So far in his short career, filmmaker Ari Aster has become an indie auteur in the vein of Jordan Peele in just two short films.
His films may not be of the same scale—yet—but they are just as ambitious. So far, Aster is known for freaky, distressing horrors like “Hereditary” (about dysfunctional, toxic families) and “Midsommar” (about poisonous relationships).
Still, his latest, “Beau Is Afraid,” is more of a twisted dark comedy, an existential comedy about a life spanning several lifetimes and decades.
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