It’s not often that the second chapter in a trilogy is the strongest one. Yet, with director Ti West’s X trilogy, its middle portion, “Pearl,” is the frontrunner of the pack combining a gripping (but very tragic) character study with some well-crafted twists, and just enough violence to shock, without spilling over into gratuitous gore. This 2022 movie arrived on Netflix last summer (in August), and since then it’s been one of the service’s very best psychological thrillers.
Unfortunately, good movies don’t always stick around for the long haul, and while “Pearl” only arrived on one of the best streaming services a short six months ago, it’s already set to wave goodbye and move over to pastures new this week (or in this case, head over to Max). Netflix has confirmed that “Pearl” will be removed from its library on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
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