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Greying middle-aged man with a serious expression, standing in front of a landscape painting.
Review

Beau is Afraid

by Hannah Strong

Joaquin Phoenix plays a chron­i­cal­ly ner­vous man on a mis­sion to get home in Ari Aster­’s scat­tered third feature.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
A young woman with long blonde hair and a thoughtful expression in an indoor setting with colourful abstract patterns on the walls.
Review

Midsommar

by Hannah Strong

Flo­rence Pugh runs afoul of a Swedish cult in direc­tor Ari Aster’s tooth­less fol­low-up to Hereditary.

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3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman lying on a bed, holding a young child wrapped in a blanket.
Review

Hereditary

by Hannah Strong

A painful sense of impend­ing dread fills every frame of Ari Aster’s sear­ing cin­e­mat­ic debut.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect