In short order, indie filmmaker Ari Aster has become one of the most exciting writer/directors on the planet. Following the one-two punch of two amazing, psychologically bruising horrors, “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” the filmmaker returns with his most ambitious film, “Beau Is Afraid” which stars Joaquin Phoenix, is a dark, surreal, black comedy nightmare odyssey.
In a recent behind-the-scenes featurette, Aster described the film as “Lord Of The Rings,” in its epic scope, but the quest is that it’s a Jewish New York guy going to find his mother (lol).
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