Yes, another “Beau is Afraid” post. Hopefully, this will be the last one this year. It’s just a movie that keeps creeping back into the conversation, even when you think you’re finally over and done with it.
Just to recap, the directors who have sung the praises of ‘Beau is Afraid’ include Martin Scorsese, John Waters, Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook and, now … Guillermo Del Toro:
I thought BEAU IS AFRAID was phenomenal. The Aster-iest Aster film. Where humor and nightmare coexist with great abandon and miniaturist care
Despite the mixed reviews from critics, clearly, many filmmakers are in awe at what Aster’s sheer ambitions have created in ‘Beau’. But, hey, at least there’s still Paul Schrader, he didn’t like it.