XX is being touted as a feminist female horror anthology movie, as one of the main points is how each of the four shorts was directed by a woman. Regardless of that, the movie has to stand on its own two feet to be successful, and XX accomplishes that.There are 4 shorts (approx. 15-20 minutes each), which are tied together with some creepy animation. This animation doesn't try and add an extra layer of story, it's just there to move between bits. Each short then has its title shown, which is unnecessary as the title is then in the short again, before the viewer dives into it.The first story involves a boy who looks into a strangers wrapped present, then mysteriously stops eating. The second story involves a wife finding her dead husband the morning of their daughter's birthday party. The third is a creature flick with four campers, and the fourth is about a mother and son as the son becomes of age.Without going into any true detail, stories 1, 3 and 4 really hit with me. They do a good job of ratcheting up the tension and providing some good story telling. They do NOT rely on gore, but there is payoff.The second story almost falls into camp comedy, and feels like it doesn't quite fit. It has merits, but it wasn't quite for me.Having recently watched V/H/S and finding it disappointing, this was a pleasant surprise.

My question is that who cares if females direct this film? Their's always been a female directors everywhere. The first story is decent but the ending suck, the other three sucks. The second one is a by the number birthday horror movie, the third one is some hills have eyes concept but demons are in it, and the fourth one is two Rob Zombie Halloween films roll in one film with some creature I don't know. The fourth one make me want to say sorry to Rob Zombie for hating his two halloween films. Acting is decent, bad script, and a piss poor three story after the first one. Not the worse of 2017 but it sucks. 1.4/10

Ohkay... Im not a professional film reviewer but keeping that aside, i found the film much better than the reviews posted up here!. Although this film has some instances of bad acting and poor climaxes, it delivers an intriguing feeling in the viewer. It is one of those films which give you a horror feel 'while' you are watching it. It's not about logic or climax. It's all about that horror feel you feel deep inside you as you watch this film. It portrays some strong emotions which you find in a limited number of films. All in all I think the film is absolutely great.

Magnolia Films has made an industry of anthology horror films over the last few years and all have been fairly successful. Their VHS series of films have had good and bad parts to them all and then they went on to make THE ABC'S OF DEAH. Now they've taken yet another route, this time offering and anthology film with all four episodes directed by female directors. As with the other films, some work and others don't.The first episode is "The Box", telling the story of a family Christmas shopping and returning on the subway. The little boy in the group is sitting next to a stranger with a wrapped gift box on his lap. He asks to see what's in the box and the man obliges. Afterward the child loses his appetite when home and for days refuses to eat. Sharing the secret with each family member results in the same problem. How far it will go is the question.Next up is "Birthday Party". If like me you have a twisted sense of humor you'll love this one. A mother is in the midst of planning the perfect birthday party for her little girl when she discovers her husband has killed himself in his home office. This will not do for the party or for her social status. In an attempt to hide what has happened she resorts to putting him in a bunny costume and sitting him at the birthday table with all the guests around. Nothing can go wrong, right? Third in this outing is "Don't Fall". This one revolves around a group of four friends who go camping in an RV. As with all horror films nothing can go the way one expects and eventually one of them turns into a monster. It then becomes a matter of survival pitting the rest against the creature outside.Lastly is "Her Only Living Son". A woman raising her son on her own is having issues with him. He's just reached the teen years and is in that acting out stage. But there is a secret about him even he doesn't know that might mean his teen years are far more dangerous than those of most teens.Do the stories all work? Well in some ways they do and some better than others. Some offer something fresh to the horror genre and others feel like they were derived from previous films. In the end it will be up to the individual to decide just how well they like or dislike this film. For me it was a decent experience but not likely a movie I'd watch a second time. I would recommend it to horror fans for at least one viewing though.Perhaps next time around rather than creating an individual films for all female directors they would just include them in the more successful series they've already started. The odds are this one won't find anyone calling out for a sequel.