Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for X and Pearl. MaXXXine features callbacks to X and Pearl, with Maxine's "You're a movie star" line linking the two films' characters' mental states.

It started off in 2022 with X, a slasher film set in 1979, starring Mia Goth in a dual role as Maxine Minx and murderous 79-year-old Pearl. It wasn’t the greatest thing ever, but it was a ...