’s Leading Lady Aspirations Inspired His ‘Self-Actualization’ Slasher Movie

With “MaXXXine,” writer-director Ti West completes the trilogy he began with “X” and followed with the prequel “Pearl,” shepherding audiences through three bloodstained stories of ambition in as many years. After himself infiltrating Hollywood’s ecosystem as a scrappy outsider with acclaimed projects like 2009’s “House of the Devil” and 2011’s “The Innkeepers,” the three-quel marks […]