2023 · comedy · drama · horror
Beau Is Afraid
Directed by Ari Aster2h 59m2023
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Our read: Beau Is Afraid (2023) reads as a heavy, steady, surreal comedy · drama · horror entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured comedy / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
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Skip it tonight — You need a neat ending tonight; this trauma spiral will wreck your evening.
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