BEAU IS AFRAID
Coming, Mother!
► RELEASED 19 MAY
15 | 178 minutes
► Director Ari Aster
► Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Patti LuPone, Zoe Lister-Jones
→ “Divisive” is a word thrown around a lot, particularly with the work of certain filmmakers. Until now, Ari Aster’s horror-focused output has skirted the edges of it – both Hereditary and Midsommar were widely embraced, even if their more gratuitous gory moments provoked widespread reactions. But with Beau Is Afraid, he’s more likely to be polarising, and the reaction will no doubt be strong. We’d expect very few people to walk out of this one saying, “Meh, it was okay.”