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Tag: Ari Aster

Eddington Review: Ari Aster’s COVID-Era Western

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July 16, 2025
Movie Review ~ Beau is Afraid

Movie Review Beau is Afraid 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home. Director: Ari Aster Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley…
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April 20, 2023
Movie Review ~ Midsommar

Movie Review Midsommar 7.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult. Director: Ari Aster Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Vilhelm Blomgren, William…
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June 28, 2019
The Silver Bullet ~ Midsommar

Synopsis: What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult. Release Date: July 3, 2019 Thoughts: Horror movies are always a bit divisive between elitist critics and populist cinephiles but 2018’s Hereditary managed to unite them almost universally. It took me a…
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May 22, 2019
The Silver Bullet ~ Hereditary

Synopsis: When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Release Date: June 8, 2018 Thoughts: I’ve been following the…
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January 31, 2018