The film’s success lies in its balance of gripping storytelling, stunning visuals, and unforgettable performances. Whether you’re a fan of the trilogy or coming in fresh, Maxxine is a film that demands attention and sticks with you long after the credits have rolled. It is a testament to the power of ambition, the cost of fame, and the darkness that can lurk beneath even the most glamorous of dreams.

‘This was a genius idea from conception and it came together at the right time. Animatronic toys were creepy as hell before anyone put a serial killer’s soul inside, and there are few things more quintessentially 80s than watching a struggling single mother sacrifice her financial and bodily security in order to chase the materialistic flotsam of the popular culture by buying a toy doll from a homeless man in an alley.’