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Ari Aster and Patti LuPone hope drag queens discover inspiration in 'Beau Is Afraid'

Between Hereditary and Midsommar, author/director Ari Aster discovered love from the LGBTQ+ group, who relished his immediately iconic harried horror heroines.  “I’m your mom!” turned a meme, re-enacted(opens in a new tab) and even mixed with Meghan Trainor’s peppy bop(opens in a brand new tab). Toni Collette’s livid face(opens in a brand new tab) has … [Read more…]

Did you catch that comic cameo in 'Beau Is Afraid'?

To say Beau Is Afraid is a wild experience is an understatement. Ari Aster’s newest movie, which Mashable’s Kristy Puchko describes as a “three-hour-long panic assault as cinema,” depicts anxiety-riddled Beau’s (Joaquin Phoenix) odyssey house to see his mom Mona (Patti LuPone). His journey features a nightmarish cityscape, a hypnotic stage, a horrifying penis monster… … [Read more…]