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A Star is Porn
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/01/2024
Sean Baker knocks this one out of the park as an unemployed porn star Mikey Saber (Simon Rex) returns to a dingy Texas City to shack up with a none-too-pleased ex-girlfriend (and also former porn star) Lexi (Bree Elrod) and her feisty mother, Lil (Brenda Deiss). Unable to find a decent job, he reaches out to an old friend and goes back to selling weed and a chance stop at a local donut shop turns him on to a 17-year-old nick-named Strawberry (an impressive debut from Suzanna Son) and he sees an opportunity to return to his porn stardom - by essentially corrupting the brash but naive girl into joining the same industry.
Rex (playing a hopefully not quite as nasty version of himself) is a most charming individual - even though you should hate his guts. Whether casually riding around on …
