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It's mind-blowing to see boomers railing against problems that they themselves caused.

Ari Aster, the director of arthouse hits Hereditary and Midsommar, spoke with CBC News about his 'sad nightmare comedy' Beau is Afraid and how the film came to life when he watched it on an extra big screen.

Joaquin Phoenix stars in Ari Aster's surreal Oedipal nightmare.

Joaquin Phoenix stars in A24's three-hour sprawl of angst and despair from Ari Aster, the director of Hereditary and Midsommar. It's a "bewildering folly", writes Nicholas Barber.

Joaquin Phoenix stars in Ari Aster's surreal Oedipal nightmare.

Joaquin Phoenix stars in Ari Aster's surreal Oedipal nightmare.

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LOS ANGELES — Ari Aster really doesn’t want to talk about “Beau Is Afraid.”

Beau may be afraid but Ari Aster certainly isn’t.

Peter Travers reviews "Beau Is Afraid," starring Joaquin Phoenix, out April 21.