Ari Aster has really made a name for himself over the past few years. Both Hereditary and Midsommar became instant classics for horror fans, thanks to their knock-out performances by actors like Toni Collette and Florence Pugh and the subtlety of their scares. Neither movie relied on big jump scares or loud audio stingers to get under your skin and instead leaned heavily into a deeply psychological, unsettling brand of horror that left audiences craving more.

　　Now, Aster is primed to do it all over again, this time with Joaquin Phoenix in the starring role. His newest movie is called Beau is Afraid, formerly known under its working title Disappointments Blvd, and based on what little information we have to work with so far, it looks like it's going to be just as upsetting and horrific as you might expect.

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　　Also, the trailer and poster make it look like there will either be complex flashbacks or maybe even dimension-hopping going on. Several characters have both old and young versions of themselves and there are multiple scenes of Phoenix wandering through impossibly surreal landscapes. But of course, given Ari Aster's penchant for psychological drama, it's possible that none of this is what it seems.

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