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PEARL (2022) MOVIE REACTION – MIA GOTH JUST DELIVERED A MASTERCLASS – FIRST TIME WATCHING – REVIEW

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MIA GOTH’S MONOLOGUE IS UNREAL!! Pearl Full Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects - Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order - X (2022) MOVIE REACTION: https://youtu.be/vJcI88xvZgI - Gift Someone (Or Yourself) An RR Tee! https://shorturl.at/hekk2 As A24’s X trilogy reshapes modern slasher storytelling, the Scream Queens take on Pearl with their first time watch full reaction, recap, analysis, and spoiler discussion!! Roxy Striar and Tara Erickson react to Pearl (2022), Ti West’s technicolor psychological horror prequel to X that dives into the origin story of one of modern horror’s most unsettling characters. Directed by Ti West (The House of the Devil, X) and co-written by West and Mia Goth, the film transforms a rural farm tragedy into a character study of ambition, repression, and madness. Set in 1918 during the influenza pandemic, Pearl follows Pearl (Mia Goth – X, A Cure for Wellness, Suspiria), a young woman trapped on her family’s isolated Texas farm, caring for her stern German mother Ruth (Tandi Wright – The Returned, 800 Words) and her ailing father (Matthew Sunderland – The Lost City of Z). Desperate for stardom and a life beyond the cornfields, Pearl’s obsession with becoming a chorus girl slowly curdles into jealousy, resentment, and violence. The film is widely praised for its bold visual style — saturated colors inspired by Golden Age Hollywood musicals — contrasted with deeply disturbing psychological horror. From the alligator-fed corpses in the pond, to Pearl’s unnerving audition sequence, to the now-iconic extended final monologue delivered in a single unbroken shot, Mia Goth’s performance has been hailed as one of the most haunting and committed in recent horror history. The frozen smile end-credit shot alone has become instantly legendary among genre fans. #Pearl #MiaGoth #TiWest #A24 #HorrorReaction #PsychologicalHorror #XMovie #MovieReaction #FilmDiscussion #HorrorMovies #RoxyStriar #TaraErickson #Reaction #ReactTo #moviereview X (2022) Greg & John's MOVIE REACTION: https://youtu.be/-j7DNfkuWYU Scream VI (2023) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/7mu21gFXA2s The Housemaid (2025) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/gLUnDptXRIU HEREDITARY (2018) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/x1Uu_Ds_Ows Silent Hill (2006) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/zm3KN2Ntnns Follow *Roxy Striar* https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en https://twitter.com/roxystriar Follow *Tara Erickson:* https://www.youtube.com/@TaraErickson https://www.instagram.com/taraerickson/ https://twitter.com/thetaraerickson 0:00 checking in 1:47 Pearl Reaction 35:57 HUEL 38:06 Pearl Movie Reaction 55:17 Pearl Movie Review Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RR Clips & Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRejectsClips Follow TheReelRejects On The Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/prapermedia Supervising Producer: https://twitter.com/nerdchronic?lang=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow & Listen to Us Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!! - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XHMwbveiznxSOGxN9XT0M - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vc3Rhci13YXJzLXRhbGs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-reel-rejects-tv-movie-recaps/id1616339990 - Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Apocalypse-Podcast/B08JJP58FG Follow GREG On INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba PLAYLISTS: Trailer Reactions & Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw9ZsLdoAQFpx38s2hhyFgDe Movie Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw-comtadVs8b9JsZEWHUyr8 Movie Talk (News, Spoiler Reviews, & Film Rumors!!!): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw8fPQ-21NVSb2IOwIiHbVt8 Youtube Video Reactions & Discussions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw_qwcPsN_vOxXC6IVzrOQYG Sketches & Short Films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-bIhJVeYWw_zWuTRfBOUP3aYyIYRzc2y

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@Hi-U-m4w 2026-02-26

Mia Goths's end credit smile was just...! She is a STAR!!!!!!

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@digitaljay95 2026-02-26

Pearl failing once and immediately giving up is still so darkly humorous

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@thefilmpost2686 2026-02-26

I kid you not, Mia's near 10 minute long monologue had my mouth literally hanging open on first watch and that alone made this my favorite entry in the trilogy. ABSOLUTELY INSANE performance!

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@renelopez757 2026-02-26

the “I was wrong” moment literally 5 minutes in. Lol

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@dihboas 2026-02-26

14:50 - Remember in X when old-Pearl said to Howard "you know I don't like blondes", well here's why lol

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@paulchavez3039 2026-02-26

when Mia's voice dropped like two octaves into Old Pearl voice... RUN.

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@zaiminnosi2905 2026-02-26

The fact that Howard stays with her after all those horrible things she did means he is messed up just like her, most likely PTSD from the war.

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@OhHiDaz 2026-02-27

It is criminal that Mia Goth did not get an Oscar nomination for this

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@fishtankfire 2026-02-26

"NO! I DON'TUNDERSTANDITHOUGHTYOULIKEDME!!!"

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