Beau Is Afraid

This screening took place on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 8:00 pmYukon Theatre

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man (Joaquin Phoenix) confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

A bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.

Recommended for ages 17+ for strong violent content, sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.

Aster’s film takes the so-traumatic-it’s-funny sequences of his previous work and spins them into a three-hour comedy of bad vibes and ritual humiliation. It’s as memorable, audacious, and indulgent as you’d hope from A24’s most expensive film to date. - Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK)