Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid's First Trailer Is A Surrealist Nightmare

Jan 10 2023 by Gamespot

Ari Aster made a name for himself with back-to-back instant horror classics Hereditary and Midsommar, and now his long-awaited follow-up has arrived. Originally titled Disappointment Blvd, Beau Is Afraid is a decades-spanning surrealist horror film set in an alternate present.

The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character, who is a pleasant but anxious man. When his overbearing mother dies, Beau makes a journey home that involves some wild supernatural threats and maybe divine...

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